America chooses a new victim of sanctions

17 April 2018, 15:16 | Economy
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The US authorities have not yet decided on who will be dealt the next sanction strike. In the group of risk there were enterprises of the military-industrial and fuel-energy complexes.

The main task of Washington - under the "Syrian" pretext to drive out the most competitive Russian companies from international markets. To announce the introduction of a new package of restrictions, the US Treasury Department met yesterday. Restrictive measures were to be taken by companies that supplied Syria with technologies that contributed to the creation of chemical weapons. Intervention by President Donald Trump suspended this procedure, however sanctions can be announced at any time. At the moment, experts are guessing who will be on the blacklist. First and foremost, the threat is looming over such defense enterprises as Oboronservis, Almaz-Antei and Rosatom, which produces dual-use products (it can be used both in the military and civilian spheres). Under the sanctions may be and engineering firms that are part of state holdings, as well as chemical enterprises, believes the head of the financial management department of Plekhanov RAS Konstantin Ordov. According to the expert, the Americans could not yet determine the exact list of sanctions companies, but they already chose the direction of the attack.

"They understand what sectors of the Russian economy should be limited in the world market. And we, in addition to oil, also supply high-tech products to the world market, for example, equipment for the construction of nuclear power plants, "the expert noted.. To the sectors and companies listed above, the head of the center for political economy research Vasily Koltashev adds major raw materials companies, including Rosneft, as well as transportation companies that are part of the energy holdings. Under the blow will be, mainly, state-owned companies whose shares are not traded on exchanges, agrees the expert on budget and investment Ivan Rodionov. "The US wants to dislodge Russian business from the markets it has occupied - primarily in the raw materials sector, and therefore will be knocked out from there to occupy these areas of the economy. The history with RUSAL perfectly demonstrated the method that the US is running around, "- assured Koltashev. Specialists also named companies that currently do not threaten US sanctions. This, for example, "Stroytransgaz" Gennady Timchenko and "Euro policy", allegedly associated with Yevgeny Prigozhin. Both of these companies are claiming or have already received major contracts in Syria. These enterprises, mainly working in the Russian market and do not use foreign currency, the new restrictions will not create additional problems for them. In addition, Timchenko and Prigogine themselves are already under sanctions, and the state compensates them for all the falling incomes. Striking on them, the Americans will not solve any of their tasks. And the US wants the most now to knock the ground out from under the feet of large and high-tech Russian companies. Under the sanctions, construction companies are also unlikely to get: they do not need to borrow large amounts of loans, which means that they will have little impact on sanctions. "For each construction you can create your own LLC, and nothing prevents you from closing it at the end of construction, so that the parent company does not receive any claims.

It is almost impossible for sanctions to create problems for ultimate beneficiaries, "Ordov explained.. New sanctions will have a negative impact on the ruble exchange rate, but there will be no catastrophic collapse. In addition, the loss from the weakening of the national currency will be only ordinary citizens and business, but the state will make a good profit on the exchange rate difference. By selling dollars at a more favorable rate, the government will receive surplus funds to solve budget problems.




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