Prospects 2023

CIS

Nissan's car plant in St. Petersburg, still bearing the company's name but taken over by the Russian state (Anatoly Maltsev/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
  • Nov 9, 2022
  • 7 min read

Russian economy

Russia has survived 2022 with a smaller slump than expected, but sanctions impacts will really kick in next year

President Vladimir Putin (R) meeting Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu, October 28 (Mikhail Metzel/AP/Shutterstock)
  • Nov 18, 2022
  • 7 min read

Russian politics

Putin's next decisions in the war, and their success or failure, will colour his bid for re-election.