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Maintaining the Russian Sanctions: Be Careful What You Wish For
Chris Weafer argues that a renewal of sanctions will not stop the Russian economy from returning to growth, but will ensure a less cooperative Kremlin in 2017.
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The Ukraine Crisis and the Russian Economy
The combination of Western sanctions and an oil price collapse has inflicted a great deal of pain on the Russian economy but the latest opinion polls still show 85 per cent support for Putin and there is debate over just how much of an economic collapse Russian may be facing. In this context,...
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Will the crisis be a wake-up call to reform the Russian economy?
Chris Weafer observes that the uniformly negative analysis of Russia’s economic prospects in 2015 obscure a crucial aspect, that the Russian economy may be forced into reforms that will improve growth in the long-term.
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Self-Sanctions: The Real Damage to Russia’s Economy
Chris Weafer assesses the impact of ‘self-sanctions’ on the Russian economy.