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        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:10:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <title>Better now to keep interest rates unchanged</title>
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        <category>Monetary policy</category>
        
        <description><![CDATA[You don’t have to be much of a fortune-teller to note that there is continuing uncertainty both in the Finnish summer and in the global economy. On a chilly summer’s day like the one we’ve experienced this week, a Finn can simply stoke a fire in the sauna stove – problem solved. Unfortunately, there is no silver bullet to economic uncertainty. Rather than fanning the flames, we need to keep a cool head.]]></description>
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          <et:firstName>Olli</et:firstName>
          <et:lastName>Rehn</et:lastName>
          <et:title>Governor</et:title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <title>Working together against new AI-enhanced cyber threats </title>
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        <category>Financial stability</category>
        
        <category>Digitalisation</category>
        
        <description><![CDATA[The frontier artificial intelligence models are changing the nature of cyber threats. At the same time, they are also changing our understanding of where serious disruptions and systemic risks in the financial system may originate.]]></description>
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          <et:firstName>Olli</et:firstName>
          <et:lastName>Rehn</et:lastName>
          <et:title>Governor</et:title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:15:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <title>China’s new plan follows a path set years ago</title>
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        <category>Chinese economy</category>
        
        <description><![CDATA[In China’s economic planning cycle, the year 2026 is important. The new national five-year plan for 2026-2030 was approved.]]></description>
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          <et:firstName>Juuso</et:firstName>
          <et:lastName>Kaaresvirta</et:lastName>
          <et:title>Senior Economist</et:title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <title>High oil prices help, but won’t solve, Russia’s economic troubles</title>
        <link>https://www.bofbulletin.fi/blogs/2026/high-oil-prices-help-but-won-t-solve-russia-s-economic-troubles/</link>
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        <category>Russian economy</category>
        
        <description><![CDATA[With the gyrating, generally upward trend in crude oil prices since the outbreak of the Iran war, oil price trends – particularly their impacts on Russian economic output and government finances – deserve consideration.]]></description>
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          <et:firstName>Heli</et:firstName>
          <et:lastName>Simola</et:lastName>
          <et:title>Senior Economist</et:title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
        <title>Four years of full-scale war: How Ukraine is building economic strength</title>
        <link>https://www.bofbulletin.fi/blogs/2026/four-years-of-full-scale-war-how-ukraine-is-building-economic-strength/</link>
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        <category>International economy</category>
        
        <description><![CDATA[It has been over a decade since Russia launched military actions against Ukraine and this week marks the fourth anniversary since the full-scale invasion, yet Ukraine’s economy continues to grow, evolve and even innovate.]]></description>
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        <et:author>
          <et:firstName>Sinikka</et:firstName>
          <et:lastName>Parviainen</et:lastName>
          <et:title>Senior Economist</et:title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
        <title>Rough times for the Russian economy</title>
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        <category>Russian economy</category>
        
        <description><![CDATA[Russia marks the fourth anniversary of its full-scale war of aggression on Ukraine on February 24.]]></description>
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          <et:firstName>Laura</et:firstName>
          <et:lastName>Solanko</et:lastName>
          <et:title>Senior Adviser</et:title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 12:45:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <title>Russian budget framework for 2026‒2028 foresees tax hikes and lots of red ink</title>
        <link>https://www.bofbulletin.fi/blogs/2025/russian-budget-framework-for-2026-2028-foresees-tax-hikes-and-lots-of-red-ink/</link>
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        <category>Russian economy</category>
        
        <description><![CDATA[The latest preliminary budget framework approved by the Russian government suggests a tightening of the government’s fiscal stance. The large war deficits of recent years have complicated Russia’s finances, forcing the government to harness all parts of the economy to finance the war effort.]]></description>
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          <et:firstName>Heli</et:firstName>
          <et:lastName>Simola</et:lastName>
          <et:title>Senior Economist</et:title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 08:30:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <title>New oil price cap adds to Russia’s economic distress</title>
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        <category>Russian economy</category>
        
        <description><![CDATA[In mid-July, European Union countries adopted their 18th sanctions package of economic and individual measures against Russia. The latest batch of sanctions seek to further degrade Russia’s ability to pursue its war of aggression in Ukraine and support EU efforts to end the war.]]></description>
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          <et:firstName>Laura</et:firstName>
          <et:lastName>Solanko</et:lastName>
          <et:title>Senior Adviser</et:title>
          <et:url>https://www.bofbulletin.fi/author/laura-solanko/</et:url>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <title>Old wisdom and new trends in monetary policy implementation</title>
        <link>https://www.bofbulletin.fi/blogs/2025/old-wisdom-and-new-trends-in-monetary-policy-implementation/</link>
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        <category>Monetary policy</category>
        
        <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
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          <et:firstName>Niko</et:firstName>
          <et:lastName>Herrala</et:lastName>
          <et:title>Head of Division</et:title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 08:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <title>War economy boosts life satisfaction for ethnic Russians and residents of military-industrial regions</title>
        <link>https://www.bofbulletin.fi/blogs/2025/war-economy-boosts-life-satisfaction-for-ethnic-russians-and-residents-of-military-industrial-regions/</link>
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        <category>Russian economy</category>
        
        <description><![CDATA[The analysis of Russian household survey data finds that overall subjective well-being and financial security have improved on average during 2022-2023 but with interesting disparities. Ethnic Russians and those in military-industrial regions have experienced notable gains, whereas retirement aged and highly educated have gained less if at all. ]]></description>
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          <et:firstName>Sinikka</et:firstName>
          <et:lastName>Parviainen</et:lastName>
          <et:title>Senior Economist</et:title>
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