Chris Weafer, founding partner at Macro-Advisory, voted Russia’s best investment Strategist in 2013. At the time of this 2019 presentation to a group of CCI delegates, he had been coming to Russia for nearly 22 years advising foreign firms about moving to Russia and investing in Russia.
He explains the importance of multiple, fundamental change in Russia since 2000. He also explains Putin’s popularity and the change in peoples’ expectations. More and more Russians want to live as “others” are living elsewhere.
His prediction about Putin’s future has proven to be inaccurate when Putin ran for and won another term as president. What keeps him in power is strong public support. Does he see himself as a Tsar? Listen and see if you agree?
Lots of people are fighting for position for when Putin is out of office.
He says there is absolutely no proof that Putin is personally wealthy. He lives like a Tsar with all the assets of the State.
In Russia everything is long! Things take a lot of time to get things done.
Putin, Russian Economy, Business, & Sanctions