Drop-In: Russia’s rising macro and market risks as war drags on

With no clear end to the fighting in sight, Russia’s war economy is under growing strain. Much tougher macro and market conditions loom following the recent period of overheating – but how bad could things get? What policy measures will be required by the government to keep the economy on track? And how much relief could an end to the conflict bring?

Join Liam Peach, recently named most accurate forecaster of the Russian economy by FocusEconomics, and other Capital Economics experts for this special briefing on Thursday 26th June at 1000 ET/1500 BST, all about the state of the Russian economy. During this 20-minute session, the team will be answering your questions as they highlight critical takeaways from our recently published quarterly Outlook and address key issues, including:

• What’s driving the Russian economic slowdown and how policymakers could respond;
• Peace talks, sanctions, Trump, and what the war’s end could mean for the economy; 
• Which of our Russia Financial Risk Indicators is no longer flashing red and why.