Petersburg International Economic Forum and Parliamentary Elections

Putin: Petersburg International Economic Forum will be any mention of meaningful initiatives to pull Russia out of recession, curtail corruption or strengthen property rights, according to four people familiar with the matter, according to Bloomberg. With parliamentary elections due in the next 18 months and his own possible re-election a little more than a year later, Putin is hunkering down and playing for time, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing internal issues. Absent from the president annual address to investors at the St. He rejecting major economic proposals and waiting for the central bank to replenish its reserves so he has a cushion to support his growing geopolitical ambitions, including in Ukraine, where a pro-Russian rebellion continues to smolder, they said. Putin likes to move armies and borders, but he not interested in the economy. We’re in for a long stretch of lethargy and apathy in domestic policy, said Andrey Kolesnikov, a senior associate at the Carnegie Moscow Center. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.