cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/42066705
Russia’s wartime investment boom is faltering, with the supply of key investment goods shrinking despite heavy government spending, according to research by the Kremlin-linked Center for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-Term Forecasting (CMASF).
The think tank measured investment activity based on the availability of machinery, equipment and basic construction materials. It found that in the first seven months of 2024, supply was down 5.7% compared with the same period last year and 8.4% below a local peak in the third quarter of 2023. Supply levels are only about 6% higher than the average in 2019.
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CMASF noted that supply contracted again in July, with a new downward cycle beginning in the second half of the year.
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Despite headline figures showing a 36.5% increase in investment between 2020 and 2024, GDP grew only 10.1% over the same period — the widest gap in 15 years, CMASF said.
Analysts attributed the poor returns to the low quality of investments, their heavy concentration in Moscow and surrounding regions and their “forced” character — whether in IT, construction or logistics as companies sought to adapt to sanctions.
Military procurement is also counted as investment but cannot be separated from official statistics, economists note.
They cant afford those anymore
Yeah, and ordinary Russians may not be able to afford them for longer as the U.S. is reportedly buying eggs from Russia for the first time in decades and despite sanctions …
I was talking about russia lol
But that is…i dont mean to be suprised but its still weird to my ears…“usa buying from russia”