Russian Foreign Trade under a New Wave of Political Pressure: A Glance from the Inside
Journal: AIB Insights
Year: 2016

The changes and ramifications that followed in Russia after annexation of Crimea in 2014, both political and economic, are drastic and fundamental. While Russian foreign policy, geo-political developments and mainstream macroeconomic trends (oil prices, inflation) are quite visible to foreign investors and observers, the changes in government regulations of the Russian economy (both official and covert) are often overlooked. New customs regulations and enforcement practices, development of “grey