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infecto01/22/20252 repliesview on HN

Russia is run by the mob. The country has no real dominant industry beyond its natural resources. Are they really a good example?


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cpursley01/22/2025

Not according to the World Bank:

https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/d5f32ef28464d01f195827b...

Furthermore, they became #4 GDP PPP last year and and were reclassified as a high income country.

https://www.intellinews.com/russia-s-economy-is-booming-3289...

The poorer regions are actually benefiting from high contract salaries. How sustainable that is, guess we'll see.

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