Introduction
During 19992007, Russia had a very high growth rate, reaching around 8% in 2007. However, the global financial slowdown had an adverse affect on the nation, and the Russian economy entered a downward trend. Russia recorded a much lower growth rate of 5.2% in 2008 and contracted by 7.9% in 2009, before recovering in 2010 with growth of 3.9%.
Features and benefits
* Understand how Russia can be used to plan business investments or market entry through a holistic view of the country.
* Gain an understanding of the political situation in Russia, including key figures in the country and governance indicators.
* Understand customer demographics in Russia through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
Highlights
The PESTLE analysis of Russia identifies issues that affect the country's performance using the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) framework.
The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Russia, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of Russia's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment.
Your key questions answered
* How does Russia perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like telecoms and IT, patents, and R&D expenditure trends?
* What is the legal structure in Russia and are the laws conducive to investment?
* How does Russia perform in terms of environmental indicators and its environmental policies?
* How does Russia perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
