Russia Bank Chief Says Definitely No Recession in 2024

I had some jokes about a female bank chief, such as: “I’d like to hike her interest rates.” I won’t be making those jokes, however.

Here’s an interesting little factoid: these lunatic sanctions that have forced Russia out of the global economy have created a situation where Putin can say as a matter of fact whether there will or will not be a recession next year.

Countries doing globalism are all interdependent, and therefore there are an unlimited number of potential points of failure.

RT:

The Russian economy is not expected to go into a recession next year, the head of the central bank, Elvira Nabiullina, announced on Friday.

The country’s GDP is forecast to grow by around 2.7% this year, driven by strong domestic demand. For 2024, the central bank is projecting growth of 0.5% to 1.5%. This estimate, however, will be reviewed in February, Nabiullina said, adding that it is important to make “timely decisions” to cool excess demand and reduce inflation.

The announcement came shortly after the Bank of Russia raised the key rate by 100 basis points to 16% per annum, due to remaining inflationary pressures. It’s the fifth hike in a row since last summer, when rates were at 7.5%.

According to the regulator’s statement, persistent inflationary pressures have increased in recent months due to domestic demand more potently exceeding the economy’s capacity to expand the production of goods and services than the Bank of Russia’s previous estimates.

Things are good in Russia.

Everyone is saying: “We should have invaded the Ukraine earlier.”