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The Insider @theins.press · 3h

Black Mirror hackers publish second part of Rostec archive, revealing cooperation with China on electronic warfare systems

A document to CEO Sergei Chemezov notably proposed partnering with “a group of companies from China” to develop and supply EW tech.

Black Mirror hackers publish second part of Rostec archive, revealing cooperation with China on electronic warfare systems

On Oct. 8, the Black Mirror hacker group released the second part of an archive belonging to Russian state-owned defense corporation Rostec. This tranche contains more than 300 documents, including in...

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Peterson Institute for International Economics @piie.com · 7h

TODAY at 1 PM ET: Our semiannual Global Economic Prospects with Karen Dynan's outlook on the US & other economies, Arvind Subramanian on China's external surpluses, & @adamposen.bsky.social on US inflation risks & Fed policy.
Watch here—slides available after the event: www.piie.com/events/2025/...

Global Economic Prospects: Fall 2025

The Peterson Institute for International Economics presents the fall 2025 PIIE Global Economic Prospects, the Institute’s semiannual outlook for the US and global economies. Karen Dynan, nonresident s...

www.piie.com

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Kirsten Ostermann @kirstenostermann.bsky.social · 7h

The UK prepares to realign with EU animal & plant health rules — known as SPS measures — under the terms of the UK-EU ‘reset’ deal. This would effectively mean readopting EU citrus controls, which have become even stricter in the intervening years since Brexit.
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www.politico.eu/article/uk-e...

UK-EU reset leaves sour taste for South African citrus exporters

Importers of citrus fruit seek exemption from EU rules that would apply under Brexit deal.

www.politico.eu

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Iikka Korhonen @iikkakorhonen.bsky.social · 7h

"Cutting off links with Russia has therefore caused pain. But the overall impact on growth has been minor, according to a study by Finland’s central bank. Instead, a loss of investor confidence seems to be more serious."

Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 7h

Wrote a short piece about the economic challenges of frontline states in Europe. 👇

The Economist @economist.com · 9h

How to survive on the border of war

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Iikka Korhonen @iikkakorhonen.bsky.social · 7h

"Russia's Center for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-term Forecasting - an influential research non-profit - said sectors of the economy not connected with the military had contracted by 5.4% since the start of the year."

www.reuters.com/world/europe...

www.reuters.com

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 7h

Wrote a short piece about the economic challenges of frontline states in Europe. 👇

The Economist @economist.com · 9h

How to survive on the border of war

Frontline economics: lessons from Russia’s neighbours

How to survive on the border of war

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Iikka Korhonen @iikkakorhonen.bsky.social · 8h

"Budjettikehikon mukaan valtiontalouden tulojen odotetaan ensi vuonna kasvavan 9 % ja olevan 81 200 mrd. ruplaa. ...Ensi vuoden alussa arvonlisäveroa aiotaan korottaa kahdella prosenttiyksiköllä 22 prosenttiin. Öljy- ja kaasutulojen arvioidaan kasvavan ensi vuonna vain hieman,"

BOFIT @bofit.suomenpankki.fi · 13h

BOFIT Viikkokatsaus 41/2025
Venäjän uusi budjettikehikko ei lupaa tukea hiipuvalle talouskasvulle

Lue lisää 🔗 www.bofit.fi/fi/seuranta/...

#Venäjä #talous #BOFITViikkokatsaus

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Iikka Korhonen @iikkakorhonen.bsky.social · 8h

Still time to register! Publication of our new #Russia forecast and assessment of Russia's fiscal position as well as plans.

BOFIT @bofit.suomenpankki.fi · 1d

BOFIT will release its update to Russia forecast for 2025–2027 on October 20 in Teams webinar.

Agenda:
BOFIT Russia forecast 2025-2027
Russia’s foreign trade and sanctions

Register for the webinar here: lyyti.fi/reg/BOFIT-Ru...

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Iikka Korhonen @iikkakorhonen.bsky.social · 9h

First panel of #rigaconference2025 @baibabraze.bsky.social @latvianmfa.bsky.social @edwardluce.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Iikka Korhonen @iikkakorhonen.bsky.social · 9h

The Riga Conference 2025

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Iikka Korhonen @iikkakorhonen.bsky.social · 9h

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Yle News @yle.naamio.social · 9h

The news agency cited an unidentified White House official.

Reuters: Finland about to land $6.1bn icebreaker deal with Trump

The news agency cited an unidentified White House official.

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Yle News @yle.naamio.social · 9h

The news agency cited an unidentified White House official.

Reuters: Finland about to land $6.1bn icebreaker deal with Trump

The news agency cited an unidentified White House official.

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Yle News @yle.naamio.social · 10h

The Eagle S captain and two crew members have denied any wrongdoing in court.

Prosecutor appeals district court's ruling in anchor-dragging case

The Eagle S captain and two crew members have denied any wrongdoing in court.

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Iikka Korhonen @iikkakorhonen.bsky.social · 12h

Including a few words from yours truly.
”China’s sales pitch here will be appealing to the growing desire for a non-Western political and economic system which sanctions cannot reach—a custodian for nations like…BRICS”🇨🇳
@bofit.suomenpankki.fi @suomenpankki.fi
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Gold’s Record Rally Is Helping China Challenge Trump and the Dollar

Beijing is seizing the opportunity to offer up an alternative to US financial dominance.

www.bloomberg.com

Noah Barkin @noahbarkin.bsky.social · 13h

EU ambassador to China Jorge Toledo: China always asks us to respect their red lines (Taiwan). But they don’t seem to pay any heed to our red lines (support for Russia) #clingendael

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Josh Martin @joshmartinecon.bsky.social · 13h

New #productivity data - we build labour productivity estimates for over 180 industries in the UK, more than doubling the detail available from official stats. #econsky

Paper with @escoeorg.bsky.social - www.escoe.ac.uk/publications...

Blog - www.escoe.ac.uk/uk-labour-pr...

UK labour productivity estimates for 184 industries - ESCoE

New research from ESCoE and The Productivity Institute produces UK productivity estimates for 184 industries.

www.escoe.ac.uk

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BOFIT @bofit.suomenpankki.fi · 13h

BOFIT Viikkokatsaus 41/2025
Venäjän uusi budjettikehikko ei lupaa tukea hiipuvalle talouskasvulle

Lue lisää 🔗 www.bofit.fi/fi/seuranta/...

#Venäjä #talous #BOFITViikkokatsaus

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Iikka Korhonen @iikkakorhonen.bsky.social · 14h

Helsinki

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Iikka Korhonen @iikkakorhonen.bsky.social · 15h

”…foreign companies will need Chinese government approval to export products that contain even trace amounts of Chinese-sourced rare-earth minerals, or that were manufactured using the country’s rare-earth extraction, refining or magnet-making technology”
China following the US..🇨🇳
on.ft.com/48EWEg3

China unveils sweeping rare earth export controls to protect ‘national security’

Beijing is leveraging its dominant position in the critical minerals supply chain

on.ft.com

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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 15h

More news on the rare earth front - could damage EU efforts to build production

China has tightened curbs on rare earths to include items manufactured abroad

China Tightens Exports of Rare Earths and Related Technology

China has tightened curbs on rare earths to include items manufactured abroad, adding a potentially complex layer of restrictions to an industry that’s been a source of intense trade friction between Beijing and Washington.

www.bloomberg.com

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1d

"We took the freedom of speech away," says the president

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Iikka Korhonen @iikkakorhonen.bsky.social · 1d

Kollegani Heli Simola bloggasi Venäjän julkisen talouden suunnitelmista 2026–2028. Ilmeisesti oletuksena on, että aktiivinen hyökkäyssota loppuu 2026, mutta sotilasmenot säilyvät silti korkealla tasolla.

Veronkorotuksia myös pukkaa tavalliselle venäläiselle.🇷🇺

www.eurojatalous.fi/fi/blogit/20...

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BOFIT @bofit.suomenpankki.fi · 1d

BOFIT will release its update to Russia forecast for 2025–2027 on October 20 in Teams webinar.

Agenda:
BOFIT Russia forecast 2025-2027
Russia’s foreign trade and sanctions

Register for the webinar here: lyyti.fi/reg/BOFIT-Ru...

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Iikka Korhonen @iikkakorhonen.bsky.social · 1d

New World Bank forecasts eg for Russia. GDP growth
2025 0.9%
2026 0.8%
2027 1.0%
Rapid growth driven by huge fiscal/military expansion is over. And since military production is still growing, civilian production is declining. Labor market extremely tight
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openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/c...

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 1d

The German industrial boom, that started in 2005 when Angela Merkel took the reins (that was a coinicidence, she had nothing to do with it), is now officially over. www.ft.com/content/745f...

German industrial output falls to 2005 levels as auto sector craters

Weak August data raises risk of Eurozone’s biggest economy falling back into technical recession

www.ft.com

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Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) @sitestockholm.bsky.social · 1d

A new SITE policy brief by Anna Anisimova (SITE) & Alina Zubkovych (NUF) maps Ukrainian CSOs across the Nordic–Baltic region. Key gaps: funding precarity, weak coordination, uneven access to decision-makers. CSOs juggle advocacy & integration.

💡Read the policy brief to learn more: tr.ee/1U3QTL

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Duncan Lamont @duncanlamont2.bsky.social · 1d

🫣 Profits are for wimps. Revenues are for losers. Ideas sell, not fundamentals

Over half the Nasdaq market is loss making. About 1-in-8 companies have no revenues

There are a lot more in these camps than in the past

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Ramsha Jahangir @ramshajahangir.bsky.social · 1d

Last week, a Dutch court ordered Meta to give Facebook & Instagram users the right to set a chronological feed by default - one of the first EU cases applying the DSA in civil proceedings.

To unpack what this means, I spoke with @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social:

www.techpolicy.press/what-a-dutch...

What a Dutch Court Ruling Against Meta Signals for Private DSA Enforcement | TechPolicy.Press

Tech Policy Press spoke with Rejo Zenger, Policy and Advocacy Lead at Bits of Freedom, to better understand the significance of the ruling.

www.techpolicy.press

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Iikka Korhonen @iikkakorhonen.bsky.social · 1d

”Food prices increased 4.7% from a year earlier, while household energy costs increased by 10.6% and services by 5.9%”
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”..forint weakened more than 1% on Tuesday against euro after Nagy on Tuesday called on the central bank to begin lowering the 6.5% benchmark”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Hungary’s Inflation Stays Above Target as Orban Urges Rate Cuts

Hungary’s inflation remained outside of the central bank’s tolerance band for a 10th month, presenting a conundrum to policymakers under pressure from Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government to cut i...

www.bloomberg.com

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Iikka Korhonen @iikkakorhonen.bsky.social · 1d

Hahah, too thick fingers. Was supposed to be 🇷🇺

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