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War’s price tag for Russia will be high
(18.10.2022)
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Russia’s war in Ukraine is, above all, a massive human tragedy and an assault on Ukraine’s economy and society. But Russia, too, will end up paying a high price for its cruel decision to wage war. The war’s price tag for ...
Russia’s economy and the war
(08.04.2022)
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
We live in unprecedented times, as many things that seemed impossible six weeks ago have become reality. The acute crisis is first and foremost humanitarian. Russia’s brutal war on Ukraine is bringing unimaginable destruction ...
Chinese GDP in Wonderland
(25.05.2021)
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
The real-world nature of China’s official gross domestic product reporting has been dubious for years. Suspicions grew when the realised figures as reported remarkably matched up with the publicly announced GDP growth ...
China’s GDP growth just keeps on hitting the official target
(11.02.2019)
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
China announced in January that its real economic growth slowed to 6.4 percent year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2018. For the full year 2018, the economy expanded by 6.6 percent. It was the weakest pace since 1990, ...
Shadow banking takes new shapes
(05.09.2017)
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Shadow banking is a broad concept. A possible definition is that it comprises non-bank institutions which undertake bank-like activities. Another characteristic, which the word ‘shadow’ refers to, is that the sector is ...
India climbs the welfare ladder
(23.01.2019)
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
India’s on a roll. Agreed, there are the usual complaints from its detractors about rampant corruption, slow progress in structural reforms, red tape and a lack of fiscal discipline, but it’s hard to argue with India’s ...
Why did initial estimates get Russian economic performance so wrong?
(20.12.2023)
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Back in March 2022, it looked like a full-blown financial crisis was in the making in Russia. Due to unprecedented economic sanctions, the ruble was in freefall, the Russian stock market had crashed and households were ...
Ukraine’s economy grows amidst the rising toll of war
(23.02.2024)
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
This Saturday marks the second anniversary of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. We should remember, however, that Russia’s war on Ukraine began a decade ago following the Maidan protests. The illegal annexation of ...