06.10.2015

On 5 October 2015, the AEB invited its Members to a briefing by the World Bank based on their Russia’s economic report #34. The event was kindly hosted by the British Embassy at the residence of the British Ambassador in Moscow. 

This time, Birgit Hansl, World Bank’s Lead Economist and Country Sector Coordinator for the Russian Federation, briefed the participants on the following key issues:

∙ the recent economic developments and the economic outlook in the Russian Federation;

∙ the Fiscal Implications of an Aging Population and the Diminishing Economic Role of the Natural Resource Sector.

The event was chaired by Dr. Frank Schauff, AEB CEO, and Ian Proud, Economic Counsellor at the British Embassy in Moscow.

L–R: Ian Proud, Economic Counsellor at the British Embassy in Moscow; Frank Schauff, AEB CEO; Birgit Hansl, World Bank’s Lead Economist and Country Sector Coordinator for the Russian Federation.