Every scenario considered by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) included a wave of transmission caused by Omicron, which has more mutations than any other known strains of the virus. Their most optimistic projection suggested that if no additional anti-coronavirus measures are implemented, some 175,000 people are …
Read More »New START looks finished: Russia’s Lavrov pessimistic about future extension of nuclear arms treaty, calls US demands unacceptable
Speaking at a virtual press conference on Thursday, Lavrov complained that US President Donald Trump’s administration is too concerned about winning and losing, which extends not only to elections, but also to negotiations and deals with foreign countries. “Conversations are conducted in terms of the mentality of ‘who will win, …
Read More »The Russian market looked pessimistic
The Association of European businesses (AEB) has lowered its forecast of sales of new passenger and light commercial (LCV) cars in Russia to 2019 from 1.87 million to 1.76 million units. The previous forecast assumed growth rate compared to the previous year by 3.9%, now expected to decline by 2.2%, …
Read More »Economists pessimistic estimate the impact of national projects in Russia’s GDP
Economists at Alfa Bank Natalia Orlova and Natalia Lavrova doubt that the implementation of national projects in Russia will have a strong effect on GDP growth of the country. “Despite the fact that the plan of national projects assumes an annual gross expenditure at 4.2% of GDP in 2019-2021, net …
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