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How about a comprehensive assessment of the European recovery fund?
(29.05.2020)
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
The European Commission, on Wednesday, published its proposal for a European recovery fund to help restart the economic engines in a Europe shaken by the coronavirus.
Finnish debate seems to be focusing on the risks and ...
On fireside chats and optimal monetary policy
(01.12.2020)
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
The ECB is currently reviewing its monetary policy strategy. The work will continue and is due to be completed by September 2021. The Covid-19 pandemic first caused a delay in the schedule, but its more fundamental impact ...
The pandemic hits monetary policy in India
(01.12.2020)
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
It has been a year since the inflation rate in India exceeded the target range of 2–6 percent and started to hover between 6–8 percent (Chart 1). The survey evidence signals that households expect inflation to continue ...
The Bank of Finland has long traditions in payment and settlement system simulations : the 18th Simulator Seminar
(03.09.2020)
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
I had barely joined the Bank of Finland simulator team and was analyzing the potential changes on liquidity needs of merging the Finnish equity and bond settlement systems, when the 2008 financial crisis hit. As an immediate ...
Will coronavirus affect Russia’s ’pivot to the East’?
(02.09.2020)
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Over the past decade, one of Russia’s key policy objectives has been the ’pivot to the East’, that is, a shift in policy emphasis to the East, to Asia. This policy reorientation gained added urgency after 2014 as relations ...
Russian economy hit by COVID-19 and oil market turmoil
(15.05.2020)
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Russia imposed strict lockdown measures similar to many countries, resulting in sharp reductions in demand and production. The collapse of oil prices and Russia’s commitments to cutting back its oil production cause further ...
China fails to meet its Phase One agreement commitments
(19.05.2020)
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Tensions between China and the United States have once more been on the rise. The US has heavily criticised China about its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, cyber security violations, and has tightened the screws on ...
India : At the precipice?
(15.04.2020)
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
The difficult path to recovery in China
(06.04.2020)
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
The impressively speedy suppression of the coronavirus epidemic in China reflects a tight regime of containment measures, including a lockdown of Hubei province, social distancing, travel restrictions, and a quarantine for ...
The resilience of Chinese exports during the COVID-19 crisis
(24.09.2020)
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
China was at the forefront of the COVID-19 crisis. As a consequence, the value of Chinese exports plummeted by 13% year-on-year at the first quarter of 2020 (-40% y-o-y in February alone). However, it was not until March ...