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Oil prices, China help Russia survive sanctions
State debt at only 12.6 per cent of gross domestic product is fairly impressive considering recent history
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Sun, Apr 1, 2018 · 09:50 PM
London
RUSSIA has managed to overcome sanctions because of higher oil and gas prices and China's trade and investment.
In the past year, the Bank of Russia also bolstered the economy by slashing interest rates from 10 per cent to 7.25 per cent.
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