Main Trends and Conclusions of Russia's Socioeconomic Development in April 2018

None of the important indicators of the Russian economy has become of late ominously turbulent, and foreign investors have even increased their investments in Russian assets. However, there is little doubt that these investments are in the main speculative, and that turbulence can easily come back with a vengeance. Even the unexpected decision of United States Department of the Treasury to soften some of the anti-Russian sanctions should be logically interpreted not as an indicator that the situation has begun to improve, but rather as a sign of further growth in uncertainty