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Trends in Import Substitution for Russian Industry

HSE presented research data on current trends in import substitution for industrial enterprises. According to the study, the level of dependence on foreign components remains quite high. The least problems with equipment are experienced by oil and gas companies, while the greatest challenges are faced by coal mining organizations and companies providing services in the…
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SIPRI: Multilateral peace operations in 2022

According to data collected by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, the number of multilateral peace operations conducted in 2022 reached 64. They were held in 38 countries/territories around the world. This was more operations than were conducted in any year during the past decade.  As in previous years, the UN led the largest number of…
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Russian Goods Keep Flowing to the West

  Despite unprecedented sanctions and reduced trade relations between Russia and the West, the latter continues to import a wide range of Russian goods.   The Russian Federal Customs Service (FCS) reports that in 2022, Russian companies increased their supply of goods and services abroad by almost 20%. Although trade geography has shifted towards "friendly"…
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How Sanctions Stall Russian Economic Development

Despite being hit with a high volume of sanctions after February 24, 2022, Russia's economy has held up relatively well during more than a year of military conflict. However, some experts are questioning the effectiveness of these sanctions. Alexandra Prokopenko, an expert on Russian economic policy, suggests that instead of focusing on the quantity of…
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Companies Left, But Not For Long

After more than a year of the Russian military campaign in Ukraine, foreign companies are much less eager to leave the Russian market than it was announced. If the «exodus» was quite active in the first months of the conflict, then it stalled. In addition, some companies began to cautiously return to the market. One…
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The Russian IT Growths due to Import Substitution

By the end of 2022, the Russian IT industry managed to increase turnover and profit, surpassing the average indicators for the economy as a whole. Previously, a significant decline in the industry was predicted due to sanctions and the departure of foreign companies. The main driver of growth was government spending related to import substitution.…
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HSE Showed how Russia is Adapting to Sanctions

Russian Higher School of Economics (HSE) has published a study entitled «Adapting Russian Industrial Enterprises to Sanctions: Initial Steps and Expectations», which surveyed representatives of 1860 companies in the processing industries of Russia. The survey demonstrated a mixed impact of sanctions: despite the fact that advanced companies with a high share of imports suffered the…
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Future of Russian Labor Market in 4 Scenarios

Experts from the HSE Institute of Social Policy have proposed four scenarios regarding the development of the labor market and social processes in Russia over ten years. These scenarios depend on the dynamics of sanctions pressure and global economic trends. All scenarios predict a decrease in the middle class, as well as an exacerbation of…
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Russian tools to evade sanctions

Russia’s military operation in Ukraine resulted in unprecedented economic sanctions imposed by the West and its allies. Despite predictions, Russian economy has demonstrated a high level of resilience to these sanctions due to various tools to circumvent them. International law experts Yulia Kurilo and Umid Aripdzhanov listed some of the most popular ways of sanctions…
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Space Commands of the USA, China, Russia, and Europe

The space domain is of increasing importance in the international environment that is becoming more contested and confrontational. Many states have recognised this as a challenge and formed unified space commands in recent years.     USA Space is a war-fighting domain, just like the land, air, and sea. Donald Trump, Former US President The…
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