Decomposition of Russian GDP growth rates has been performed to assess conditions that would enable Russia to achieve economic growth rates surpassing the worldwide average. In 2017, the contribution of fundamental factors of production (labour, capital, total factor productivity) to Russian GDP...

2017 year-end positive results, particularly real GDP growth recovery, fixed investment growth, reflected largely the termination of the cyclical downswing phase for the Russian economy. However, structural and external factors in 2018 will not be able to shore up economic growth. To ensure a...