Russia's economic crisis 'will end Putin regime'

litwin · Apr 11, 2015

question: will end Putin regime or will end Moscovite empire?

In spite of Russia's political isolation and the uproar over the death of Putin critic Boris Nemtsov, domestic support for Russian President Vladimir Putin remains strong. But one of the Kremlin's most vocal critics believes Putin's ultimate downfall could come at the hands of the unfolding economic crisis.

"I don't think the Nemtsov murder is going to touch the vast proportion of Russians but it's going to touch people like me profoundly and other people hoping for a liberal democracy," Kremlin critic Bill Browder told CNBC Monday.

"But what will, and what always does in these situations, is an economic crisis. Why was there an Arab Spring (in 2011) it wasn't because of a wave of democracy, it was because food prices went up and prices of fuel went up for people (living) below the subsistence level and they couldn't stand it anymore."
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http://www.cnbc.com/id/102487788

MrFirst · Apr 21, 2015

There must be question mark at the end of the name of this thread. Then it can be relevant.

Russia Rebounds, Despite Sanctions

Sanctions meant to punish Russia for snatching Crimea from Ukraine one year ago were supposed to hurt Russian business. And they did. Russian stocks, bonds and commodities had the worst performance in 2014 of those in any emerging market.

That was then. Now the picture is changing, with investors starting to favor Russia in 2015. The ruble, which became the world's most volatile currency last year after President Vladimir Putin's land grab, is stabilizing. The swings in its value narrowed this year more than any of the other 30 most-traded currencies.

Business also appears to be on the rebound. Some 78 percent of the Russian companies in the Micex index showed greater annual sales growth than their global peers, even though the shares of these Russian companies lagged behind their international competitors, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That's consistent with a two-year improvement in the relative value of Russian companies.

One possible reason for the growth? Sanctions. With foreign goods unavailable, Russians had to choose homegrown products and services.

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-03-20/russia-rebounds-despite-sanctions
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litwin · Apr 23, 2015

Where is the question mark said you and post Media urinal (rt) here. Look like kiselev runs out of money if he needs workers like you...

Yazverg · Apr 29, 2015

All the 'friends of Russia' are talking about the crisis and Putin's overthrow for decades. But this information is as relevant as it used to be 5 years ago.

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