Russia will achieve only moderate, though consistent growth over the next five years as the government avoids undertaking structural reforms that could drive stronger growth. Instead, public spending will rise minimally to boost the economy now that macroeconomic stability has been…
Changes are coming to Russia. With the crisis in the past, economic recovery in full motion, and political stability ensured with the re-election of Vladimir Putin in March, the government has unveiled a tax and spending plan starting in 2019…
It’s been quite an eventful past month for Russia, to say the least. On March 18th, Putin sailed to his expected victory in presidential elections, having achieved the Kremlin goal of over 70% voter support and nearly 70% voter turnout.…
Emerging markets provide unique challenges for executives, and contingency planning is one way to better navigate these waters. Since the November 1 publication of FSG’s 2018 Events to Watch report, our analysts have continued to monitor and update their scenario analysis. This…
In our recently released report FSG’s Events to Watch for 2018 we profiled the downside and upside scenarios that may imperil the strategic initiatives and revenue targets of multinationals. Over the next few weeks, we will be sharing a series…
As the joke has it: “Uzbekistan didn’t leave the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union left Uzbekistan.” The country, for all intents and purposes, remained a Soviet Republic from its independence right up until the 2016 death of Islam Karimov, the…
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FSG held its annual Moscow breakfast for clients in September, where executives indicated their concerns over pressure from corporate to hit rising revenue targets in 2018 after a mild uptick in demand in 2017. However, nearly all firms noted that…