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Suomen Pankki – Finlands Bank – Bank of Finland UnrestrictedJouko Rautava 111.2.2016
Jouko Rautava, Advisor• Expert on Chinese and Russian economies and economic policy.
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Bank of Finland
The Economic Situation in China
Reforms, structural change and slower growth
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211.2.2016 Finpro Helsinki
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Stock market turbulence with Chinese characteristics
Jouko Rautava 311.2.2016
Source: Macrobond
Suomen Pankki – Finlands Bank – Bank of Finland Unrestricted
More flexibility to forex policy
Jouko Rautava 411.2.2016
Juan against dollar NEER and REER
Sources: Reuters, BIS
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Yuan spearheads reform policy
Jouko Rautava 511.2.2016
Share of international payments, % Reforms in 2015
Source: Swift
- Deposit insurance- Liberalization of interest rates- Capital account liberalization measures- Change of exchange rate mechanism- SDR- …
- Two-child policy - SEO reform (though still only plans)- Pricing reforms (e.g. gas)- Military reform- …
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Structural change proceeds: demand
Jouko Rautava 611.2.2016
Sources: CEIC, Macrobond
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Structural change proceeds: supply
Jouko Rautava 711.2.2016
Source: Macrobond
Suomen Pankki – Finlands Bank – Bank of Finland Unrestricted
Electricity consumption, GDP growth and structural change?
Jouko Rautava 811.2.2016
Source: Macrobond
Suomen Pankki – Finlands Bank – Bank of Finland Unrestricted
No reason to understate risksDomestic debt, % of GDP
Jouko Rautava 911.2.2016
Sources: Macrobond, BOFIT
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Slower is better, disturbances part of development
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Sources: Macrobond, BOFIT
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GDP growth, % yoy BOFIT forecast
Sources: NBSC, BOFIT.24.9.2015bofbulletin.fi
China's GDP growth and BOFIT forecast for 2015–2017
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Asia on the rise- share of global output
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Sources: Maddison, WEO