Let's now talk about a 5 year period. Do you agree with my figures?
Why?
The discussion started with this year.
The fall is because of the sanctions and the weakening economy.
We could start talking about 20 years in the past or 1000 but that wouldn't be about the current situation.
The the picture now is that barney is falling from its dino like a stone.
So, when people compare today economic situation with that of 2008, they are making an error, right? The fall is because of the sanctions, but it was a trigger to currency speculation, not because of the weakening economy. As to you, sanctions were enacted two weeks ago, and they have already weakened the Russian economy?
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/russian-government-considers-saving-rosneft-through-state-fund/507145.html
Sanctions-hit oil company Rosneft will be able to apply for money from a state wealth fund, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said Tuesday, adding that the government had "on the whole" approved the company's investment program.
Rosneft's access to Western money has been restricted by the sanctions imposed in response to Moscow's role in the Ukrainian conflict. Rosneft has asked the government for $42 billion support from a fund earmarked for Russian pensions to help it weather the sanctions.