The Russian government resigns, no immediate change expected

RUSSIA ECONOMICS - Report 15 Jan 2020 by Evgeny Gavrilenkov and Alexander Kudrin

​The Russian government resigned in the aftermath of Vladimir Putin’s annual address to the Federation Council, in which the Russian president suggested some amendments to the country’s constitution. It is too early to guess how the government's economic policy may change, but most likely some key ministers, such as Finance Minister Anton Siluanov (who is also First Deputy PM), are likely to retain their posts. In any case, any change in the government's economic policy (if it happens at all) is expected to be rather gradual and likely to appear on the level of the budget for 2021-22.

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