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This paper addresses sustainable institutional arrangements to support economy-wide improvements in the investment climate in the context of a middle-income economy. The recent experience of the Agency for Strategic ...

Venäjän joukkojen toiminta Krimillä helmi-maaliskuun vaihteessa ei askarruta pelkästään ulko- ja turvallisuuspolitiikasta kiinnostuneita, vaan tapahtumilla on yhteys myös Venäjän talouteen. Tässä muistiossa arvioidaan ...

This paper describes the main characteristics of Ukraine's banking sector in the current difficult political and economic situation. We include shifts in the banking sector's size and structure since the 2008 global financial ...

Financial inclusion contributes to economic growth and poverty reduction. We examine financial inclusion levels in twelve Asian countries. To do so, we utilize data from the World Bank Global Findex database for 2011. We ...

Talousvaikeuksissa kamppaileva Ukraina pelkää Venäjän sulkevan kaasuhanat, jollei se pysty maksamaan Gazpromin vaatimaa korkeampaa hintaa, mutta kaasukiistan kärjistyminen ei olisi helppoa Gazpromillekaan. EU:lle mahdollisten ...

Ukraine is afraid of Russia cutting off its gas supplies if it cannot pay the higher price demanded by Gazprom. However, the situation is not an easy one for Gazprom, either, Ukraine being one of its largest customers and ...

Russia decided last week on an import ban on certain food products originating in countries that have imposed economic sanctions on Russia. All countries subject to the ban had at least some exports to Russia in these ...

Recently, China has been quite aggressive in promoting the international use of its currency, the renminbi (RMB). Historical experiences suggest that an active offshore market is essential for a global currency. Indeed, ...

Kesäkuussa järjestetyn BOFIT Venäjä-tietoiskun viisi esitystä käsitteli Venäjän hidastuvaa talouskasvua monesta eri näkökulmasta. Tähän julkaisuun on koottu esitysten keskeinen sisältö artikkeleina. Ensimmäinen artikkeli ...

Based on newly available data, we argue that multifactor productivity increases over the period 1995-2008 generated only about a half of Russia's GDP growth, a smaller increase than most previous estimates. Further, growth ...