The Ministry of Economic Development has not ruled out a further slowdown in the Russian economy.

Speaking in the State Duma, Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov honestly described the reality. Economic growth is slowing, and this is set to continue. Inflation, fueled by the VAT hike, surged at the beginning of the year, but the Ministry, for some reason, sees this as "a reserve for easing monetary conditions."

Reshetnikov warned:

It is important to understand that no matter what decisions are made now, their impact on the economy will be delayed.

He admits: any decisions today will take effect no sooner than six months, or even nine months. In other words, the economy is almost guaranteed to tank in the first half of the year. A recovery will likely take place at the end of 2026 at best, and more likely as early as 2027.

The figures confirm this. Deputy Prime Minister Novak forecasts growth of just 1% by the end of 2025, down from 4,1% the previous year. The official reason for the slowdown is "tight monetary policy and inflation targeting." But anyone who remembers 2022 understands that the sanctions pressure, logistics restructuring, and structural labor shortages haven't gone away. They've simply become chronic.

On January 19, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released a new forecast for Russia's GDP growth: up to 0,8% in 2026. Back in October, the IMF had a more optimistic outlook and projected a 0,2% higher figure for 2026.

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[vasyliy1]

The Ministry of Economic Development has not ruled out a further slowdown in the Russian economy.

We already feel good about this - what is the way out of this situation?

[Andrey Malashchenkov]

The Ministry of Economic Development has not ruled out a further slowdown in the Russian economy.

Let me explain it again using my fingers: we lost the Cold War and suffered monstrous annexations and indemnities (see chart).

[Hunter 2]

Quote: Andrey Malashchenkov

The Ministry of Economic Development has not ruled out a further slowdown in the Russian economy.

Let me explain it again using my fingers: we lost the Cold War and suffered monstrous annexations and indemnities (see chart).

I'm embarrassed to ask, but why didn't you mention the "Pechenegs" and "Polovtsians"... and also the three-hundred-year yoke?
The saying "Lions ruled by Rams will lose to Rams ruled by Lions" explains it all. It seems that the chief economists, together with the central bank, are working not for the benefit of our country, but quite the opposite.

[Andrey Malashchenkov]

I'm embarrassed to ask, but why didn't you mention the "Pechenegs" and "Polovtsians"... or the three-hundred-year yoke? laughing

I read your posts... aa ...

“He who does not know the past knows neither the present, nor the future, nor himself,” said the French thinker Voltaire at the beginning of the 18th century.

[helmi8]

Quote: Hunter 2

It seems that the chief economists, together with the central bank, are not working for the benefit of our country, but quite the opposite.

The Ministry of Economic Development, together with the Higher School of Economics, is the 5th column in the Russian government, followers of Gaidar and Chubais.

[Explainer]

Yeah, and the first column in the Kremlin...

[faiver]

It seems that the chief economists, together with the central bank, are not working for the benefit of our country, but quite the opposite.

- just them?
Otherwise, a wonderful marquise, everything is fine, everything is fine....

[Lionnvrsk]

Quote: faiver

It seems that the chief economists, together with the central bank, are not working for the benefit of our country, but quite the opposite - only they?

"The Tsar is good, but the boyars are bad!"

[NakedMan]

I understand everyone here believes that if ideologically correct people were in the right positions, then the economy, under conditions of sanctions and confrontation with the entire West, would be on the rise?

[Sky strike fighter]

Quote: vasyliy1

The Ministry of Economic Development has not ruled out a further slowdown in the Russian economy.

We already feel good about this - what is the way out of this situation?

There is only one way out. Don't hesitate and get down to business, instead of useless and even harmful prohibitions.

[fruc]

Everything is like in the works of grandfather Ulyanov (Lenin): "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back", "How We Can Reorganize RabKrin", etc.

[Smoker]

Quote: Sky Strike fighter

There's only one way out. Don't hesitate and get down to business.

How many people have gone bankrupt!!!... and how many more will go bankrupt?? And inflation is still there... The inflation fighters have done their best, but the boss supported them!!! The country has lost and will lose so many taxes...!!! Sanctions from enemies foreign and domestic... Well, Bolivar, hang in there!!!

[Andrey Malashchenkov]

Let me explain it again, using my fingers: we lost the Cold War and suffered monstrous annexations and indemnities. See the chart. You can see that our defeat in the 90s is comparable to the losses of WWII. In the 90s, they made a colony out of us and we are only just crawling out of the hole where the liberals, led by Gorbachev and Yeltsin, shoved us... but then the Cold War happened... and sanctions were imposed on us (almost 30,000 times, and not a single international treaty provided for sanctions). This means that gay Europe violated international laws (which it wrote itself) - 30,000 times - but that's not what I'm talking about...
The sanctions were supposed to tear apart and destroy our economy - the Westerners predicted that our GDP would fall by 20 or even 30% - but Putin did it in such a way (having taken away all the best that the Westerners grabbed in the 90s) that we not only ended up in the ass but also increased our GDP... - BUT WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM THEM HAS ALREADY BEEN TAKEN AWAY and now we ourselves need to increase our GDP - but under the pressure of monstrous sanctions (no country in the world has ever been subjected to so many sanctions) it is quite difficult to do this... something like that... and what do you think?

[akropin]

The president of any country isn't just an individual; they represent a certain circle of people. It doesn't matter who the oligarchs, military, or medical professionals are. It doesn't matter. The president is just a label on a bottle of wine. My point is, our bottle hasn't changed since 1991. And the wine is going sour, apparently...

[dimon642]

It has long since gone sour, already vinegar.
Everyone thinks that wine gets better with age.
But they forget about the Kremlin bacteria; they are such that the older they are, the faster they go sour.

[PROXOR]

Your message is clear, but... no offense: our Commander-in-Chief's policies don't even come close to those of Joseph Vissarionov's Stalin. Now is the time for a major purge, with confiscations and so on.

[Andrey Malashchenkov]

What do you think?

They downvoted and no one commented - apparently the pot is pressing... It's a shame... it's a shame that there are so many Ukrainians on this resource...

[Il'nur]

Where did the liberals led by Gorbachev and Yeltsin put us?

And after them, our main liberal has been rowing in the galleys for 26 years now, as he said about himself, which means he is their successor and the continuer of his fathers, teachers, mentors...

But Putin did it this way (taking away all the sweetest things that the West seized in the 90s)

Why then did the income go and continue to go to the West, since he took it away, and why didn’t he take it away from those who earn here, but live and plan to live there?!
Why didn't they build factories and plants, or at least buy factories? Why is import substitution only on paper? Why do we have some kind of law that is against citizens?!

[Il'nur]

What is the way out of this situation?

There's only one way out: replace these top brass, these economic "ministers" who've been sitting in their offices since the 90s, return the wealth to Russia's development, not to enrich those who found themselves closer to the trough and grabbed it and latched on to it, direct funds toward building factories and plants and developing our own production, rather than being a raw materials appendage of the West, and now Asia...

[PROXOR]

Let the Federal Antimonopoly Service at least get to work and bring order to energy and raw material tariffs. We, an oil-producing country, have gasoline more expensive than in the US. China, without its own iron ore deposits, produces the most iron in the world, and yet its prices are lower than those of the Russian monopolies.

[Il'nur]

At least let the FAS get to work and bring order to the tariffs for energy resources and raw materials.

Are you seriously thinking that the FAS will work in the interests of citizens? Have you ever seen it bring order to anything?! It's as ephemeral as the Russian market, which we were fed a bunch of lies about in the 90s, and under that lies, these elements of the market were privatized and taken over. The FAS is just another instrument that acts in the interests of the ruling class.

[Victor B]

We already feel good about this - what is the way out of this situation?

The paradox is that the Ministry of Economy is not responsible for the economy. Mr. Reshetnikov only makes forecasts and then explains why they didn't come true.

Solution: appoint people truly responsible for the economy (responsible right up to the point of landing). This office needs not only a furniture reshuffle but also a staff change.

Change the functions and powers of the ministry closer to the State Planning Committee

[Il'nur]

In this office, not only the furniture needs to be rearranged, but also the staff needs to be changed.

So they reshuffle personnel: someone was a minister, became a deputy prime minister, or an advisor to the very... The kind of ministers and advisors we have determines the kind of economy and development we have...
And as we know, "the king is made by his retinue," or vice versa, what king is what his retinue is, and the "king," as he said, is happy with his retinue... So, no need to talk about bad boyars, everything is in line with where the presenter is leading, and he "has become old and lazy"... he has everything, and "what else do you need for a comfortable old age"...

[Il'nur]

Solution: appoint people who are truly responsible for the economy (responsible right up to the point of imprisonment).

You're proposing the right solutions, but the question is who will appoint them? Our elder doesn't need this. In his view, everything is fine in Russia, the economy is developing, the well-being of citizens is growing...
And there will be no state planning as long as the followers of the drunkard and Gaidar are in power, as long as we have oligarchic capitalism...

[Alexey Lantukh]

We already feel good about this - what is the way out of this situation?

Which exit?
1. Reconciliation in any form, but long-term.
2. Break Ukraine by military means, and for this we need the mobilization of the entire national economy or the launching of tactical nuclear strikes on Ukraine, especially in the west and in the east wind, as well as on Bankova Street.
In my opinion, there's no other option. Europe is planning to cut off our maritime exports, and that will have a significant impact on the economy.

[topol717]

Quote: vasyliy1

We already feel good about this - what is the way out of this situation?

So, how do you recover from a good bender? Same here. Starting in '21, our government was throwing money out of a helicopter, handing out "free" loans to anyone who wanted one. Sooner or later, any borrowing spree ends, and a hangover sets in. The hangover usually lasts longer than the drinking spree itself. Gref himself warned that '25 would be very difficult, and that 2026 or even '27 would be the bottom. So the only option is to wait until the borrowing spree subsides a bit.

[Bayun]

The exit of the Insider State from the "team" of Usurers and Speculators, and the transition to the "team" of Consumers and Producers as an Assistant and Regulator.

Russia is perhaps the ONLY decently developed economy in the world where the Usurer and the Speculator are "It sounds proud".

P.S.: It seems 1914 did not teach the authorities what "bandit freedom" leads to in wartime.

[Alexander Rasmukhambetov]

The conclusion is simple: Russia's development is only needed by Russian citizens, because they are the country's patriots. Those who, by chance, ended up in the Kremlin don't give a damn about this development; they're all in the clear with Putin. Why was Stalin able to raise the country in such a short time, while Putin can't? Or is someone holding on tightly to the Fabergé?

[Wratch]

Why don't we just slap a bumper-to-bumper loan rate on top of inflation? What a surefire way! The Central Bank and the Ministry of Economy don't know any other ways or methods. They're training real economic geniuses at the Higher School of Economics.

[th.kuzmichev]

These aren't economists, but financiers. True economists should have other levers besides finance. They're not doing their job. "Accountant, my dear accountant...or bra."

[Gardamir]

Why would it slow down? Telegram will slow down now, and the economy will grow.

[Pravodel]

The Ministry of Economic Development has not ruled out a further slowdown in the Russian economy.

Slowing down!? Where else can we go!?
There will only be crisis from now on! Thanks to the economic liberals. They're doing a great job, quietly destroying the economy under the guise of slowing down and deflating all sorts of bubbles...
For your information:
There was also a slowdown in the wild 90s, but for some reason this slowdown is called a crisis.
What, do you want to repeat the 90s in Russia!?

[Stirbjorn]

Quote: The Truth

There was also a slowdown in the wild 90s, but for some reason this slowdown is called a crisis.

The only thing worse than a slowdown is negative growth.

[Pravodel]

The only thing worse than a slowdown is negative growth.

So, we will get this negative growth or growth in reverse...

[rocket757]

They warn you in advance...
If the cheerful optimist in me woke up today, I would say, WE'LL BREAK THROUGH IT, NOT THE FIRST TIME!!!
But since I woke up today as a cynical pessimist, I can only say this: WE WILL BREAK THROUGH, BUT IT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT!

[faiver]

I can only say this: WE WILL BREAK THROUGH

- the only question that remains is WHERE we will break through...

[rocket757]

A samurai has no goal, only a path!... It's a joke, but it's not funny anymore.
My inner cynical pessimist doesn't know the destination, not even the intermediate one, and looking into the distance... no, no, I'm not in the mood today.

[faiver]

but it's not funny anymore

- yeah-yeah

[akropin]

About the way of the samurai. To follow the samurai's path, there was a thick code of conduct; it wasn't all that simple.

[rocket757]

The Bushido code, the way of the warrior... that's how it got me hooked, and it all comes from the days when video salons were showing all sorts of imported crap...
We RUSSIANS have enough of our own rules, foundations, and covenants... but except for fiction and some Soviet films, you won’t find out about them anywhere... AND IN VAIN!
Losing your spirituality, your BOND, is a very dangerous thing!!! The results are negative, and there are plenty of examples, unfortunately...

[akropin]

As I see it, WagnerA has very clearly formulated the rules for their fighters.

[rocket757]

We had to operate under tough conditions... tough rules as a response to what was happening around us.

[Amateur]

Speaking in the State Duma, Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov honestly described the reality. Economic growth is slowing, and this is set to continue. Inflation, fueled by the VAT hike, surged at the beginning of the year, but the Ministry, for some reason, sees this as "a reserve for easing monetary conditions."

All that remains is to wait until Putin understands all this and finally fires Nabiullina.

The best remedy for dandruff is the guillotine
(The principle by which Sakhipzadovna fights inflation (no economy - no inflation))

[newtc7]

Never, it's his policy she's merely implementing. Putin has no interest in rapid economic growth in Russia.

[PC]

Do you think he'll kick you out? I have some vague doubts.

[nikniknik]

Putin doesn't abandon his own people; at best, he'll rearrange the feeding troughs.

[Per se.]

Quote: Amateur

All that remains is to wait until Putin understands all this and finally fires Nabiullina.

Let's look for answers. Many still wonder why our head of state keeps people who are certainly not his friends, including Nabiullina, by his side. Whether Khazin's logic is comprehensible is another matter, but it is one explanation for the Nabiullina "phenomenon."

The first rule for anyone in a hostile environment is to keep dangerous enemies close. That way, they're less likely to do anything truly destructive. And in key positions you can't control, you should also place enemies, but they should be as stupid as possible, so they can't do much harm. Of course, even from a human perspective, these people are uncomfortable. But who said that being president is a pleasant job... It's not true at all.

However, it seems that it's not just the obliging fool or the stupid enemy who's more dangerous than the enemy. The trouble is, there are bad boyars and even bad serfs all around. It's hard to be a tsar.

[kriten]

This cannot be avoided when this is the goal of the financial and economic bloc managing the country's economy, and even with Putin's full approval.

[Monster_Fat]

Another newspeak: instead of "crisis", "stagnation" - "slowdown"...

[Ivan№One]

reduction - optimization
decline - negative growth
explosion - bang
Etc
This verbal juggling act can make your head spin.

[rocket757]

Has anyone ever read textbooks?
In any state, the ruling class rules, and the upper, public ones only express its will/interests.... this is an axiom/postulate, no matter what.
Any upheavals at the top only happen when... well, it's clear, when those in power don't share something among themselves, and can't come to an agreement among themselves.

[Skameri]

Take a load that fits you so you don’t fall when walking.

[Idle_piston]

[QuoteThe Ministry of Economic Development has not ruled out a further slowdown in the Russian economy.] [/ Quote]
I propose that if the economy slows, we simultaneously cut the salaries of all officials, from the deputy head of a district to the prime minister, and immediately reduce the salaries of central bank employees by 50%. The funds generated from these savings should be injected into the slowing economy.

[nikniknik]

Where are they supposed to cut it? The main holder of the government's common fund, Grif, said that civil servants' salaries urgently needed a significant raise so they wouldn't think about corruption. A thief-in-law rose from a mere ministerial post to deputy prime minister. And the one who started as a vice-president to restore order in the government was demoted to a ministerial post, and even there, after the purge began, they were brought to heel.

[foxes]

Slowing down... No one's telling us about the wretchedness and inefficiency of the current economic model, which has been demonstrating nothing but crisis for 35 years. But how they criticized the planned economy of the USSR.

[Romanenko]

The Ministry of Economic Development has not ruled out a further slowdown in the Russian economy.

Maybe it's time to stop trying to save the economy from overheating and instead give a proper shout-out to the very specific people responsible for what's happening to it? Everyone knows one of them well.

[gribanov.c]

Still, if we want to continue the grinding, we need to take a step towards a transition to a mobilization model of the economy, society, and state.
I would suggest the following measures.
1. Introduce the concept of "investment capital." This means that any funds held by Russian individuals and legal entities, above a certain amount (say, 200 million rubles), must, firstly, be held exclusively in Russian banks and, secondly, be transferred to a special legal regime, requiring that these funds be spent only on specific purposes specified by law—only in Russia, and only on investments in the military-industrial complex or related industries (microelectronics, mechanical engineering, etc.), according to a plan approved by the government. This becomes an obligation, not a right, meaning investment capital cannot simply sit in an account. Discretionary spending of investment capital is permitted only within a certain limit.
2. Introduce partial labor mobilization - citizens not employed in the military-industrial complex and related industries, according to the list of industries, professions and positions established by the government, are required to work 4 hours a day in the military-industrial complex and related industries, provided that such jobs exist in their city.
3. Exempt the military-industrial complex, as well as related industries, including private ones, from all taxes except for insurance contributions to the social fund.
4. Create a military-economic planning body that will have emergency powers, as defined by law, to determine the direction of development of the military-industrial complex, develop and implement a 5-year plan for the production of military products, recruit and distribute labor, create new production facilities or modernize existing ones, and for this purpose issue legally binding regulations, etc.

[Zoer]

Quote from gribanow.c

Still, if we want to continue the grinding, we need to take a step towards a transition to a mobilization model of the economy, society, and state.

Will these profiteers, who jam Telegram to the detriment of the SVO fighters but for their own benefit, mobilize the economy and the population?

[gribanov.c]

Most likely, if peace isn't concluded, and the grinding to attrition, coupled with sanctions, continues (and we need to protect our interests), then sooner or later the country will be faced with a choice: either/or. And then, whether elite or not, they won't be watching; necessity will force them to

[Zoer]

Quote from gribanow.c

then sooner or later the country will be faced with a choice, either - or. And then, the elite or not, will not look, necessity will force

Who wouldn't watch? The ruling class doesn't look anywhere but into its own wallet anyway. Are there any preconditions for a change in the ruling class in this country? I don't see any.

[gribanov.c]

But someone annexed Crimea, despite sanctions, and someone launched the Second World War, despite even more sanctions that harmed the interests of the oligarchy. Does that mean we have some patriotic part of the so-called elite? And now this part is preventing us from concluding peace on the West's terms, and how many proposals have already been made?

[Zoer]

Quote from gribanow.c

But someone annexed Crimea, despite the sanctions, and someone started the SVO

These same people didn't annex all of southeastern Ukraine back in 2014. They didn't oust the Bandera junta in Kyiv back in 2014. These same people have been saying "we haven't started yet" for four years now. So why do you think these same people can make any radical changes?
Essentially, these "someones" simply overestimated their importance and their capabilities. That's why they annexed Crimea and then launched the Northern Military District. But when things obviously didn't go according to their plans, they stuck their heads in the sand and now don't know how to resolve it with acceptable results.

[nikniknik]

"which harmed the interests of the oligarchy"
Damage? Are you kidding? They simply exaggerated their income thanks to the SVO, and a bunch of new billionaires emerged over the past four years. And if anyone lost anything, they did so because of their overconfidence. For example: How long did the Ukrainians leave the Rotenbergs' ammonia pipeline alone? They finally got there, but as if it were an investment, the latter bought up the entire Black Sea coastline with its resort area, including the Crimean coast. Why isn't he investing in the Far East and the Far North? And how much richer has the Tsar's friend Sechin become? How many such friends does he have? Even in 2025, the top pharmacist with multi-billion dollar incomes WAS on the FORBES list, and yet people need loans to treat them and buy medicine. A simple example is that the cost of Longidaza is 128 rubles, but it sells for almost 5 tablets. There's not enough iodine in pharmacies, not to mention hospitals, but the pharmaceutical company is a billionaire. Of course, a lot of medications and various medical supplies are needed for SVO, from the notorious bandages, cotton wool, and tourniquets to narcotic medications.

[Explainer]

1. The problems of the military-industrial complex are not in money, but in capital. There are no personnel, no own machines, no components - pouring additional trillions into it will lead to nothing - it will pass;
2. Why are citizens being forcibly sent to work in the military-industrial complex? There are no means of production and there are no labor skills in demand in production.
3. An excellent proposal will lead to monstrous corruption - everyone will climb under the protection of the military-industrial complex, including oil producers, for example - bye-bye;
4. We already have an overabundance of planning bodies; to modernize or develop anything, we need an industry producing the means of production—an industry destroyed by the puppets of international finance capital. Why would they suddenly act against their own interests? And here's the way to go.
First, we need to do something about it: abolish VAT (except for raw materials companies) and corporate income tax for the manufacturing sector. Replace lost revenue with a differentiated sales tax—10% on domestic products and 50% on imported ones. Of course, we need to introduce a differentiated income tax—for a salary of 100 million rubles per year, the tax is 75%, and at the same time, reinstate the law on the return of foreign currency earnings.

[svan26]

1. They send money to China to purchase equipment, but lose it along the way.
2. We'll need to greatly expand the repressive agencies to create an atmosphere of fear. And assign two escorts to each citizen during forced labor. Otherwise, they'll be sent away.
3. The budget will collapse immediately.
4. The Five-Year Plan. We know how the planned economy ended. The problem isn't recruiting and distributing labor, but that there simply isn't any. Between 500 and a million have left. Many are fighting. Wages are increasing exponentially, but workers are hard to find.

[Zoer]

Cotton... Drone debris... A gesture of goodwill... An economic slowdown...

[Explainer]

Quote: Sky Strike fighter

Quote: vasyliy1

The Ministry of Economic Development has not ruled out a further slowdown in the Russian economy.

We already feel good about this - what is the way out of this situation?

There is only one way out. Don't hesitate and get down to business, instead of useless and even harmful prohibitions.

What exactly? Apply for a residence permit in Israel or Spain? Or maybe convert to Judaism like Kudrin?

[nobody75]

But anyone who remembers 2022 understands: the pressure of sanctions, the restructuring of logistics, and the structural shortage of personnel have not gone away. They have simply become chronic.

Excuse me, but do you remember 1998? That's when the small business model collapsed. It worked something like this:
1 Oil, gas, timber, and metals were sold for pennies on foreign markets
2 A small share of the currency proceeds was sold through banks and their "exchangers"
Vasya Pupkin used foreign currency to buy Royal alcohol in Canada.
4 He sold it in his stall around the clock.

In 1998, this scheme created such a crisis that, as Satarov put it, "power was literally lying on the ground. Anyone could pick it up."
Do you think the Kremlin has forgotten about this? How do they treat "small businesses"? Accordingly, they began strangling them at the first opportunity, without any "sanctions" or "SVO." As for the VAT increase, they killed two birds with one stone. They strangled SMEs and introduced "Trump tariffs" without much fanfare. For large businesses, the benefits of eliminating competition from SMEs outweigh the costs of the VAT increase.
Sincerely

[nobody75]

Regarding the "labor shortage"... What signals did our "stall-and-brick" economy send to the labor market? "If you want money, go into business." And what kind of personnel did businesses need to "buy and sell"? They didn't even need retail workers—they only needed salespeople. And this "market signal" lasted from 1990 to 2008! I think that with such a labor market, a sudden shift in the economic model would guarantee a labor shortage, even without mobilizations or forced labor.
Sincerely

[Dedok]

Do you think the Kremlin has forgotten about this? How do they feel about "small businesses"?

In Moscow there is a whole joint-stock company called "SME Corporation"...
This is the untouchable "Cow" of our Government...
and you are the spirit "Royal"...

[Skorin]

Wow! Raising taxes in a stagnant economy is a damn good decision.

[Soldatov V.]

It's sad that people like you are in power, people who can't even build a simple dugout, dig a garden, and plant potatoes, onions, and carrots to survive. Not to mention keeping chickens. There's so much work in the country, there's no time to sleep. We need planes and ships, thermal power plants, and nuclear power plants. And we need to work on space exploration. And yet they're still waging a paper war in their offices against the monetary and credit monster. Like in China, we should send these leaders, detached from life, from real production, to villages, factories, and mines, to work as rank-and-file workers, so they can experience life and what real production is.

[Million]

Well, if you can’t boost the economy, resign.

[Per se.]

Quote: Million

Well, if you can't boost the economy

Russia has been raised from its knees, as they say, but the economy is struggling. These are interesting, seemingly unrelated concepts...

[Million]

In words, everything is wonderful for them. And then they run away abroad.

[Per se.]

Russia is being milked and squeezed, assets are flowing abroad. Our Central Bank stubbornly denies that it's under the IMF's control, strangling its economy with draconian interest rates. Perhaps that's the plan?

[Million]

Sometimes I also get the thought that everything was planned this way.

[nikniknik]

It's not just the Central Bank and the banking system. "The fish rots from the head" here. The Tsar needs money. But how can he do it quickly and effectively? Bans, fines, huge interest rates, and so on. By driving the people into debt bondage for decades, the government ensures a steady replenishment of the budget. This is the second, and currently the first, "oil needle," since selling the latter is becoming difficult with each passing year, even with each passing month.

[Dedok]

It is important to understand that no matter what decisions are made now, their impact on the economy will be delayed.

can he use "coffee grounds" too?

[gridasov]

This isn't called a slowdown. EVERYTHING needs to be called something appropriate. A country's economy is a living organism—therefore, transformation, diversification, redistribution of flows and priorities, etc.

[oleg_627]

For 35 years, they've been destroying everything and building nothing. The richest country in the world in terms of gas, and half the country is without gas—absurd. Gas and electricity prices will soon outpace everyone else. They can't all make money. Factories need to be built, not hoarded, especially abroad.

[nikniknik]

"Gasoline and electricity prices will soon overtake everyone else."
One of the reasons is the desire of our leader and his entourage to fleece the Russian people. Prices for everything are rising in Russia, but Abkhazia gets it completely free of charge, please, support their public sector employees, pay all sorts of salaries, pensions, and benefits from our treasury, please, and fuel and lubricants for next to nothing, including (South Ossetia, Transnistria) please, please (I won't even mention our other neighbors, at least they pay something for all this). In 2025, the fuel and lubricants and gasoline deficit was covered by supplies from Belarus. And what, is this republic an oil republic? We have our own agriculture, strangling farmers with unaffordable loans for fuel and fertilizers, and we buy potatoes from Belarus, carrots, beets, and cabbage from China. And it's the same everywhere. A clear example is our auto industry. You don't even have to be an economist or anything else to see it.

[Carlos Hall]

Clearly, there's a need to diversify production, raise taxes on the wealthiest, and take action against hostile actions by friendly or supposedly friendly countries, such as India, which appears to have stopped buying oil from Russia. Perhaps it's time to turn our attention to Pakistan.

[Bayun]

As long as money-lending banks and speculative traders rule in Rus', there is no point in talking about any kind of "economy".

The country's #1 people are the PEOPLE, whose existence requires a "national economy." The producer is #2. #3 is the State, which balances consumption, production, and taxes. Why do we need speculators and traders when the entire cost-price chain is TRANSPARENT (!)? That's a question for... the State. The same question applies to the Parasite-Banker with his 15-20% for NO REASON. The electronic RCC doesn't need a banker.

It's intuitively clear that the Speculator, the Usurer, and the State are one team, while the Consumer and Producer are another. Common sense dictates that the State should be FOR the Producer and the Consumer. How does this cunning alliance between Rulers and Merchants end? With the collapse of the country...

[Moneron]

To mobilize the country's economy, we need a crisis manager. We don't have one. Big problems await us.

[Il'nur]

It is important to understand that no matter what decisions are made now, their impact on the economy will be delayed.

We've been seeing this for 26 years now: no matter what decisions are made, this lag is getting worse and worse... The fat gas and oil revenues are gone, and there's no lag at all...