Category: Stories
-
Refection: Russia’s Plan for Innovation
in StoriesThe importance of successfully integrating business and education is increasingly important to economic growth in Russia, as evidenced by the recent meeting between Putin and the Presidential Council for Science and Education. Putin addressed the Council, citing the need to increase the pace of innovation in Russia which, despite having three universities included on the…
-
Reflection: Moscow’s construction boom and remittances
in StoriesContradiction surrounds many things in Russia. This is true for the Russian economy, which continues to be mired in recession due in large part to the continued fall of global oil prices. Despite these conditions, Mark Adomanis writes in Forbes that the Russian capital is in the midst of a housing construction boom, breaking previous…