{"podcast":{"title":"The Duran on Odysee","slug":"the-duran-on-odysee-5399169","podcast_index_feed_id":5399169,"rss_url":"https://odysee.com/$/rss/@theduran:e","website_url":"https://theduran.com","image_url":"https://thumbnails.lbry.com/UCdeMVChrumySxV9N1w0Au-w","author":"The Duran","episode_count":50,"summary":"#TheDuran DAILY NEWS: http://theduran.com *****LOCALS COMMUNITY***** https://theduran.locals.com 1 MONTH FREE TRIAL: https://theduran.locals.com/support/promo/DURANLOCALS *****THE DURAN SHOP***** http://drnshop.com 10% OFF COUPON. 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Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris of The Duran unpack the stunning paradox at the heart of the sanctions regime: the very measures designed to cripple the Russian economy are instead driving a domestic investment surge that is making Russians wealthier, with GDP per capita now approaching levels comparable to Britain. Could it be that a decade of Western pressure has quietly produced the most resilient version of the Russian economy in modern history? 00:00:00 Introduction: Is the Russian Economy on the Brink? 00:00:30 Q1 Contraction Revised: January and February Figures 00:00:55 March Rebound: Economy Grows 1.8% Year on Year 00:01:30 Overall Q1 Performance: 0.3% Contraction 00:02:11 Growth Forecast Revised Down to 0.4% for 2025 00:02:43 Oil Prices and the Budget: Stabilization Underway 00:03:17 Putin Meets Economics Minister Rashettnikov 00:04:02 Real Incomes Rising as Inflation Falls 00:04:44 Investment at 23% of GDP: A Long Term Growth Driver 00:06:16 Why Sanctions Are Driving Investment Growth 00:07:15 The Sanctions Paradox: Capital Stays in Russia 00:07:46 EU 21st Sanctions Package Targets Shadow Fleet 00:08:08 Britain and Russian Tankers: 238 Pass Unchallenged 00:09:04 Russian Economy Up 20% Since 2016 00:09:50 GDP Per Capita: Russia Now Rivals Britain ***THE DURAN SHOP*** https://theduranshop.com ***REVERSE GEAR SHOP*** Athleisure with Style https://reversegear.shop/ ***THE DURAN COMMUNITY ON LOCALS*** https://theduran.locals.com Join Now Get 1 Month Free Trial ***OUR OFFICIA…","meta_description":"The Duran: Episode 2520 Despite repeated Western claims that Russia is on the brink of economic collapse, the latest data tells a very different story as…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":759,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-duran-on-odysee-5399169/episodes/russian-economy-sanctions-backfire-return-to-growth-investment-surge/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-duran-on-odysee-5399169/russian-economy-sanctions-backfire-return-to-growth-investment-surge.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}