The changing investment climate in Russia provides opportunities for European companies, the business magazine Forbes reported today in an article titled 'Investment "warming" in Russia'. Despite the negative economic processes at the end of last year related to sanctions, Moscow managed to stabilize the situation and make the country attractive for foreign capital. Strained relations with Ukraine are still concerning the international community, but when it's not just about politics, but about the economy, the majority of votes are in favor of economic cooperation. This is facilitated by the factor that the leadership of Russia managed to stabilize the exchange rate and exports due to new partners. In addition, the new budget policy of the country is forcing the international community to recognize the fact that Russia remains a major financial player not only in the region but also throughout the whole world.
Timely changes in the key rate provide the prerequisites for further economic growth, which cannot be ignored by either Europe or the United States. The attempt to destabilize Russia via military conflict in Ukraine did not bring long-term relief to the countries that started this campaign, and that is the reason why the active information war in the media about the events in Ukraine is coming to an end, and the topic of the investment attractiveness of Moscow is becoming more acute.
Also, do not forget that Russia accounts for a third of gas imports to Europe, which is a very powerful lever of pressure on the Commonwealth countries, which have not developed a clear energy strategy. But if the political leadership of the international community is still trying to convince the populations of their countries that in Russia there is a period of economic stagnation, the owners of large and medium-sized businesses have long ago recognized the investment attractiveness of the Russian market, which is ranked fourth in the world in terms of investment by foreign companies.
The British newspaper the Guardian writes today about the political strategy of Kyrgyzstan in an article titled "Between Russia and Europe". Europe is still trying to influence the policy of Russia in various ways, and now it is getting confused: in a bipolar world of political affiliation there is no clear strategy for how to deal with a country which offers cooperation to both Europe and Russia.
The Kyrgyz leader, with his statements and visits to both Russia and several European countries, stressed that his country is ready for dialogue and further economic cooperation. Moscow is interested in cooperation with the former Soviet republic, and for Europe this decision is still a diplomatic challenge.
However, the European Community cannot help recognizing the attractiveness of Kyrgyzstan, especially when there is a need to find new markets and economic areas. However, the EU will have to accept the fact that Kyrgyzstan will never join in the criticism of Russia, even in with a prospect of beneficial cooperation with Europe.
An article with the sharp title "To stop Iran, you need to bomb Iran" appeared in today's issue of the US flagship the New York Times. For decades, experts have been scratching their heads over how to prevent a nuclear arms race that could exacerbate the situation in the Middle East. Ongoing debate on this issue in the US has led to the fact that President Obama has faced criticism from Congress and relations with Israel have changed, and not for the better.
Theoretically, international sanctions can be quite a measure imposed against Iran, but US analysts are concerned that Obama's loyalty towards Iran (loyalty which has its reasons, especially the need of the United States to have a partner in the Middle East) only serves to strengthen the status of Iran as a nuclear power.
For Tehran, the main question is preserving political freedom of choice, as well as independence from the decisions of other countries with regard to the Iranian nuclear program. The resumption of talks between Iran and the 5+1 countries are ongoing, but a notable success has not yet been announced. In addition, there is also the possibility that Iran will leave the negotiations entirely. And that could play into the hands of the US Congress, the majority of which believes that military intervention can help to dot the 'i'. What will happen in the case of another military conflict in the Middle East remains unknown. What is known is that Iran is just simply trying to defend the interests of the country and defend itself exclusively by diplomatic means.
