Russia Considers a New Economic Model

Moscow’s tone about the future of the economy has changed.

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The flaws in Russia’s economy might be too deep to gloss over. At an annual civil forum in Moscow on Saturday, Alexei Kudrin, the chairman of Russia’s Accounts Chamber and finance minister from 2000 to 2011, spoke rather pessimistically about the Russian economy. He predicted a drop in economic output this year of 4.5 percent, […]

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Ekaterina Zolotova
Ekaterina Zolotova is an analyst for Geopolitical Futures. Prior to Geopolitical Futures, Ms. Zolotova participated in several research projects devoted to problems and prospects of Russia’s integration into the world economy. Ms. Zolotova has a specialist degree in international economic relations from Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. In addition, Ms. Zolotova studied international trade and international integration processes. Her thesis was on features of economic development of Venezuela. She speaks native Russian and is fluent in English.