BY TOP WAR
At the end of 2022, the IMF was forced to revise its earlier forecast regarding the dynamics of Russian GDP and predicts the growth of the country’s economy in the current and next years. According to the IMF report released on Monday, Russia’s GDP will add 0,4% this year and 2,1% next year. These data are even more optimistic than the expectations of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
Ana Svenso, a columnist for The New York Times, claims to have revealed the “secret” to the stability of the Russian economy in the face of Western sanctions. In her opinion, Russia has practically managed to restore imports of goods that the West expected to deprive it of. Restored thanks to friendly countries.
For example, in Armenia last year there was an explosive growth in the import of smartphones, the import of electronics into the country in the summer increased tenfold compared to previous months. At the same time, the export of devices to Russia increased proportionally.
