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SUMMARY:"Do Western Sanctions Bite? The Competitiveness of Russia in the c
 urrent economic context" - Victoria Pyatanova\, Plekhanov Russian Universi
 ty of Economics
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DESCRIPTION:"Do Western Sanctions Bite? Competitiveness of Russia in the c
 urrent economic context"\n\n*Monday 22 June 2015\, 5.30pm*\n\n*Combination
  Room\, Hughes Hall\, University of Cambridge*\n\nCU International Studies
  Society\, with the kind support of CRCP (BWI)\,   presents Victoria Pyata
 nova of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics\, who will be speaki
 ng on the economic situation in Russia within the framework of the ongoing
  geopolitical crisis that arose in 2014\, following the annexation of the 
 Crimea and the conflict in Ukraine.  \n\nProf. Pyatanova will analyse the 
 current state of the Russian economy\, the main aspects of its competitive
 ness in the global economic context\, the impact of economic sanctions and
  other external factors and will focus on areas of strategic importance. \
 n   \n•	What is the Russian economy really based on in the year 2015\, a
 nd what are its prospects?\n\n•	What is the current economic situation a
 nd economic policy? How does the geopolitical situation affect it?\n\n•	
 Is the Crimea financially viable? Would it be a longer-term burden for Rus
 sia\, or it constitutes a severe economic loss for Ukraine?\n\n•	How Wes
 tern sanctions and other external factors have influenced the economic sit
 uation?\n\n•	What are the main areas of strategic importance in the long
  run?  \n\n_Associate Professor Victoria Pyatanova\, MBA (Cantab)\, is Dep
 uty Head of  the Chair of Financial Management Chair\, and the Head of the
  International Division at the Faculty of Finance of Plekhanov Russian Uni
 versity of Economics\, Moscow.  She has worked in top management positions
  in large international and Russian organisations in the Finance\, Banking
 \, Manufacturing sectors.  Prof. Pyatanova is the winner of the Russian na
 tional contest “Manager of the Year-2009”_\n\n\n*The seminar will be f
 ollowed by refreshments*\n\n*This talk is open to all members of the Unive
 rsity\, upon prior registration:*\n\n_RSVP to The Convenor\,_\n\n_Centre f
 or Research in Contemporary Problems (BWI)_\n\nEmail: convenor.crcp {@} ou
 tlook.com\n\n\n\n\n.\n
LOCATION:Combination Room\, Hughes Hall\, University of Cambridge
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