| 27.8.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 34/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- Increasing share of Russia’s imports coming from China.
- Public-sector economy records surplus in the first half.
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| China |
- State remains top source for bank capital.
- Uncertainty over trends in housing prices.
- China’s oil imports expected to grow.
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| 20.8.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 33/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- Pace of economic recovery varies across Russian regions.
- Improved regulation for Russia’s financial markets.
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| China |
- China surpasses Japan to become world’s second largest economy.
- China enjoys good summer grain harvests despite unusual weather.
- Hong Kong economic growth beats expectations.
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| 13.8.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 32/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- Finnish exports of machinery & equipment to Russia down this year; other exports up.
- Russian energy exports on the rise.
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| China |
- July economic figures indicate expected slowdown.
- Inflation accelerated in July; housing prices show signs of stabilising.
- China’s trade balance soared in July.
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| 6.8.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 31/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- Falling unemployment and rising consumer confidence signal economic recovery.
- Government tackles budget deficit.
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| China |
- IMF recommends China move ahead with broad range of reforms to increase domestic consumer demand.
- Real incomes continue to rise.
- China’s economic growth slowing as expected.
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| 30.7.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 30/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- Russia grain harvest afflicted by major drought.
- Government moves to improve corporate operating conditions.
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| China |
- China’s real estate markets show signs of cooling.
- China’s popularity as a tourist destination continues to grow.
- BRICs active in using protectionist measures during recent global financial crisis.
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| 23.7.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 29/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- Russian economy shows moderate recovery.
- Economic recession still reflected in the structure of Russian imports.
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| China |
- Yuan strengthens slightly against dollar, but drops against euro; international use of yuan on the increase.
- Germany concerned about China’s treatment of foreign firms.
- China’s fourth large state bank debuts on Shanghai and Hong Kong exchanges.
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| 16.7.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 28/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- Russia posts current account and capital account surpluses in the first half of 2010.
- Russia’s financial markets yo-yo in first half.
- Russia on schedule in deregulation of its electricity markets.
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| China |
- Modest slowdown in Chinese economic growth.
- China and Latin America continue to increase cooperation.
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| 9.7.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 27/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan customs union now operational.
- Innovation city legislation moves ahead.
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| China |
- Slide on Chinese stock markets continues; PMI suggests slowdown in growth.
- China’s regulators warn on risks to banking sector; informal banking has a large role.
- China’s communist party membership approached 78 million last year.
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| 2.7.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 26/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- In search of solutions to rising pension costs.
- International Monetary Fund expects fiscal restraint from Russia.
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| China |
- Wage disputes and strikes dog Japanese firms operating in China.
- National audit office concerned about burgeoning debts of local administrations.
- Unfair treatment of foreign firms starts to worry European companies operating in China.
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| 24.06.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 25/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- Recovery of domestic demand reasonable in late spring, strong rise in imports.
- Gazprom cuts gas deliveries to Belarus by 60 %.
- Further whittling down of strategic firm list.
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| China |
- China returns to a more flexible exchange rate regime.
- The last of China’s big state owned banks takes the IPO plunge.
- China continues car industry subsidies.
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| 18.6.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 24/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- Cabinet adjusts this year’s federal budget.
- Framework for next year’s federal budget gradually takes shape.
- Apartment construction activity is waiting to revive.
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| China |
- China looks at business opportunities in Greece.
- Consumer price inflation accelerated in May.
- Mainland China and Taiwan set to lower bilateral tariffs and eliminate other barriers to trade.
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| 11.6.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 23/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- Ruble weakens.
- Efforts continue to make Moscow a financial hub.
- Putin’s 10-year economic programme scrutinised.
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| China |
- China’s foreign trade surplus balloons again.
- China reduces import tariffs.
- Chinese demand has benefitted Finland during the global economic downturn.
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| 4.6.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 22/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- CBR lowers most key rates a fourth of a percentage point.
- Government moves to lower inflation.
- No breakthroughs at EU-Russia summit.
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| China |
- Pressure for higher wages spreads.
- Industrial output growth appears to be slowing.
- Despite the global recession, American firms in China thrived last year.
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| 28.5.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 21/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- Ministries wrangle over assumptions as drafting of 2011 federal budget gets underway.
- 2010 budget performance better than expected.
- Teething problems hobble Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan customs union.
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| China |
- Strategic and economic dialogue finds answers on China-US relations.
- Pegging of yuan exchange rate to dollar creates illusion of stability.
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| 21.5.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 20/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- New economic data gives conflicted view of economic recovery.
- Bank lending continued to decline in the first quarter, but turning point may now have been reached.
- Foreign firms sign anti-corruption pact.
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| China |
- China’s main stock market indices retreat to levels of a year ago.
- China-Japan bilateral trade blossoms amidst tensions.
- China helping Nigeria develop its energy infrastructure.
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| 14.5.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 19/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- Russia sees slight rise in oil production in first quarter.
- Russian poverty declined in 2009 even amidst economic recession.
- Finnish exports to Russia continue to decline.
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| China |
- Few surprises in April economic numbers.
- Price inflation kicked up in April.
- China’s trade returns to surplus in April.
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| 7.5.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 18/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- Recent forecasts reflect uncertainties in forecasting Russian economic trends.
- Split views on whether CBR will lower interest rates further.
- Declining population clouds Russia’s development prospects.
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| China |
- China takes further measures to tighten its monetary stance without raising key interest rates.
- Chinese banks seek more capital.
- World’s Fair boosts Shanghai’s economy.
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| 30.4.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 17/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- Russian economic growth slowed in the first quarter.
- Russia issues new bonds in international markets.
- Russia and Ukraine reach strategic deal on gas.
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| China |
- IMF new outlook forecasts robust Chinese economic growth and return of excessive current account imbalances.
- Stock index futures trading launches in China.
- China’s presence grows in international institutions.
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| 23.4.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 16/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- Social issues top Putin’s annual government address to the Duma.
- Customs union and need for economic modernisation drive changes in Russia’s customs policy.
- Customs duties to decrease gradually.
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| China |
- Global crises hit FDI flows in China.
- China tries to cool housing market through administrative rules.
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| 16.4.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 15/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- Growth in budget spending accelerated in the first quarter.
- Russian car industry sees faint light at end of tunnel.
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| China |
- As expected, China displayed impressive growth in 1Q10.
- Rise in consumer prices slowed in March.
- China posted rare trade deficit in March; currency reserves continue to climb.
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| 9.4.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 14/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- First quarter sees jump in current account surplus.
- FDI inflows into Russia declined by about half in 2009.
- High crude oil prices drive rebound in Russian stock market.
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| China |
- China and US continue to seek resolution on yuan’s valuation.
- Share prices recover from slight drop in late January.
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| 1.4.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 13/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- CBR lowers key rates again.
- New North Caucasian Federal District to tackle regional problems.
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| China |
- Geely acquisition of Volvo signals China’s growing power and dynamism in the global car industry.
- China’s big banks posted record profits in 2009.
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| 26.3.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 12/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- BOFIT semiannual forecast sees Russia back on GDP growth track in 2010–2012.
- February’s economic figures still vague.
- Climate change to play a larger role in Russian economic policy.
- BOFIT forecast for Russia 2010-2012, published 25.3.2010
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| China |
- BOFIT expects robust economic growth to continue; economic policy challenges persist.
- American companies highlight difficulties of doing business in China and increasingly press for changes in trade policy.
- BOFIT forecast for China 2010-2012, published 25.3.2010
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| 19.3.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 11/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- Persistent rate hikes for municipal services continue.
- Impacts of global economic meltdown vary among CIS countries.
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| China |
- China’s 2009 state budget comes in on target.
- China’s international arms exports on the rise.
- China increases its share of Finnish foreign trade.
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| 12.3.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 10/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- Innovation − Russia’s answer to economic modernisation.
- Finland-Russia trade contracted sharply in 2009.
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| China |
- China again targets 8 % GDP growth for 2010.
- Local administrations borrowing actively and raising China’s overall public debt.
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| 5.3.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 9/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- Finance ministry pushing for return to tight fiscal policies.
- Decisions postponed on investment in development of massive Shtokman gas field.
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| China |
- Yuan exchange rate still firmly pegged to the dollar.
- Fixed capital investment and migration from the countryside seen as the biggest contributors to China’s productivity gains.
- Share prices level off; daily trading volumes down.
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| 26.2.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 8/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- January economic numbers offer little optimism.
- CBR lowers key rates by a quarter of a percentage point; rouble under pressure to rise.
- Banking sector growth flat-lined in 2009.
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| China |
- Land deals highly profitable for the state.
- Chinese data show only marginal Finnish direct investment in China.
- Other BRIC countries lag far behind China in international patent applications.
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| 19.2.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 7/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- Gulf of Finland harbours playing greater role in Russian shipping.
- Government moves to support single-enterprise towns.
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| China |
- PBoC continues to tighten its monetary stance.
- Many cities and provinces increase their minimum wage definitions.
- OECD: China still has plenty of room to implement sweeping reforms.
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| 12.2.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 6/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- Stimulus to continue this year.
- Viktor Yanukovich wins presidency of economically struggling Ukraine.
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| China |
- China’s smaller current account surplus last year helped ease global imbalances.
- Foreign trade continued to recover in January despite rise in trade frictions.
- Crisis turns China’s Russia trade balance negative.
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| 5.2.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 5/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- Especially fixed capital investment posts sharp drop last year.
- Grey economy slightly increases its contribution to GDP during the downturn.
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| China |
- China’s influence in iron ore and base metal markets heightened by financial crisis.
- China’s coal imports exceptionally large in 2009.
- Market capitalizations of energy companies in developing countries soar.
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| 29.1.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 4/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- Reforms in the Russia’s banking sector.
- Birth pangs for new Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan customs union.
- Russia and Belarus agree on oil supplies.
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| China |
- China rising as science superpower; huge growth in research activity.
- China leads the world in car sales.
- Record harvest in 2009.
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| 22.1.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 3/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- Russia continued to manage trade and current account surpluses in 2009.
- Capital exports from Russia fell in 2009; capital inflows turned positive in the fourth quarter.
- Russia’s foreign indebtedness declined slightly in 2009.
- Plans to develop Russia’s Far East.
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| China |
- China posted strong growth in 2009.
- Inflation picks up.
- Foreign currency reserves increased at near-record rate in 2009.
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| 15.1.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 2/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- Economy ministry says Russian GDP contracted 8.5 % last year.
- Economy ministry issues more upbeat 2010 forecast.
- 2009 federal budget deficit smaller than expected; 2010 budget outlook brightens.
- Moscow stock exchanges posted strong recovery last year.
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| China |
China tightens monetary policy. - China’s exports and imports recover to pre-crisis levels.
- Year starts with no big law changes, while introduction of new tort law looms.
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| 8.1.2010 |
BOFIT Weekly 1/2010 (PDF) |
| Russia |
- CBR lowers interest rates again, inflation rate slowing.
- Pensioners saw real increases even as wage growth stagnated in 2009.
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| China |
- China revises official figure for 2008 GDP growth upwards to 9.6 %.
- 2009 a good year for Chinese stocks.
- China’s 2009 exchange rate policy in review: dollar peg stayed firm as currency controls were relaxed.
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