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Iikka Korhonen @iikkakorhonen.bsky.social · 3d

Russia's PMIs 09/25
Manufacturing 48.2 (previous 48.7)
Services 47.0 (50.0)
Composite output 46.6 (49.1)

Everything has been below 50 since June indicating how there is no growth in the Russian economy anymore.

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Iikka Korhonen @iikkakorhonen.bsky.social · 25d

Danish government on Thursday chose the Franco-Italian SAMP-T long-range surface-to-air weapon system over the best-selling US Patriot alternative, and said it would choose a Norwegian, German or French medium-range option for a total of DKr58bn ($9.1bn)
Actions have consequences🇩🇰 on.ft.com/3VfGkdz

Denmark chooses European air defences over US Patriots

Copenhagen places record order as relations with Trump administration come under strain over Greenland

on.ft.com

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BOFIT @bofit.suomenpankki.fi · Sep 5

BOFIT Weekly Review 36/2025 China
SCO summit announcements include construction of a new Russia-China gas pipeline and establishing a new development bank

Read more: www.bofit.fi/en/monitorin...

#China #economy #BOFITWeeklyReview

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BOFIT @bofit.suomenpankki.fi · Sep 5

BOFIT Policy Brief 13/2025 by @laurasolanko.bsky.social: Macroeconomic policies in Russia 1995–2025 – from barter arrangements to an emerging war economy

Read more 🔗 publications.bof.fi/handle/10024...

#Russia #FiscalPolicy #MonetaryPolicy

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Laura Solanko @laurasolanko.bsky.social · Aug 18

En excellent analysis

Sam Greene @samagreene.bsky.social · Aug 18

As we wait: the morning after the day before and before the day after

tldrussia.substack.com/p/tldrussia-...

TL;DRussia Special Edition

18 August 2025: The morning after the day before and before the day after

tldrussia.substack.com

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Laura Solanko @laurasolanko.bsky.social · Aug 15

Do you feel news about the real state of the Russian economy are a bit confusing? In that case, let me suggest checking latest @bofit.suomenpankki.fi Weekly for a fact-based update covering 1H2025 data.
Economic conditions continue to worsen- but the economy has not fallen into recession.

BOFIT @bofit.suomenpankki.fi · Aug 15

BOFIT Weekly Review 33/2025
Economic conditions in Russia continue to weaken

Read more 🔗 www.bofit.fi/en/monitorin...

#Russia #economy #BOFITWeeklyReview

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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · Aug 11

An entire news crew working for Al Jazeera was killed by Israel as they sought to bring the world firsthand reporting from #Gaza.

Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF.

#NotATarget

Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...

Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in targeted Gaza City airstrike - Committee to Protect Journalists

New York, August 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled to learn of the killing today of Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and M...

cpj.org

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BOFIT @bofit.suomenpankki.fi · Aug 8

New oil price cap adds to Russia’s economic distress

Read the latest blog post by @laurasolanko.bsky.social 🔗 www.bofbulletin.fi/en/blogs/202...

#sanctions #Russia #oil #pricecap #bofbulletin @suomenpankki.fi

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Laura Solanko @laurasolanko.bsky.social · Jul 17

Viime vuonna Venäjän federaatiobudjetin sotilasmenot olivat yli 7 % BKT:sta, kun vuonna 2021 osuus oli 3,6 %.
Lisäksi sotaan liittyviä menoja katetaan aluebudjettien, budjetin ulkopuolisten rahastojen ja pankkisektorin kautta. Todelliset sotaan liittyvät menot ovatkin SIPRIn lukua suuremmat.

BOFIT @bofit.suomenpankki.fi · Jul 17

BOFIT Viikkokatsaus 29/2025 Venäjä
Maailman sotilasmenot ovat kasvussa

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

#Venäjä #talous #BOFITViikkokatsaus

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Laura Solanko @laurasolanko.bsky.social · Jun 23

Shadow fleets create shadow ship registries

"The government of Malawi has confirmed that a newly established ship registry,... is a fraudulent operation."
www.lloydslist.com/LL1153926/Ma...

Malawi becomes latest fraudulent registry as fake fleet grows 170%

The addition of four sanctioned tankers to a fake Malawi flag has taken the number of fraudulently registered ships to nearly 300, a 170% increase in the past 24 months

www.lloydslist.com

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BOFIT @bofit.suomenpankki.fi · Jun 17

BOFIT Russia and China statistics on our website are updated #Russia #China #economy #statistics #PowerBI www.bofit.fi/en/monitorin...

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BOFIT @bofit.suomenpankki.fi · Jun 6

BOFIT Weekly Review 23/2025 Russia
Russian growth overall slows, in some branches and regions output has declined

Read more 🔗 www.bofit.fi/en/monitorin...

#Russia #economy #BOFITWeeklyReview

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BOFIT @bofit.suomenpankki.fi · May 19

BOFIT Policy Brief 10/2025 by Heli Simola @suomenpankki.fi: Russia’s ever-increasing economic dependence on China

Read more 🔗 publications.bof.fi/handle/10024...

#Russia #China #trade #investment

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Elisa Newby @elisanewby.bsky.social · Apr 12

www.hs.fi/talous/art-2... Parasta öljyn halpenemisessa on haitta Venäjälle. @laurasolanko.bsky.social @bofit.suomenpankki.fi @suomenpankki.fi

Kauppasota | Tullikriisi iski öljyn hintaan ja yksi suurista kärsijöistä on Venäjä, joka ”joutuu syömään loppuun puskurinsa”

Tullikriisin aiheuttama öljyn hinnan lasku pahentaa Venäjän talouden ahdinkoa. Myös Kiinan tullit voivat iskeä Venäjään.

www.hs.fi

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BOFIT @bofit.suomenpankki.fi · Apr 3

BOFIT Viikkokatsaus 14/2025 Kiina
Yhdysvaltojen tullit hidastavat merkittävästi maailmantalouden kasvua

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

#Kiina #talous #BOFITViikkokatsaus

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Laura Solanko @laurasolanko.bsky.social · Apr 3

So, from now on US average effective tariff rate will be 22.5 %.
In a year or two this decision will generate valuable material for research on international trade. Honestly, I can't think about any other positive sides to this.

budgetlab.yale.edu/research/whe...

Where We Stand: The Fiscal, Economic, and Distributional Effects of All U.S. Tariffs Enacted in 2025 Through April 2

budgetlab.yale.edu

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Julian Hinz @julianhi.nz · Apr 2

🚨 KITE Insta-Analysis: New "reciprocal" US tariffs are serious. We ran both status quo (tariffs until April 2 incl. retaliation) and newly announced reciprocal tariff regime through the KITE model. (Non-) spoiler: 🇺🇸 hits itself the hardest. NB: Short-run, extremely ad-hoc. 1/n

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Suomen Pankki @suomenpankki.fi · Mar 24

Tuoreen @bofitresearch.bsky.social ennusteen mukaan Venäjän talouskasvu jää tänä vuonna 2 prosentin tuntumaan.

Talouden kasvu on nojannut valtion menojen lisäämiseen ja sotateollisuuden tuotannon kasvattamiseen ja sitä on entistä vaikeampi pitää yllä.

www.suomenpankki.fi/fi/ajankohta...

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Laura Solanko @laurasolanko.bsky.social · Mar 24

Check out the new BOFIT Russia forecast for 2025-2027 n

BOFIT @bofit.suomenpankki.fi · Mar 24

The latest BOFIT Forecast for Russia is published. We forecast a slowdown in Russian annual GDP growth to around 2 % this year and about 1 % in 2026 and 2027.

Read more 🔗 www.bofit.fi/en/forecasti...

#Russia #economy #forecast

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Sam Greene @samagreene.bsky.social · Mar 20

The American security apparatus is least limited by law at the border, and so this is where the attack on fundamental freedoms begins.

Non-US citizens whose livelihood depends on access to the US should be cautious. Everyone else should be furious.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/w...

U.S. Denied Entry to French Scientist Over Views on Trump Policies, France Says

The French authorities said the academic had been traveling to a conference near Houston when border officials blocked his entry because of conversations found on his phone.

www.nytimes.com

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Laura Solanko @laurasolanko.bsky.social · Mar 18

Tarkastelimme Risto Herrala kanssa pakotteita, varjolaivastoa ja Venäjän öljynvientiä. Pakotteiden tarkoituksena ei ole estää öljykauppaa, vaan tehdä siitä Venäjälle vähemmän kannattavaa. Analyysimme osoittaa, että juuri näin on tapahtunutkin.

BOFIT @bofit.suomenpankki.fi · Mar 18

BOFIT Policy Brief 7/2025 Risto Herrala ja @laurasolanko.bsky.social: Öljyn matka Venäjältä Intiaan ja sieltä Euroopan markkinoille

Lue lisää 🔗 publications.bof.fi/handle/10024...

#öljy #Venäjä #Intia #pakotteet

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Laura Solanko @laurasolanko.bsky.social · Mar 12

Todellinen early bird!

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Mar 7

What makes the Maga mindset different? | Opinion

https://www.ft.com/content/3046013f-da85-4987-92a5-4a9e3008a9e1

What makes the Maga mindset different? | Opinion

US decisions can no longer be analysed using values shared across the democratic west

www.ft.com

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Laura Solanko @laurasolanko.bsky.social · Feb 28

Jätän tämän nyt tähän

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Laura Solanko @laurasolanko.bsky.social · Feb 28

Ukraine’s economy grew last year despite massive damage to its energy sector. Preliminary figures show Ukraine’s GDP grew by an impressive 3.4 % last year, even if growth slowed somewhat from 5.3 % in 2023.
@bofitresearch.bsky.social Weekly 9/2025 www.bofit.fi/en/monitorin...