The Russian economy (catch all)

[kaur]

Moderator's Note

This thread was requested (21st may 2014) to cover the position of the Russian economy and its international transactions. A large number of posts have been moved from the Ukraine thread.

As will be clear the Russian economy is fragile, largely due to the dependence on gas & oil and to a lesser extent gold exports.

There are a number of current, seperate threads on Russia covering politics, the military and more. I then found there was an old thread on the Russian economy, so that was merged in too (ends).

10 Reasons Why the Economy Will Falter

03 September 2008
By Anders Aslund

In short, Russia is set for a sudden and sharp fall in its economic growth. It is difficult to assess the impact of each of these 10 factors, but they are all potent and negative. A sudden, zero growth would not be surprising, and leaders like Putin are not prepared to face reality. Russia's economic situation looks ugly. For how long can Russia afford such an expensive prime minister?

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/600/42/370643.htm

The Market Will Punish Putinism

By JUDY SHELTON
September 3, 2008; Page A23

http://online.wsj.com/public/article...604792875.html