Wednesday, 14 January 2015

How Russian Business Can Survive Ruble's Fall

Recent drastic changes in ruble exchange rates have had a major impact on short-term survival and long-term strategies in the world of Russian business. There are different marketing strategies of "survival," for example, someone may temporarily waive margin and marketing expenses to preserve or increase market share. But in the last few weeks, the exchange rates reached the level that even the rejection of profit does not compensate for a premium for imported goods and components.
Localization, local content and local assembly are important to improve the situation, especially considering the limited diversification of the Russian economy, the continuous growth of imports of manufactured and innovative industrial goods, and limited domestic development. Local assembly and production, however, only partly protect against currency fluctuations. 

 

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