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The coronavirus pandemic will drive the Finnish economy into recession this year.

Well-functioning trading venues for securities transactions are a necessary component of efficient financial markets.

Educational attainment among the Finnish working-age population is still high by international standards.

An extensive materialisation of risks on the Swedish housing market could also have notable effects in the other Nordic countries.

Low risk premia and high valuations have increased global securities markets’ exposure to price corrections and abrupt shifts in risk premia.

There are no immediate threats to the stability of the Finnish financial system. The relocation of Nordea’s corporate headquarters will, however, increase the banking sector’s exposure to structural vulnerabilities.

How should we measure cost-competitiveness in Finland? We present here the measures of cost-competitiveness in use at the Bank of Finland.

Major central banks have cut interest rates close to zero and introduced non-standard policy measures. What are the theoretical foundations of these policies and what do we know about their effects on financial asset prices?

For China the entry of the renminbi into the SDR basket will be an indication of its stronger role in the global economy.