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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, ...
The United States and global economic institutions: a case of invention resented by the inventor?
(10.05.2019)
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Unprecedented things are afoot in the relationship between the United States and global economic cooperation, the institutional underpinnings of which the United States itself, to a large extent, championed after the Second ...
Discussing monetary policy frameworks in Helsinki
(08.07.2019)
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Conducting monetary policy in the current low inflation and low interest rate environment is a case apart, unlike the ‘old normal’. The Bank of Finland organized an international research conference to discuss this dilemma, ...
Artificial intelligence and massive data are transforming financial markets
(19.11.2019)
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Artificial intelligence (AI) and massive data are quickly becoming an integral part of finance. These advanced technologies are being deployed in all different stages of business ranging from risk management to portfolio ...
Conditionality of IMF programs : an ‘afterthought’ that has taken center stage
(30.12.2019)
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Consider the task of lending to countries that are in severe payment difficulties, possibly involving significant danger of default. Sounds like a tough assignment, and one that has been on the agenda of the International ...
Sustainable finance : a road towards a climate neutral Europe
(29.10.2019)
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Successful climate change mitigation and adaptation require not only the right type of incentives and technology but also investments. A key question in sustainable finance is finding ways for reorienting investments more ...
Mitigation of climate risks calls for new perspectives and cooperation
(28.10.2019)
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Assessing, modelling and pricing of risks is among the core activities of financial sector companies. The realisation of risks is always subject to uncertainty: the longer the time horizon for risk realisation, the harder ...
‘We no longer accept cheques’ and other observations from continental Europe
(10.05.2019)
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
I was working last year at the European Central Bank in Frankfurt. My work involved helping to develop a unified European payments market, and I was myself able to benefit from the fruits of unified payments. For instance, ...
Economic info with a modern twist
(17.06.2019)
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
Bank of Finland Bulletin. Blog
The Bank of Finland’s revamped annual report was published in April for the first time as a website in three languages. The aim of the revamp is to offer readers a clear picture of the Bank’s current activities and the ...
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 ...