Early signs that Russia’s recovery is getting back on track

Russia’s economy slowed over the second half of 2017, but the latest data for January suggest that conditions have improved at the start of this year. We expect growth to strengthen over the coming quarters and, indeed, our 2018 GDP growth forecast of 2.5% is above the consensus.

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