Country Analysis Report - Russia - In-depth PESTLE Insights

Introduction

The country analysis report on Russia provides a wide array of analytical inputs to analyze the country’s performance, and the objective is to help the reader to make business decisions and prepare for the future. The report on Russia analyzes the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure of Russia. The report provides a holistic view of Russia from historical, current and future perspective. Insightful analysis on critical current and future issues is presented through detailed SCPT (strengths, challenges, prospects and threats /risks) analysis for each of the PESTLE segments. In addition, the PESTLE segments are supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis. The PESTLE country analysis report series provides an in-depth analysis of 50 major countries.

Features and Benefits

• Understanding gained from the country analysis report on Russia can be used to plan business investments or market entry apart from a holistic view of the country.
• Political section on Russia provides inputs about the political system, key figures in the country, and governance indicators.
• Economic section on Russia outlines the economic story of the country to provide a balanced assessment on core macro-economic issues.
• Social section on Russia enables understanding of customer demographics through the income distribution, rural-urban segmentation and centres of affluence, healthcare and educational scenario in the country.
• Technological section on Russia provides strategic inputs on information communications and technology, technological laws and policies, technological gaps, patents data and relevant laws.
• Legal section on Russia provides information about the legal structure, corporate laws, business set-up procedures and the tax regime.
• Environmental section provides information on environmental policies in Russia and the performance in terms of important environmental indicators.

Highlights

PESTLE analysis of Russia identifies issues that affect the country’s performance through the prism of current strengths (strengths), current challenges (weaknesses), future prospects (opportunities) and future risks (threats).
The political landscape discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Russia in different periods. The economic, social, foreign and defence policies are considered in the political landscape section. It also discusses the performance of the country as per World Bank Governance Indicators.
The economic landscape describes the evolution of the economy of Russia in different periods. It also examines the country’s performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector and employment. The economic landscape also explains the financial system in the country, especially with regard to financial authorities/regulators.
The social landscape covers the demographics, education and healthcare scenario in Russia. The social welfare policies of the government along with the country’s performance in terms of healthcare, income distribution and education are also provided.
The technological landscape discusses the structure and policies in terms of Intellectual property, research & development, technology agreements/pacts; and policies related to the promotion of technology in Russia.
The legal landscape examines the structure of the judicial system, legislation affecting businesses, tax regulations, labor laws, trade regulations and corporate governance in Russia.
The environmental landscape in Russia discusses the environmental regulations and policies of the country. The performance of the country in terms of in terms of environmental indicators and impact of environmental policies is also examined.

"During 1992–96 – the first five years after Soviet rule – Russia’s GDP suffered due to the sudden transition in economic policies. GDP fell at a rate of 14.2% in 1992, and this negative trend continued up until 1998. Another factor contributing to this downward trend was the economic crisis of 1997–98. However, once the crisis had been resolved GDP began to expand, with a 5.7% growth rate recorded in 1999, a trend which continued until 2006. The major factors behind this rise were rapidly expanding oil and gas sales, government tax reforms, and improved investor confidence. During 1999–2007, the country had one of the highest growth rates, reaching around 8% in 2007. However, the global economic slowdown had an adverse affect on the nation, and since then the Russian economy has been on a downward trend. In 2008, the economy recorded a much lower growth rate of 5.2%, while in 2009 the economy contracted by 7.9%, before recovering in 2010, registering growth of 3.9%."

Your key questions answered

• What is the outlook in terms of political stability, policies towards businesses, external front and popularity of government in Russia?
• What is the economic performance of Russia in terms of GDP growth, fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, and employment among other economic indicators?
• What is the performance of Russia in terms of healthcare, income distribution and education?
• What is the performance of Russia in technology intensive sectors like telecommunications and information technology, patents and R&D expenditure trends?
• What is the legal structure in Russia and are the laws conducive for investment?
• What is the performance of Russia in terms of environmental indicators and impact of environmental policies?
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Overview 1
Catalyst 1
Summary 1
Key Facts and Geographic Location 10
Key facts 10
Geographical location 11
PESTLE Analysis 12
Summary 12
Political analysis 13
Economic analysis 16
Social analysis 20
Technological analysis 23
Legal analysis 26
Environmental analysis 29
Political Landscape 32
Summary 32
Evolution 32
Structure and policies 35
Performance 40
Outlook 41
Economic Landscape 42
Summary 42
Evolution 42
Structure and policies 44
Performance 45
Outlook 56
Social Landscape 57
Summary 57
Evolution 57
Structure and policies 57
Performance 60
Outlook 63
Technological Landscape 65
Summary 65
Evolution 65
Structure and policies 65
Performance 66
Outlook 70
Legal Landscape 72
Summary 72
Evolution 72
Structure and policies 72
Performance 76
Outlook 77
Environmental Landscape 78
Summary 78
Evolution 78
Structure and policies 78
Performance 81
Outlook 82
Appendix 84
Ask the analyst 84
Datamonitor consulting 84
Disclaimer 84


TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Map of Russia 11
Figure 2: Unemployment in Russia, 2004–14 18
Figure 3: Russia’s political events timeline 33
Figure 4: Russia – key political figures 35
Figure 5: Distribution of seats in the Duma by political party, 2007 37
Figure 6: Evolution of GDP growth in Russia, 1991–2010 44
Figure 7: GDP and GDP growth rate of Russia, 2004–14 46
Figure 8: GDP composition by sector, 2010 47
Figure 9: Agricultural output in Russia, 2005–10 48
Figure 10: Industrial output in Russia, 2005–10 49
Figure 11: Services output in Russia, 2005–10 50
Figure 12: Russia’s external trade position, 2006–10 52
Figure 13: Consumer price index and consumer price index-based inflation in Russia, 2004–14 54
Figure 14: Unemployment in Russia, 2004–14 56
Figure 15: Major religions in Russia 59
Figure 16: Healthcare expenditure in Russia, 2002–13 61
Figure 17: Education expenditure in Russia, 2002–13 63
Figure 18: Growth of fixed and mobile phones in Russia, 2002–13 67
Figure 19: Internet users in Russia, 2002–13 68
Figure 20: R&D expenditure in Russia, 2000–10 70
Figure 21: Carbon dioxide emissions in Russia, 2004–14 82

TABLE OF TABLES
Table 1: Russia – key fundamentals 5
Table 2: Russia – key facts 10
Table 3: Analysis of Russia’s political landscape 13
Table 4: Analysis of Russia’s economic landscape 16
Table 5: Analysis of Russia’s social landscape 20
Table 6: Analysis of Russia’s technology landscape 23
Table 7: Analysis of Russia’s legal landscape 26
Table 8: Analysis of Russia’s environmental landscape 29
Table 9: Mid-year population by age (millions), 2010 58
Table 10: Patents received by Russia from the USPTO, 2000–10 66
Table 11: International environmental treaties signed and ratified by Russia 81


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TABLES
Table 1: Russia – key fundamentals 5
Table 2: Russia – key facts 10
Table 3: Analysis of Russia’s political landscape 13
Table 4: Analysis of Russia’s economic landscape 16
Table 5: Analysis of Russia’s social landscape 19
Table 6: Analysis of Russia’s technology landscape 22
Table 7: Analysis of Russia’s legal landscape 25
Table 8: Analysis of Russia’s environmental landscape 28
Table 9: Mid-year population by age (m) in 2006 63
Table 10: Patents received by Russia – 2000–07 71
Table 11: International environmental treaties signed and ratified by Russia 85

TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Map of Russia 11
Figure 2: Russia’s political events timeline 32
Figure 3: Russia – Key political figures 34
Figure 4: Distribution of seats by political parties in the Duma, 2007 37
Figure 5: Evolution of GDP growth in Russia, 1990–2008 44
Figure 6: Market capitalization of the Moscow stock exchange, 2001–08 46
Figure 7: GDP and GDP growth rate of Russia, 2002–12 48
Figure 8: Sector specific GDP in Russia, 2008 49
Figure 9: Agricultural output in Russia, 2001–08 50
Figure 10: Industrial output in Russia, 2001–08 51
Figure 11: Services output in Russia, 2001–08 52
Figure 12: Current account balance in Russia, 2001–08 54
Figure 13: Russia’s external trade position, 2004–08 55
Figure 14: FDI inflow in Russia, 2002–08 57
Figure 15: Dollar-ruble exchange rate, 2004–08 58
Figure 16: Consumer price index (CPI) and CPI-based inflation in Russia, 2002–08 59
Figure 17: Major religions in Russia 64
Figure 18: Healthcare expenditure in Russia, 2002–08 66
Figure 19: Education expenditure in Russia, 2002–08 68
Figure 20: Growth of fixed and mobile phones in Russia, 2002–12 72
Figure 21: Internet users in Russia, 2002–12 73
Figure 22: R&D personnel in Russia, 2002–07 75
Figure 23: Carbon dioxide emissions in Russia, 2002–08 86

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