The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

[oldberkeley]

I agree, not to mention that in the future if Putin—or his successors—became even more old-school Kremlin, foreign mining, oil, natural gas, etc. companies would face a very real threat of nationalization.

And while tractors, ketchup and breakfast cereal will all be lucrative, as you well know the branded generic market in Russia has huge potential.