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Russian Financial Crisis

The Russian financial crisis from 2014-2017 was caused by a decline in confidence in the Russian economy from falling oil prices and international sanctions against Russia related to its annexation of Crimea and intervention in Ukraine. This led to investors selling off Russian assets, a decline in the value of the ruble, and fears of a financial crisis. The crisis impacted the Russian economy, consumers, companies, and regional markets. It also caused large declines in the Russian stock market and strengthened state ownership of the economy.

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Russian Financial Crisis

The Russian financial crisis from 2014-2017 was caused by a decline in confidence in the Russian economy from falling oil prices and international sanctions against Russia related to its annexation of Crimea and intervention in Ukraine. This led to investors selling off Russian assets, a decline in the value of the ruble, and fears of a financial crisis. The crisis impacted the Russian economy, consumers, companies, and regional markets. It also caused large declines in the Russian stock market and strengthened state ownership of the economy.

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Russian financial crisis (2014–2017)

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The financial crisis in Russia in 2014–2017 was the result of the collapse of the Russian
ruble beginning in the second half of 2014.[1][2][3][4][5][6] A decline in confidence in the Russian
economy caused investors to sell off their Russian assets, which led to a decline in the value of
the Russian ruble and sparked fears of a Russian financial crisis. The lack of confidence in the
Russian economy stemmed from at least two major sources. The first is the fall in the price of
oil in 2014. Crude oil, a major export of Russia, declined in price by nearly 50% between its
yearly high in June 2014 and 16 December 2014. The second is the result of international
economic sanctions imposed on Russia following Russia's annexation of Crimea and
the Russian military intervention in Ukraine.[1][7]
The crisis has affected the Russian economy, both consumers and companies, and regional
financial markets, as well as Putin's ambitions regarding the Eurasian Economic Union. The
Russian stock market in particular has experienced large declines, with a 30% drop in the RTS
Index from the beginning of December through 16 December 2014.
During the financial crisis, the economy turned to prevalent state ownership, with 60% of
productive assets in the hands of the government.

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