The slump in domestic and external demand as a result of the coronavirus outbreak means that we now expect the Russian economy to contract sharply this year. Despite its recent reluctance we expect the central bank to cut interest rates before long and the government to push through the fiscal stimulus that it had planned for this year, which will help to support a recovery into 2021.
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