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Fri May 3, 2024, 10:52 AM May 2024

Russian GDP Devastated by Sanctions - Misleading IMF Forecasts Mask Major Russian Economic Problems - Joe Blogs



The IMF recently published updated forecasts for Global GDP which show that Russia is forecast to hit 3.2% growth in 2024. At face value this makes the Russian Economy look like one of the strongest in the world however percentage figures can be misleading. In this video I look at the forecasts in more detail, look at what has been happening in the Russian Economy over the past 12 years and discuss the short term and long term issues that Russia is facing.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
3:48 GDP GROWTH
5:13 RUSSIAN GDP
15:50 GDP RANKINGS
18:26 SUMMARY & CONCLUSION
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