The number of economically active citizens in Russia is shrinking. Government hired experts (authors

Will the Putin administration find an effective solution to these problems: мodernisation begun during Medvedev’s rule; attracting foreign investors, put a stop to capital outflow; reform the pension system; keep qualified labour power in the country?
On May 7th, 2012 Dmitry Medvedev passed along the torch (as the Russian president) to Vladimir Putin. How did the economy fare during Dmitry Medvedev’s four year presidential term? What tasks stand before Vladimir Putin, the three-time winner of presidential elections?
The auto industry is one of the priority sectors in the Russian economy. The government heavily finances the industry in all ways possible (starting with utilisation programmes and ending with giving foreign producers certain allowances) and this has helped the market hit the ground running after the crisis.
Despite all the economic crises and political changes, foreign businesses are not losing interest in working in Russia. The Association for European Business (AEB) whose work is geared towards (but not limited to) attracting foreign investors can freely take most of the credit for this. Dr. Frank Schauff, the Association’s CEO, tells us more about the AEB, its day to day activities and challenges faced.
The number of economically active citizens in Russia is shrinking. Government hired experts (authors of the Strategy for the country’s economic development up until 2020) feel that is important to entice blue-collar immigrant workers by more actively creating a framework for assimilation into Russian society.