Page 2 - RusRPTOct20

Table of contents
1.0 Executive summary
2.0 Politics
2.1 Russia’s regional elections won by Kremlin proxy United Russia
2.2 Navalny poisoned with Novichok
2.3 Questions raised over veracity of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine test data
2.4 Russian state to field three new political parties in the 2011 Duma elections
2.5 Russian state-controlled shipping major Sovkomflot plans to IPO in October
2.6 Ruble one of worst performing currencies on heightened political risk and new sanctions fears 2.7 Novichok fund in a water bottle in Navalny’s hotel room
2.8 What sort of new sanctions does Russia face due to the Navalny poisoning?
2.9 Kremlin hikes taxes for the first time in 20 years
2.10 “Putin’s chef” seizes opposition activist Alexei Navalny’s apartment in attempt to “ruin” him 2.11 Putin’s new economic deal: more socially orientated economic policy
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2.1 Watcom
2.12 Russian business and consumer confidence
2.13 Putin & government’s popularity
2.14 Politics - misc
2.11 Polls & Sociology
3.0 Macro Economy
3.1 Macroeconomic overview 3.2 Macro outlook
4.0 Real Economy
4.1 Industrial production 4.2 Inflation
4.2.1 CPI dynamics
4.3 Industrial sectors and trade
4.3.1 Producers PMI
4.3.2 Corporate profits dynamics 4.4 Fixed investment
4.5 Labour and income
4.5.1 Labour market, unemployment dynamics 4.5.2 Income dynamics
4.5.3 Retail sector dynamics
5.0 External Sector & Trade
5.1 External sector overview
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