Project "ZZ". Good news, Mr. Putin!

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Foreign financial analysts are convinced that the Russian stock market is one of the largest in the world. It is inferior only to the Chinese. Automotive experts also write about good the news for Russia: while some companies successfully rely on the Russian car market, others envy them and lose profits. Meanwhile, the Central Bank is filling cellars with gold ...


V. Putin. During a visit to the research and production association "Energomash". 12 April 2019 of the year




“Good news, Mr. Putin, ”writes Kenneth Raposa, magazine columnist "Forbes". "Good news, Mr. Putin."

The Russian stock market, this analyst recalls, writing for the Markets column is today the second largest emerging large market after China.

And it is very strange to note that this news, which is excellent for Russia and for foreign investors, “did not really influence too much” on the behavior of capitalists, who were looking for where to invest their money.

For example, Andrew Miller, director of information technology at Mondrian Investment Partners in London, believes that Russia has "insufficient weight." According to him, Russia still “looks cheap” (no matter what the reason) for managers operating with value. “We have only a few energy companies that earn dollars, and it’s on them that we’ll stay,” this director says.

Meanwhile, the exchange fund VanEck Russia (abbr. RSX) closed the past week with an increase of 14,4% (from the beginning of the year), ahead of the MSCI Emerging Markets index (this is the name of the developing markets index. - O. Ch.). Ahead of RSX, only Chinese MSCI China, grown up by 23,6%. But the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index rose by 13,2% this year. That is, the Dow Jones industrial index is even lagging behind!

Of course, the issue of sanctions is important, and K. Raposa in his article does not bypass it.

At the beginning of 2019, the sanctions were lifted from Rusal. The bottom line: the value of its shares in Hong Kong jumped more than 50%. The aluminum giant, more precisely, its controlling stake, previously belonged to the “sanctioned” Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska. Deripaska is still under sanctions to this day, but his “punishment seems to have nothing to do with the investigation of the Russian collusion by special adviser Robert Muller,” the author of the material points out. The magnate is still forbidden to enter the United States and sell personal assets in dollars, but for some time his company has the right to "freely do business with Western companies without fear of retaliation by the US Treasury."

The analyst emphasizes the following financial fact: the Russian main index did not detect any significant rebound after the publication of Special Prosecutor Muller’s report in March of 22. It is believed that Wall Street no longer gives this stories no value and does not expect any new sanctions.

And the result: from 25 in March to 12 in April, shares of the Moscow Stock Exchange rose by 2,5%.

The Moscow stock index this year shows excellent results in general. The RTS index, calculated in dollars, reached the 13-month high of 1253 points.

Russia is also helped by rising oil prices and lowering geopolitical risks.

More recently, “in 2014, after annexing the Crimea, which was part of Ukrainian territory, Russia returned to its status as a villain in the Cold War,” Mr. Raposa writes. The United States did not recognize Crimea as part of Russia. The sanctions started in the 2014 year and have only intensified since then. Now the situation is changing. The US Senate no longer makes efforts to tighten sanctions. In fact, for Russia blew "fair wind".

But Russian investors should remember about Venezuela. Washington has included Putin’s support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad into his August 2008 2016 sanctions law. Therefore, there is a possibility that large Russian companies helping the Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro may face similar sanctions. In March, 2019, the Eurofinance Bank, has already registered sanctions for helping Maduro in issuing Petro cryptocurrency. Eurofinance is a joint venture of the Venezuelan investment bank Fonden, the Russian bank VTB (25% of shares) and the Russian gas company Gazprom (another 25% of shares). Raposa recalls that Rosneft is the main shareholder of Citgo, the American subsidiary of the Venezuelan oil company PdVSA. And therefore, additional sanctions against Rosneft are likely: after all, the US is trying to achieve Maduro’s resignation. Washington considers Venezuelan leader Juan Guaydo a true leader.

And yet, there is no universal support in the US Senate for strengthening sanctions. “Sanctions are often a double-edged sword,” said Republican Senator Ron Johnson (Wisconsin) the other day. In his opinion, it’s time for America "really should take a step back and assess where we are"

“Good news, Mr. Putin,” says Raposa.

German experts also write about good news for Russia: while some car companies successfully rely on the car market of Russia, others are jealous of them and ... miss profits.

"Daimler" "many years" stubbornly led negotiations about the plant in Russia. Probably led them like no other car manufacturer.

For many years, the company from Stuttgart has been negotiating with the Russian government, before finally venturing to enter the automotive market in crisis, writes in the publication Wirtschafts Woche Maxim Kireev.

The last months, according to the analyst, have proved the correctness of those who aspired to Russia. According to the Association of European Businesses, in the 2018 year, the car market grew by 12,8%. The total turnover of the industry has reached, according to the calculations of the consulting company PwC, about 33 billion euros.

And the company from Stuttgart is not the only one who has returned to Russia now. Immediately, Opel, which recently announced its return to the Russian market.

Chinese brand "Haval" completed the construction of a plant near Tula. The Chinese intend to produce about 150.000 machines per year for the Russian market.

On the other hand, to idealize the car market of Russia to anything. Here's a fact: the Russian car market today is “only its shadow,” writes Kireev. Just over a decade ago, analysts agreed that Russia, with its 145-million population, “will sooner or later become the largest automotive market in Europe.” The jumps in the growth of oil prices and the rise in the ruble exchange rate increased the purchasing power of ordinary Russians.

By introducing import duties (up to 30 percent), Russia created barriers for foreign cars. However, any capitalist who launched his own production in Russia was initially free to import spare parts necessary for assembling the vehicle on site. After 2012, manufacturers were obliged to increase production capacity to 300.000 a / m per year and to undertake to produce up to 60% components in Russia. Major manufacturers (Volkswagen, Ford, Renault, Kia, Hyundai, Toyota) fulfilled this requirement and invested billions in Russia. Volkswagen alone spent 1,75 billion euros in Russia on car production and on an engine factory in Kaluga.

However, the fat years are over. The Russian car industry suffers from overcapacity. According to the Ministry of Economic Development, the plants are loaded with a little more than 40% capacity. A quick recovery is not visible. Industry observers agree that the car market in the country will grow at a minimum. Suppliers, accordingly, invest "reluctantly", because the number of models produced in the series is "not large enough to justify its own production capacity."

As for the “Daimler” mentioned above, its cars are considered “Russian-made cars”. The successes of “Daimler” in negotiations with the Russians cause “great envy” in the industry. Volkswagen-Russland boss Markus Osegovich publicly expressed his annoyance that Daimler got better conditions than its competitors.


Vladimir Putin meets with Volkswagen concern general director Herbert Diss. 12 April 2019 of the year


And at the end of the review a few words about gold. About tons of gold. Russian gold counted in Switzerland.

Moscow correspondent "Neue Zürcher Zeitung" Christian Steiner reminds that last year the central banks of the states bought a lot of gold. And in the forefront was Russia. According to the journalist, the purchase of gold by the CBR is part of a “clear anti-crisis strategy.” Just think: last year, the Central Bank bought 274 tons of gold and therefore became the largest buyer of precious metals. According to the World Gold Council, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation accounted for 40% of all gold purchases made by the central banks of the world.

The correspondent is convinced that the purchase of gold will help the Kremlin "get rid of the dollar dependence." In addition, the precious metal will help the Kremlin defend itself against possible further US sanctions: after all, America will not impose sanctions on Russia's gold. It is not for nothing that Mr. Stöferle from the company Incrementum, registered in Liechtenstein, considers gold today to be the “most firm world currency”.

Another thing is important for Russia: the Central Bank buys gold mainly in the country. All infrastructure, from mining to processing, is located in Russia. And the precious metal is bought without the use of dollars.

As noted by Steiner, President Vladimir Putin today is proud of the large reserves of the Central Bank. Why so? Because in the US financial sanctions he sees the threat as strong as in the military force of the North Atlantic alliance. In addition, the Russian president wants to prevent Russia's dependence (for example, in the case of an oil collapse) from Western currencies. Before his eyes he has a historical example of Gorbachev, who lost money on speculation. When world oil prices fell, Gorbachev had to take huge loans from the West simply to “finance the purchase of products”.


V. Putin and Chairman of the Central Bank E. Nabiullina. 4 March 2019 of the year


Let's sum up.

While some foreigners are doing business in Russia, others are gloomily envious. While some investors are conducting difficult negotiations and investing capital, others, who are late, believe that they have been bypassed on the field of unfair competition. While investors, speculators doubt that Russia has something else besides oil and gas, the auto industry of Germany and China is building new capacities in the country.

There is nowhere to strengthen sanctions - this is recognized even in the US Senate, which was previously a supporter of the toughest measures against Russia. In the near future, if only the situation with sanctions does not change (there is a Venezuelan question), one can predict the growth of Russian markets. And then some cautious investors will stop arguing that Russia "looks cheap."
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  1. +29
    April 17 2019 04: 50
    When enemies praise you, it's worth considering. At whose expense success?
    1. +32
      April 17 2019 06: 26
      Quote: Mikhail M
      When enemies praise you, it's worth considering. At whose expense success?

      of course for ours! Cars collected in Russia are collected for free electricity and are not subject to duties. The assembly is mainly large-site. Therefore, technology is passing by. Education is not in demand. The remaining investments are made in the commodity market. And in China, meanwhile, in two years they’re building as many planes as the entire USSR fleet had. . Economic news equates to stock market news. In general, the economy is achievements, enterprises, science.
      1. +33
        April 17 2019 07: 22
        What kind of article is this? Who is it for? Lies right from the first lines:
        Foreign financial analysts are convinced: Russian stock market - one of the biggest The world.

        What kind analysts? Why not named? Most likely because this is not true.
        As of June 2018, the Moscow Stock Exchange ranks 22nd out of the 81 largest exchanges in the world with a capitalization of about $ 620 billion and an average turnover of $ 12 billion. For comparison: the capitalization of the American NYSE in June 2018 is more than $ 23 trillion. daily turnover is approximately $ 1,5 trillion.
        On the American exchange, daily turnover is 3 times higher than the entire capitalization of the Moscow Exchange !!
        he is inferior only to the Chinese.

        The Russian market is inferior to very many: the USA, Japan, the EU, Great Britain, Germany, India, Hong Kong, Canada ... The Russian stock market is not even included in the TOP 20.
        Automotive experts also write about the good news for Russia: for now some companies are successfully betting on the Russian car market, others they are envied and lose profits.

        In the same vein, some experts write something ... Who makes a bet? Who is jealous? Not any specifics!
        The Russian auto industry is suffering from excess capacity. According to the Ministry of Economic Development, the plants are loaded with a little more than 40% of the capacity.

        This is strong! But the problem is not in excess capacity, but in small demand. Due to the low purchasing power of Russian citizens.

        And so that's it in the article upside down.
        1. +3
          April 20 2019 07: 31
          How do you read such articles here that on this site on others you immediately remember about the film the kingdom of crooked mirrors. There’s nothing more to write about.
      2. +4
        April 17 2019 07: 33
        Cars assembled in Russia are going for free electricity
        You, please, do not get excited about free electric power.
        An increase in electricity tariffs over the past 5 years look.
        China, which today builds as much as the USSR, has been going for this long 25 years.
        And he didn't have the fat 2000's.
        At 2007, I asked about the salaries of highly educated Chinese who work in prestigious positions.
        The answer is 5.5 TR (I converted the yuan into rubles).
        I was surprised at heart and thought.
        No one will work for us like that for a penny.
        With an army of poor rural residents of about 600 million, finding a job is a problem.
        But finding a well-paid job is a problem in the cube.
        Their mentality is different.
        And the Chinese began to build airplanes after their representatives of Boeing and Airbas beat on the hump with sticks.
        The Chinese studied abroad and returned home.
        The children of the party elite, if they lived, are very quiet.
        Part nomenclature often left on the last journey, with the complete confiscation of the property of the whole family.
        Is that enough?
        And I can’t write anymore.
        Granddaughter must be transported to the kindergarten.
        1. +16
          April 17 2019 08: 25
          Quote: demo
          China, which today builds as much as the USSR, has been going for this long 25 years.
          And he didn't have the fat 2000s

          fat 2000s? Is it when oil broke all records for the price? so by the end of Putin’s term we will also have almost 25 years. and where is at least part of China?
        2. +20
          April 17 2019 08: 58
          Quote: demo
          At 2007, I asked about the salaries of highly educated Chinese who work in prestigious positions.
          The answer is 5.5 TR (I converted the yuan into rubles).
          I was surprised at heart and thought.
          No one will work for us like that for a penny.

          But now the average salary in China is 750 dollars. Retirement age is reduced as are taxes.
          Quote: demo
          With an army of poor rural residents of about 600 million, finding a job is a problem.

          This is not a problem for a long time. The problem is precisely the upcoming shortage of labor.

          Quote: demo
          And the Chinese began to build airplanes after their representatives of Boeing and Airbas beat on the hump with sticks.

          No. This is a long-term strategy for the country's leadership. Which is engaged in development and looks far ahead. Not adhering to liberal dogma, but acting in the interests of the country.
          There are no untouchables. Neither directors of pederasts, nor defense ministers, nor widows of the country's leaders.
          1. 0
            April 17 2019 09: 49
            As you can see, I was not alone! hi
            And you also share my point of view.

            I came back and will continue.
            Another point matters, which I try not to talk about.
            But not now.
            The religious constant of society.
            Confucianism and Taoism.
            Without going into the essence of the teachings, you can briefly express their essence - faith in karma.
            Yes, such a belief that we never dreamed of.
            I decided to conduct an experiment.
            He invited the Chinese to visit him.
            In Duty Free, he took two bottles of Hennessy - 0.5 and 0.7.
            He told me for a long time that he wasn’t drinking, but for a snack they persuaded 0.7.
            I propose to start sentencing 0.5.
            He is already pretty and says no more.
            Tomorrow to work at the university. He is a teacher of the Russian language.
            Again persuaded.
            He scratches me fables about China. I tell tales about Russia.
            And they began to talk about the traditional religions of our countries.
            He tells me - everything in life is determined. Karma.
            I tell him.
            Do you like to drink?
            He is not.
            He says, then it’s very bad for me.
            So your karma, I say, sobriety?
            He is of course.
            And now, are you drinking a second bottle with me, and your head is already falling on your chest - is that also karma?
            He is not. This is me struggling with my karma.
            I told him - so can your karma drink like a horse, and you break it?
            Oh.
            What started here!
            I drove him into a logical pocket and let's sprinkle.
            Already what he was balanced, but yelled at three in the morning like a cut.
            Tried to prove where I'm wrong.
            That's how the Chinese live.
            If everything is bad - karma.
            If all is well - karma.
            If today is good, and tomorrow is bad - again it is karma.
            Can't we do that?
            We have a fundamental difference from the Chinese in that we do not wait for us to be allowed to do something.
            We do first.
            And then we look how to fix it.
            This is the unpredictability of the Russians.
            Enough.
            It flooded over.
          2. +5
            April 17 2019 10: 33
            Quote: Antique
            The problem is precisely the upcoming shortage of labor.

            The Ministry of Labor does not agree with you.
            Research Institute of Labor:
            - the working-age population of Russia will increase due to an increase in the retirement age from 82,3 million in 2018 to 88,6 million in 2024;

            - the number of labor force (employed plus unemployed), taking into account the additional involvement of some 60–64 year old men and 55–59 year old women in the labor market, will amount to 2024 million people by 80,6;

            - An additional increase in labor force due to an increase in the retirement age may be about 4 million in 2024.
            The number of people employed in the economy (labor requirements) in 2024 can be estimated at 72,8–72,9 million people. Thus, the number of unemployed by this moment can almost double,
            1. -1
              April 17 2019 14: 45
              Quote: Silvestr
              The Ministry of Labor does not agree with you.
              Research Institute of Labor:
              - the working-age population of Russia will increase due to an increase in the retirement age from 82,3 million in 2018 to 88,6 million in 2024;

              Sorry I did not understand. I wrote about China.
              1. 0
                April 17 2019 14: 59
                Quote: Antique
                I wrote about China.

                I'm talking about Russia hi
        3. +1
          April 17 2019 12: 59
          Quote: demo
          Is that enough?
          And I can’t write anymore.

          Thanks for your detailed reply. This point of view has a right to be. All that you wrote is true, only it should be known by comparison. All the positions on which you spoke out have counterarguments, they are full on the Internet, I just want to say that in a difficult period in China decisions were made that only now give the exhaust that we see and envy. One such decision was the prohibition of large businessmen from investing in the Russian processing industry. We did not even notice this. In addition, we continue to make decisions that will worsen the country's situation in the future.
          You are absolutely right, they went to this for a long 30 years. We don’t even know where to go. And if someone does not know where he is going, then he will be completely not where he wants to.
    2. +20
      April 17 2019 06: 27
      Not a single car industry. Or energy..And what is being invested in other industries? In mechanical engineering, civilian aircraft construction, electronics? And why should we bow to foreign investors? We have ours ... Only their money is somewhere far away ..
      1. +2
        April 17 2019 13: 02
        Quote: 210ox
        And why should we bow to foreign investors?

        we are waiting for investors, we buy everything imported, and Comrade Stalin bought engineers and scientists, forcing us to work.
        1. +1
          April 17 2019 18: 25
          Stalin, unlike Putin, ruled the country. Now the country is run by the forces behind Putin (not people, but capital). Now engineers are not needed without investors, since Russia has changed from a power - LLC. In fact, today's owners of Russia are only interested in profit from Russia, and during Stalin's time, especially after two world wars, everyone was worried about the safety of the country as such and its development. It's just that "then" it was possible to seize an asset only with the territory on which it is located, "now" - no, you can stupidly buy it. It seems that the plant is standing still, and the same people are working, but for different interests. Therefore, strength is now not so much in weapons as in capital. So they grow him up in Russia as best they can.
  2. +20
    April 17 2019 04: 54
    ... Ford plant in St. Petersburg closed a week ago, and thousands of people were left without work.
    The incredible outflow of investor capital in 2019 for the quarter (21 billion) is already more than in 2018, and in 2018 it was twice as much (67 billion) than 2017 ...
    The Kremlin boats have excellent weather, but somewhere it always rains.
    1. +8
      April 17 2019 05: 17
      Dow Jones Industrial Average Index Up 13,2%
      Here it is! Or zrada? I don’t understand something .... Explain please ....
    2. +8
      April 17 2019 05: 30
      Ford is closing factories around the world, not just in Russia. No need to juggle.
    3. +1
      April 17 2019 06: 25
      Quote: Warrior StillTot
      Ford plant in St. Petersburg closed a week ago,

      You will understand, first, the reasons for the closure of "Ford", and then panic ....
      1. +4
        April 17 2019 08: 59
        In the late 20s, Ford Motor Company signed an agreement with Soviet Russia to build an automobile plant. The project was designed by Albert Kahn's bureau and was supervised by Austin. The plant was built with shock, in 18 months. The first truck, which was later named GAZ-AA, rolled off the assembly line in January 1932. Now, among others, this plant is also owned by the GAZ Group, which has been sanctioned. The firm cannot withstand the sanctions - this is how things are arranged for it. Who do you think owns the majority stake in the firm? Who is ready to give it up in favor of American investors? Yes, of course! Here he is, our favorite supplier of everything and everyone - Mr. Deripaska! Yes, you are not mistaken - the same one!
      2. +1
        April 17 2019 09: 09
        Yes, yes - you need to produce more cars in Russia! And meanwhile:
        In Russia, they plan to take intersection fares
        https://auto.mail.ru/article/72524-v_rossii_planiruyut_brat_platu_za_proezd_perekrestkov/ good Everything for the people, everything for its good .... Yes
        1. -2
          April 17 2019 10: 53
          Quote: Monster_Fat
          In Russia, they plan to take intersection fares
          https://auto.mail.ru/article/72524-v_rossii_planiruyut_brat_platu_za_proezd_perekrestkov/ Все для народа, все для его блага....
          -in Japan to buy a car -required first buy a place to store it / parking. And no one cares - do you have any money to buy a garage ....
          Also Putin apparently?
          1. +2
            April 17 2019 11: 06
            Well yes, that's right. The population of Japan is comparable with the population of Russia in size, and the territory? In addition, let it be known in Japan that there are no sidewalks — they simply do not exist, instead of them there is a defined white line on the road, again because of the crowded population. Why not do it in Russia? wink There will be more parking space on the side of the road .... wink Oh, and about Putin, and where is he (and his fault) mentioned in my post? Or are you talking about "sore"? winked
            1. +1
              April 17 2019 23: 02
              Already roadsides are paved with cars, much more? )
    4. +2
      April 17 2019 08: 12
      Quote: Warrior StillTot
      The Ford plant in St. Petersburg closed a week ago, and thousands of people were left without work.

      And who buys these their Fords? No sales, no production .. That's why they closed it ... Maybe the Fords are buying in the Uivropean nenka?
      1. +1
        April 17 2019 09: 37
        No, Fords are for sale. And they are not only cars. As for the plant in St. Petersburg, the press service of Ford Sollers explains its closure by the weakening of the ruble, which makes the work in Russia unprofitable. In general, Americans everywhere behave the way they do at home. Unprofitable? Have closed! Workers - on the street! And are the ruins of factories. In the United States, this kind of stuff is full. This is their business style. Knowing this, could the Americans be allowed into our economy? European investors do not behave this way.
        1. +2
          April 17 2019 12: 02
          Ford was able to correctly formulate pricing policy and began to position himself too close to VW, and therefore was beaten by Koreans in all markets, including the Russian one.
          A typical situation for any crisis, sales fall in the middle price category, sales in the premium and cheap segments grow or stabilize
          Why drive a Ford if you buy VW for the same money, and those who save will buy a Hyundai or KIA
          I’m not talking about the Russian market, but in Germany Koreans are pushing VW and Opel very actively, I’m not even talking about Japanese brands, they are far behind in sales, only Mazda is somehow fighting
    5. +2
      April 17 2019 11: 32
      Quote: Warrior StillTot
      . Ford plant in St. Petersburg closed a week ago, and thousands of people were left without work.

      Let them come to us, in the Tula region. They worked for the Americans and that's enough, now we have to poke on the Chinese, enrich them a bit. As long as there is room, like, on this Hawala.
    6. +2
      April 18 2019 03: 29
      Again the whiners got out. What again, investors stopped speculating in shares of Russian companies?
      Horrible! Kremleboty hand over Russia in parts, lift the sanctions !!!
  3. 0
    April 17 2019 05: 42
    So I can’t understand one thing ... The United States has more gold reserves than all the others combined - do they (the United States) choose to save themselves from the dollar independently? Is there anyone who can explain this paradox? recourse
    1. +6
      April 17 2019 07: 27
      Quote: viktor_ui
      So I can’t understand one thing ... The United States has more gold reserves than all the others combined - do they (the United States) choose to save themselves from the dollar independently? Is there anyone who can explain this paradox? recourse

      Their stock still needs to be confirmed. In storage in the US there are thousands of tons of gold belonging to other countries, which are not very successful in bringing it back from the US under their control. So think whose gold in the USA is American, or is all gold in the aggregate, counting the gold of other countries? Germany was not even allowed to reconcile the numbers of the ingots in storage with their credentials, and the request to return it to Berlin was refused, like "Come tomorrow." They will be returned in parts and over the years, apparently when they will be thrown from countries that have undergone their demoralization, such as Libya. There was an uproar when tungsten bars coated in gold were shipped to China. So it is not at all a fact that what they declare coincides with the real presence.
      1. +1
        April 17 2019 23: 06
        The world "hegemon" turned out to be a banal swindler.
        1. +2
          April 17 2019 23: 11
          Quote: nesvobodnaja
          The world "hegemon" turned out to be a banal swindler.

          Something like this ... Unfortunately, the rogue is not badly armed, that would deservedly leave his candelabrum on the head.
    2. +10
      April 17 2019 08: 21
      Quote: viktor_ui
      So I can’t understand one thing ... The United States has more gold reserves than all the others combined - do they (the United States) choose to save themselves from the dollar independently? Is there anyone who can explain this paradox? recourse

      What do not you understand? For myself - gold, and for others - dollars. Suckers do not mind. In "Wedding in Malinovka" it is well said: "Take it, take it. I'll draw myself some more." wassat
    3. -1
      April 20 2019 05: 00
      They have dollars and so in the economy spin what it makes sense to save them. They don’t especially save gold and do not sell it. It has been accumulated for a long time. This asset is one of the guarantees of the strength of the dollar.
  4. -5
    April 17 2019 06: 05
    The West cannot understand what is happening in any way - we (the West) are crushing them (Russia) with sanctions, we are crushing, the media have already written what a bad Russia is, we are arranging "cunning" provocations, we move and feed the 5th column, but they do not want to die.
    Andrew Miller, director of information technology at Mondrian Investment Partners in London, believes Russia has "Underweight"
    When Russia gains sufficient weight, Britain will simply burst under its weight. In the meantime, let them gloat that they have been in their political style for hundreds of years.
    1. +7
      April 17 2019 09: 06
      Quote: rotmistr60
      but they don’t want to die.

      To our great regret, Russia today resembles agonizing titanium. There is still a silushka, but the blood flows more slowly to the elderly. And the heart beats through time.
      Quote: rotmistr60
      When Russia gains sufficient weight, Britain will simply burst under its weight.

      Over the past 20 years, the "weight" of Russia has not only not increased, but has dramatically decreased. Industrial production did not reach the Soviet level. Still. So the forecast is favorable for Britain. However, as for the entire developed world.
      1. -5
        April 17 2019 12: 13
        What agony, what nonsense, finally leave these comparisons with the USSR, there was industry at the beginning of the 20th century and it did not fit into the new economy of the 21st century, integrated into the global system.
        The fact that it met the requirements of the time is developing and flourishing (the fuel and energy sector and part of the defense industry), other promising industries are being rebuilt and developing, in general, the quality of life has grown significantly compared to the Soviet period, motorization, communication, comfort level, housing construction, etc.
        1. 0
          April 22 2019 09: 22
          it's in big cities, but have you been in a village for a long time?
          1. 0
            April 23 2019 22: 27
            I am not a rural resident and have no ties with rural reality, but as I suppose there are also developing and strong farms, large agricultural holdings, while I saw quite decent rural settlements in southern Russia and, for example, in Bashkiria, well, of course there are depressing places , for example, between Petersburg and Moscow, on the old highway in the Novgorod region, everything did not look very attractive, though it was 7 years ago.
  5. -2
    April 17 2019 06: 06
    it’s not worth relaxing .. it means the WEST found or came up with other WAYS of a noose! ...
  6. +14
    April 17 2019 06: 19
    The article is an excellent example that in history, political science, one can string facts onto the most absurd theory and prove it. wink
    1. +3
      April 17 2019 17: 45
      On this topic, even a fresh anecdote appeared: "An expert, political scientist and analyst somehow got on a desert island ... Well, to hell with them, - no one got any worse from this."
  7. +20
    April 17 2019 06: 35
    This author did not write texts for "Nasha Russia"? Throughout the text reads "We live in the best country in the world, and all other countries envy us."
    1. +5
      April 17 2019 07: 39
      Quote: Nix1986
      This author did not write texts for "Nasha Russia"? Throughout the text reads "We live in the best country in the world, and all other countries envy us."

      No, maybe the author is really objective and things are not so bad with us as many would like. However, it would be interesting to know how these achievements affect the index of "well-being of the population"? Of course (honestly!) I am wildly delighted with the fact that the DownJones index is less than ours, and the auto industry is confidently rushing up the hill, against the background of the stable operation of Deripaska's enterprise, the state of which allows him to buy several tons of precious metal and allows him to abandon the dollar by minting a certain personal gold coin "Derik", but ..... I'll go pump up the tires of a bicycle and ride through the "hypermarkets" in search of a sale of sour milk at discounted prices, but I will support the country with excise tax and endeavors.
      1. +8
        April 17 2019 08: 01
        "Things are not so bad with us," depending on what to judge, I have a Rostec administration building across the road, if according to their fleet, then they turned Northrop Grumman, and if according to the salary of engineers at the Rosvertol plant in Kazan, then below Bangalore.
      2. +3
        April 17 2019 11: 39
        Quote: Nyrobsky
        and the auto industry is confidently rushing uphill,

        Sino-German. Our AvtoVAZ (more precisely, not ours, but Japanese-French), also rushing, it stopped deliveries to the West.
        Quote: Nyrobsky
        stable operation of the company Deripaska

        Under the eye of the US Treasury.
        Quote: Nyrobsky
        .I will go pump up the bike tires

        Interestingly, at least our people released the lisped, such as the Urals, or Salute?
        1. +2
          April 17 2019 14: 27
          Quote: Mordvin 3
          Interestingly, at least our people released the lisped, such as the Urals, or Salute?

          Our, ours ... with a motor D5. In general, Vladimir probably should not have pulled out of my commentary separately our dubious achievements, adjusted for Sino-German contacts and the Ministry of Finance and mattress eyes, since the commentary itself is stated with some irony. I pointed out that you did not pay attention
          Quote: Nyrobsky
          However, it would be interesting to know how these achievements affect the index of "well-being of the population"?
          1. 0
            April 17 2019 14: 38
            Quote: Nyrobsky
            probably it was not worth pulling out of my commentary separately our dubious achievements

            Yes, it hurts a lot, they are dubious, simple. These are not our achievements. hi
            Quote: Nyrobsky
            with motor D5

            Is this the one that used to put a butterfly on in the villages? recourse
  8. +13
    April 17 2019 06: 44
    Chinese brand "Haval" completed the construction of a plant near Tula. The Chinese intend to produce about 150.000 machines per year for the Russian market.

    "In 1953, a special department AZ-1 (Automobile Plant No. 1) was created at MosZiS, which headed the design work for the Changchun Automobile Plant. Soviet laborers designed and manufactured 3736 units of various devices, 236 forging dies, 6787 items of special tools. Specialists from Moscow, a combined heat and power plant, an automatic telephone exchange and a number of other facilities were built in Changchun. 550 Chinese at that time were training in the USSR, learning the intricacies of the automotive industry. "
    And so it turns out. Some are building "great energy powers" on the rubble of a great country, while others ... They are building a great power on the rubble .... I wonder what they would have done in 53m with someone who would say that China would build factories in the USSR for car manufacturing.
  9. +11
    April 17 2019 07: 00
    Let's sum up.

    The gold in the cellars and the Mercedes are not for us.
    1. -1
      April 18 2019 03: 59
      Sylvester envy is a bad feeling, it characterizes you poorly and not Russian millionaires criticized by you. If you could not become a millionaire, then this is only your personal flaw.
  10. +11
    April 17 2019 07: 21
    auto industry in Germany and China is building new capacities in the country.
    ... Not Russia is building new capacities in other countries .. they are building with us, for themselves .... We have jobs, profit for ourselves ...
    1. +6
      April 17 2019 07: 46
      Quote: parusnik
      auto industry in Germany and China is building new capacities in the country.
      ... Not Russia is building new capacities in other countries .. they are building with us, for themselves .... We have jobs, profit for ourselves ...

      Yeah, the benefactors are bad. But can it be a type of blackmail? We want ---- to build, we want to take, but you try, agree, otherwise weep more?
      1. +12
        April 17 2019 08: 11
        When I read about foreign investments in Russia, I immediately recall the film "Born by the Revolution", one of the series about the Great Patriotic War, when the provocateur tells people: the Germans are cultured people, they will give everyone work ... And one more phrase from the film, from another, title I forgot: Whoever tries to mow a German policeman, he puts on a tasty pea syup, and whoever doesn’t try to mow down, he hangs on a long ferry bottle ...
        1. +5
          April 17 2019 08: 30
          Yes, I also remembered the words, but forgot the name. There then, like brushing your teeth with a finger, with an accent, too.
  11. +17
    April 17 2019 07: 50
    Cheap electricity ???? There are two hydroelectric power stations in the Amur Region. Electricity in China is cheaper than in the Amur Region. What nonsense !!!!! Who is GRIMLY envious of us? Name, sister, name. Kremleboty from the finger suck, as everything is fine in Russia. The author has seen enough of Moscow.Kreml.Putin and squeals with delight.
    1. +9
      April 17 2019 10: 27
      Quote: Fevralsk. Morev
      There are two hydroelectric power stations in the Amur Region. Electricity in China is cheaper than in the Amur Region. What nonsense !!!!!

      nothing is sorry for partners. And ordinary people will endure everything, the Chinese are more expensive. You’ll offend, suddenly the partners will be offended, they won’t give money.
  12. +7
    April 17 2019 08: 04
    The market, investments and all that jazz ..... customize everything and everyone by its standards, tfu.
    The people, for the most part, do not understand and do not want to understand what it is about and about.
    The question is, has it become BETTER for us to live ???
    The answer is so obvious, to put all these rantings on people from the word .........
    When all this is again poured, for which many argue, for colored candy wrappers we will lose the essential and the very material.
    1. +7
      April 17 2019 08: 34
      Victor, there have already been losses, and are continuing, and are being laid in a further project.
      At the same time, theft is the same as never before.
      1. +3
        April 17 2019 08: 46
        Hi Dmitry soldier
        I will not argue that archies are now stealing more than somewhere and once, here we need facts, figures, Schaub so boldly declare.
        One thing is obvious, they steal and this concerns us all the rest, it hurts very much, Schaub was not spoken against there!
        And for past and future losses, the trouble is, RIGHT LESSONS are not learned and serious measures are not taken. That sho gold in the basements is folded, it is not yet an expression, the possession of something material, sho COUNTRY, PEOPLE need here and now.
        1. +3
          April 17 2019 09: 19
          Good morning, Victor. I’m solely talking about the latter. In connection with the case of a senator who does not understand Russian, and perhaps not bashful. Investigators found out 30 lards, but there was no statement, or we have cut the gas pipeline in our Leningrad Region ....
          1. +7
            April 17 2019 10: 09
            Anyone who slammed 1000 rubles must / will sit.
            Anyone who slammed 1000000000 rubles, a successful businessman, we can and will "sit" if he forgot to give 25% in favor of the "poor" !!!
            This is our ce la vie!
            However, it is a public "practice" if you look around carefully.
            That makes it not easier and "nicer" for us.
  13. +5
    April 17 2019 09: 40
    while some companies are successfully betting on the Russian car market, others envy them and lose profits


    about the fact that "Ford" is gone, "General Motors" is gone (almost), "sang yong" the author has not heard? the fact that the car market is moving to a cheap segment and about the growth of car loans (they can not buy a car without a loan) also did not hear?
    1. +9
      April 17 2019 11: 31
      And the reason for "leaving" is actually one - the monstrous property stratification of the population in Russia - when some simply bathe in money, while others can barely make ends meet. The majority of the Russian population simply did not have the money to buy something expensive. But why is there expensive - recently, information slipped through that, according to a statistical survey, a third of the population cannot afford to buy an extra pair of shoes. Shine, Karl! For the rich, they are not interested in some "Fords", "Hyundai", etc., give them premium brands. Vaughn, just now "SAM" came to the opening of the "Daimler-Benz" plant - now the premium will be even closer. And the main population of Russia is not up to cars now, it (the population) simply receives beggarly salaries, for which those with "average" salaries can only buy something like "Grants-Vesta" and even then on credit. https://publizist.ru/blogs/112342/29567/-?utm_source=finobzor.ru
      1. +6
        April 17 2019 12: 02
        Vesta and all sorts of x (heh, not x) yards in the premium of more than 900 rubles are worth that is why the people go into bondage to the loan. And how "he" rejoiced at the opening of the plant "db" the quality of our cars (I laughed for a long time)
      2. 0
        April 18 2019 01: 26
        Eeeee no, dear MONSTER! Shoes are never superfluous. It said --- the second pair of the season! SECOND FOR SEASON. This is a completely different meaning !!!!
  14. +3
    April 17 2019 11: 01
    What does this article do in the 'analytics' section? She belongs in the section 'fairy tales for adults'.
  15. +9
    April 17 2019 11: 06
    How well praised, there are only 20 million citizens below the poverty line and another 35 million near this line. The above is good for those who are in 10% of the country's population, the richest, closest to the body, they created COMMUNISM. But to create a socially just state of the mind was not enough, political will. And this is a country with various sources from 30 to 50 %% of the world's natural resources. An example of social policy for its CITIZENS Singapore UAE, Qatar, it turns out the Arab rulers are many times smarter than leaders in Russia. Is not it a shame?
  16. 0
    April 17 2019 11: 18
    Quote: Warrior StillTot
    ... Ford plant in St. Petersburg closed

    They said for a long time that they were "uncomfortable" in Russia, the Germans ...
  17. 0
    April 17 2019 11: 28
    Quote: viktor_ui
    So I can’t understand one thing ... The United States has more gold reserves than all the others combined - do they (the United States) choose to save themselves from the dollar independently? Is there anyone who can explain this paradox?

    Money must be confirmed by the goods ... gold - goods confirming money. They printed a lot of dollars ... you need a lot of goods for these dollars, so they stock up. Suddenly, someone will throw off a couple of dozen lards will demand gold ...
    1. +2
      April 17 2019 15: 01
      Quote: ALEXalex
      Suddenly, someone will throw off a couple of dozen lards will demand gold ...

      Your reasoning is almost 50 years old.

      "On August 15, 1971, US President Richard Nixon abolished the" gold standard ", thereby finally zeroing any dollar securityand all world currencies in general. From that day on, money turned into pieces of paper and was kept only on the belief of consumers in their ability to pay. Paradoxically, few people noticed this revolution. "
      https://aftershock.news/?q=node/426391&full
  18. +5
    April 17 2019 12: 17
    However the fat years are behind
    when I read about "fat years" I have a stupid question: "where was I?" obesity "bypassed me. and, probably, when the car was taken on credit 10 years ago? or when 15 years ago a refrigerator (again on credit) . once "fat years are behind", then with the refrigerator and the car you must not part until the full triumph of Alzheimer?
    1. +4
      April 17 2019 13: 22
      Most of my friends have long been unable to afford anything new — just BU, from online flea markets and second-hand ones, because no one wants to get involved with loans at extortionate interest.
  19. +1
    April 17 2019 15: 18
    That's right, the low ruble exchange rate, low salaries, low-cost energy resources, combined with reasonable customs regulations, create attractive conditions for transferring the production of various products to Russia,
    This will work despite the sanctions that primarily hit financial markets and their players,
    At the same time, with the growth of investments, the export of capital will also grow in the form of income of foreign investors working in the real sector
    The main problem here is the relatively low purchasing power of the population, caused by the same low salaries, which are an incentive to attract investment
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  21. -3
    April 17 2019 19: 00
    With a high degree of probability, not later than from 2021, Russia's GDP will grow by approximately + 10.8% per year. + - a few tenths of a percent
  22. 0
    April 20 2019 15: 42
    In Saratov, several enterprises are preparing for cuts, or stop production. This is clearly an article about another country. Not about the one where I live.
  23. 0
    April 21 2019 15: 50
    Quote: your1970
    Quote: Monster_Fat
    In Russia, they plan to take intersection fares
    https://auto.mail.ru/article/72524-v_rossii_planiruyut_brat_platu_za_proezd_perekrestkov/ Все для народа, все для его блага....
    -in Japan to buy a car -required first buy a place to store it / parking. And no one cares - do you have any money to buy a garage ....
    Also Putin apparently?


    I will add: in Shanghai, to buy a car, you first need to buy a number for it, about $ 8000, there is a line. In Singapore, due to taxes, very few can afford their own car; taxis are cheaper. Blame it on your own, you know, who ...
  24. 0
    April 23 2019 05: 24
    Are you honored here and? There is no choice, everything is in hatred, then to the gun? And shoot each other?
    Gentlemen, Putin is the best! He is Peter the first squared. Do not forget 70% of any media space in Russia is an enemy territory and belongs to the enemy. Previously, with the development of this resource, it issued positive publications about Russia and now they have gained an audience.
  25. 0
    April 23 2019 07: 32
    Specialists know better about the risks of selling gold. There are many questions, but they are all solvable. And probably
    Professionals from the economy think about the centers of world trade.

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