Russian economy makes dire start to 2011

January’s activity data from Russia suggest that the economy made a dire start to 2011. Of course, it is unwise to read too much into one month’s data. What’s more, with oil prices currently over $100pb, growth should begin to pick up in the coming months. Nonetheless, we remain comfortable with our below consensus GDP forecasts for the coming years.

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