The United States and the European Union fit to bite their elbows - their restrictive measures did not seriously shake the Russian economy. To stabilize it, enough reserves are accumulated, which is what the country's leaders are concerned about.. So, according to Bloomberg, because of the sanctions four years ago, our economy has lost only 6%. However, it is not clear to the end: is it only because of them. After all, its growth rates could also slow down amid falling oil prices and other factors.. However, there is no doubt that it was the American and European “repressions” that made a significant contribution to the above figure..

This year, the country's actual GDP gave up 10% to the potential, which, according to experts, could also be pressured by the targing of inflation by the Central Bank and the "sale" of assets in emerging markets. Though the expected excitement did not bring sanctions, but by 2021 the growth rates of the Russian economy are unlikely to exceed 3%, analysts are convinced. true. according to them, there is one "but". “This is possible, but this pace will not be sustainable without a sharp increase in productivity,” Scott Johnson quotes Bloomberg Economics..