Gref: Russia - Daurenter country

Russia lost competition, being in the camp of the country-shifters. According to RBC, this was stated by the head of Sberbank German Gref, speaking at the RANEPA at the Gaidar Forum. “We lost competition and ended up in the camp of countries that lose, the countries -downshifer. The countries and people who managed to adapt and invest in this in time are winners. Those who did not have time will lose very much,” he said.

Speaking about the crisis in the oil market, which, according to him, was caused by "radical changes in consumption", Gref noted that "the era of hydrocarbons remained in the past." “As the Stone Age ended not because the stones ended, the oil age has already ended,” said the head of Sberbank.

According to Gref, the question of how much oil will cost is not so important. “We will be very behind if we do not change the concept of our social approach,” he warned.

At the same time, according to Gref, Russia is threatened by a “tremendous income gap” compared to the “winning countries”. In order to adapt to new conditions, the head of Sberbank believes, Russia must “change all state systems, primarily education - from kindergartens to universities.” According to Gref, in the world of new technologies, “big problems” will arise in “people in the middle” - those who can not engage in highly qualified or low -skilled labor.

“The future has come before we expected it. We are already in this future today. Welcome to the Future!” Sberbank said.

In April 2015, Gref stated that an absolutely ineffective management system has developed in Russia, and only in case of reforming it can go to other reforms. Gref then also announced the weakness of the Russian economy. “We have now taken a very responsible course to defend our“ I ”in this world, and in order to defend our“ I ”, we must be very strong. So far, unfortunately, I can’t say that our economy is strong,” said the head of Sberbank.