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  "title": "Russia Feeling The Pinch of Cheaper Oil, Sanctions",
  "publication": "IMF Blog, August 10, 2015",
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      "content": "- iMFdirect\n- August 10, 2015"
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      "heading": "Key findings from the IMF’s annual assessment",
      "content": "- Cheap oil and sanctions together have helped drag the country into a recession.\n- The assessment addresses:\n  - the extent to which Russia depends on oil revenues;\n  - what happens to such an economy when crude prices fall by half;\n  - the tangible effects of sanctions when a country falls out of favor with its trading partners."
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      "heading": "Economic channels highlighted",
      "content": "- Oil dependence: the assessment focuses on Russia’s dependence on oil revenues and the consequences for the economy when crude prices fall by half.\n- Sanctions impact: the assessment examines the tangible effects of sanctions on trade and economic activity when a country falls out of favor with its trading partners."
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      "heading": "Media format",
      "content": "- Podcast featuring the IMF Mission Chief for Russia deconstructing major factors of Russia’s slowing economy.\n- Listen to it on SoundCloud.\n\nSource: IMF blog post, \"Russia Feeling The Pinch of Cheaper Oil, Sanctions\", iMFdirect, August 10, 2015.\n\n---\n\n\n References\n\n- Podcast\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/2015/08/10/russia-feeling-the-pinch-of-cheaper-oil-sanctions"
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    "Cheap oil and sanctions together have helped drag the country into a recession.",
    "The assessment addresses:",
    "Oil dependence: the assessment focuses on Russia’s dependence on oil revenues and the consequences for the economy when crude prices fall by half.",
    "Sanctions impact: the assessment examines the tangible effects of sanctions on trade and economic activity when a country falls out of favor with its trading partners.",
    "Podcast featuring the IMF Mission Chief for Russia deconstructing major factors of Russia’s slowing economy.",
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