
Investors called Russia the worst of the eight largest economies in the world during a global survey conducted by Bloomberg Markets. The survey was published on Monday on the website of the Bloomberg news agency.
So, 73% of respondents assess the situation in the Russian economy as a worsening, 17% - as stable, and 3% believe that things are going uphill, and the rest did not determine. The best in this survey of the United States (64% believe that the situation is improving), and even the country closest to us, China, is far ahead of us in the eyes of entrepreneurs and world managers: 47%, they believe that the situation there is worsening, 41% - that it is stable, and 9% - that it is improving.
The worst opportunities for investment among economies such as Brazil, Great Britain, EU, India, China, Russia, the USA and Japan, our country will give next year, 56% of respondents believe. Only 9% believe that Russia is the best option for investment.
75% pessimistic look at the influence of Russian leader Vladimir Putin on the economy, 15% - optimistic, 10% are not sure of choosing. Most of all, investors are satisfied with the Chancellor of Germany with an angel Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron, and Barack Obama scored only 37% of optimistic assessments with 49% negative.
Bloomberg also asked the respondents what they think about Russian assets in the light of conflict in Ukraine. 45% recommend selling, 31% - hold, 14% - buy, 10% have not decided.