| Is the inference from the IMF report 18:22 - Apr 11 with 639 views | factual_blue |
That we'd have been better off by invading the Ukraine than undertaking brexit?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65240749
(UK economy to be worst-performing in the G20, worse even than sanction-hit Russia) |  |
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| Is the inference from the IMF report on 18:23 - Apr 11 with 631 views | BlueBadger |
Both were policies approved of and paid for by Putain.... [Post edited 11 Apr 2023 18:23]
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| Is the inference from the IMF report on 19:07 - Apr 11 with 541 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
Though the line about Russia is poor journalism- that’s a tiny improvement from a contraction of 10pc. Same as the rubbish trotted out by the Tories about the UK having the best post pandemic growth (we were starting from a lower base).
Grim news though, remarkable that ignoring the experts and leaving your largest trading partner is damaging to the economy…but that’s enough about Scottish Independence. |  | | |
| Is the inference from the IMF report on 19:16 - Apr 11 with 500 views | Guthrum |
| Is the inference from the IMF report on 19:07 - Apr 11 by SuperKieranMcKenna |
Though the line about Russia is poor journalism- that’s a tiny improvement from a contraction of 10pc. Same as the rubbish trotted out by the Tories about the UK having the best post pandemic growth (we were starting from a lower base).
Grim news though, remarkable that ignoring the experts and leaving your largest trading partner is damaging to the economy…but that’s enough about Scottish Independence. |
Moreover, with Russia's numbers there are the questions of what extraordinary economic measures* did they have to take in order to prop up the economy, plus how accurate are the figures coming from Moscow, anyway?
Edit: Moreover, what about long-term damage? Russia has driven away lots of lucrative oil and gas customers in the West, who are all finding alternative sources or accelerating other (sometimes greener) types of energy. Those customers are not coming back. Instead they have to turn to China and India, who are going to want significant discounts to compensate for the diplomatic fallout.
* e.g. liquidating reserves, selling at a discount, normally US$ transactions in alternative currencies (or their own), recalibration of measures. [Post edited 11 Apr 2023 19:23]
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