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    Russia talks about foreign investment---it seems to now be leaving as the fall of rubel no longer makes Russia an attractive market plus fears of nationalization uttered often in Moscow.

    Virtually all of the foreign auto makers (once the pride of Russian investment projects and employers) are slowing and or stopping production.
    Car sales are totally dead unless high end where Russians are buying like crazy before the prices rocket.

    De-investment coming: Western Firms Slash Russia Investment Over Ruble Fall:
    http://www.themoscowtimes.com/busine...ll/513695.html
    pic.twitter.com/b3p3VQcvXx

    The week the dam broke in #Russia and ended #Putin's dreams. It’s going to be worse than the default crisis in 1998
    http://fw.to/SntebP

    Most European suppliers have stopped shipping products to their Russian counterparts and the Russian stores that were sold out are virtually empty with n customers thus no earnings--IKEA has stopped shipping kitchens and kitchen equipment due to heavy price changes of 50% or more.
    Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 12-21-2014 at 09:41 AM.

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