russia: political and economic overview

Russia:Political and Economic

Overview

Matteo VerdaIstituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale - Milano

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore – MilanoMay 7th, 2014

INTRODUCTION

• Introduction

• Recent history and politics

• Macroeconomic trends

• Socio-economic context

• Economic outlook and external economic activities

• Final remarks

• Addendum on energy

THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES

GDP, CONSTANT PRICES

Bn rubles; base year: 2008 – Source: IMF, online database.

GDP AT PURCHASING POWER PARITY, PER CAPITA

PPP dollars – Source: IMF, online database.

Percent change – Source: IMF, online database.

INFLATION, AVERAGE CONSUMER PRICES

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

Percent of total labour force – Source: IMF, online database.

DEFICIT AND DEBT

Share of GDP – Source: IMF, online database.

OIL DEPENDENCY

GDP in current dollars; Brent price in current dollars – Sources: IMF, online database; BP, Statistical Review of World Energy 2013

PRODUCTIVITY

Source: IMF, online database.

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 1990-2007

HDI index and ranking in 2012 - United Nations Development Programme, online database.

DEMOGRAPHY

Million – Source: IMF, online database.

POPULATION PYRAMID

CIA, The World Factbook.

POPULATION DYNAMICS

Per thousand of population – Source: Federal State Statistics Service, online database.

ETHNICITY

Source: Federal State Statistics Service, online database.

RUSSIAN EXPORT

2012 – Source: Federal State Statistics Service, online database.

RUSSIAN EXPORT - PARTNERS

2012 – UNCTAD, online database; Federal State Statistics Service, online database.

RUSSIAN IMPORTS

2012 – Source: Federal State Statistics Service, online database.

RUSSIAN IMPORTS - PARTNERS

2012 – UNCTAD, online database; Federal State Statistics Service, online database.

Source: Eurostat, ext_st_eu28sitc

€ BN

EU-RUSSIA TRADE BALANCE

RUSSIA AND ITS INFLUENCE

MILITARY SPENDING

SIPRI, online database..

Matteo Verda, Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale (ISPI) – Milano

mail: matteo.verda@unipv.it

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Спасибо!