Russian economy: The flight of the Russian phoenix

In August 1998 the Russian economy looked like a busted flush. Yet less than a decade later it’s the ace in the hole for investors looking for a hedge against a US-inspired global recession. Guy Norton looks at the reasons for its recovery.

UralSib looks to the regions for growth

Pharos sheds light on Russia’s recovery

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AS COMEBACKS GO it surely ranks alongside that of Lazarus. In the wake of August 17 1998, when Russia effectively defaulted on tens of billions of public and private sector debt, the country’s economy certainly looked dead and buried as far as both strategic and portfolio investors were concerned.

Yet less than a decade later, Russia is widely seen as a must-go-to destination for a wide range of investors, both big and small.

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