Why does IMF predict strong Russian growth despite sanctions? | Inside Story 

American have double standards. Why no sanctions on Israel ?

Well done Russia for freeing themselves from the clutches of western hegemony. Do teach - 🇿🇦

Sanctioning small nations like Cuba, Venezuela and DPRK might work in the short term but doing that to massive countries like Russia, China and Iran just means making them self-reliant.

The Norwegian analyst made me laugh about lack of heating and electricity in people's homes and dying Russians. Russia has a central heating system which means that all the apartments where the absolute majority of Russians live are heated whether you pay for it or not. If you don't pay you will just have a debt but the heating will be pumped to your dwelling never the less. If anything Russia is ideal place to spend your winter as it is much much warmer to be in the dwelling there than in UK for example.)

The Norwegian guy is coping hard

Western sanctions. Say western sanctions, not international sanctions lol 😂

The guy from Oslo: "Russia is spending out of pension savings" Source: Voices in his head

Putin is a strong leader, much love from South Africa 🇿🇦

look at how that guy from oslo is coping, he is almost crying he cannot beieve it that russia failed to receive the memo of its imminent collapse after ''crippling'' sanctions

Not importing luxury goods from the West is not going to hurt the Russian economy. It may well help it.

The guy is in the middle is the definition of a delusional Euro-apparatchik who lives in his own fantasy. Chris and Anatoly absolutely schooled him.

US destoyed Nordstream and now they temporarily banned LPG exports to Europe because of shortage. Europeans are now very happy with the highest energy costs.

Better heading is this "Why does Russia economy grows despite sanctions" Because sanctions backfired on EU countries

Yet, the Western media tells us completely different narratives.

I am not sure in which universe the guy from Oslo is living in😀.

The Oslo guy is the reason as to why sanctions have miserably failed. He is literally doubling down on stupidity expecting a different result

The speaker from Oslo is lying with confidence😊

Because the economies of China and Russia are highly complementary, China needs Russian energy and food, and Russia needs Chinese goods.

If the Oslo guy is a sanctions expert, then any fool can be a sanctions expert

Someone explain to them that when your opponent uses NATO weapons, NATO intelligence, NATO instructors train the enemy, NATO officers lead operations - this means that we are at war with NATO. Any other interpretation is pure idiocy.

the Man from Olslo make himself look stupid because he is very sentimental instead of showing professionalism.

Not Russia proving to the world that we do not need the west to prosper.

The guy from Oslo has no idea just a western bot

The man from Oslo was describing the EU and the West not Russia. 😁

Russia isn't isolated, Russia has more friends, nato cant defeat Russia

The “sanction expert “ guy from Norway makes me laugh. With such experts no wonder why sanctions don’t work. People outside big cities dying like flies from cold, whoa, where did you get that from?!

The Oslo guy is hilarious, keep pointing to decrease of imports while Russians manufacturing of war equipments keeps booming doesn't mean sanctions work, it means Russian dependency is decreasing. All he says is wishful thinking not fact based.

Instead of trying to force Russia to stop fighting maybe they should be asking why the war happened in the first place?

OK, we get it: Russia's grows is BAD; stagnation of the West is GOOD - thank you, "experts", you made (non)sense of it all.

The guy from Oslo mentions Iraq as an example of how sanctions can work; he said they probably had too much effect and needed to be toned down. 500.000 dead Iraqi babies - "it was a difficult decision but we think it was worth it" Madeleine Albright.

I knew that Oslo guy was full of it when he said Russia was spending out it's pension fund 😂😂😂😂

I'm Russian from the outback. For breakfast I have steamed sawdust. The temperature in the house is -10°C. Man from Oslo, please save me!

The guest from Norway was coping so hard😂

What sanction! US is buying 12% of its uranium needs from Russia in 2022. 😂

Sanctions are causing resurgence in local manufacturing and agricultural growth. Although they have limited Russia's ability to do international trade but it has bolstered its ability to be self supporting and resilient.

The Norwegian man is not at the level of the American from DC or the russian from Astana He came to say anything against Russia, even Western predictions about the Russian economy ..

Russiaonly have a national debt of 15.4% of GDP, while most western nations have debts exceeding 70% - 166.5% of GDP (with the exception of Luxembourg/Denmark/Norway at 28.2%, 30% and 36.6 % of GDP). The actual EU has an average debt of 83.1 % of GDP.

Someone needs to remind the guy from Oslo that it's 2024 not 1996

The German economy was doing quite well with supply of cheap Russian energy !. Why they cut themselves off from that to appease the Americans is mind boggling 🤔

The man in the middle should be ashamed of himself, such a big liar. and yet they call themselves experts, so funny.

Russia is doing not "just" well. It is doing very well. Sanctions and decoupling from the West have become a real blessing for all Russian industries. One example. The national aircraft manufacturing is picking up real fast, completely replacing Boeing and Airbus on domestic routes by 2032.

The Olso guy tried really hard to deny the fact sanctions are not working.

В России все хорошо , развиваемся дальше и успешнее . Плевать нам россиянам на санкции 😊. Всем добрым людям в мире всех благ и процветания ! Приезжайте в Россию сами все увидите , у нас туризм развит , десятки миллионов людей приезжают из всех стран и счастливы 🌹🌍 .

Mashallah when you stop dealing with zionists banks this will help your nation. Very simple

The reason for Russia's economic amazing growth despite the America's sanctions is because America's era is already end!!Only the politician's tongue left😅

Actually the guy from Oslo is not living in the same world as us

The truth comes Out ! Thanks Al Jazeera.-

Your guest from oslo is very funny. Say hi to him. Yes, sanction is working.😅

Russia is the world's largest country with so many resources that the world needs on top of that they have economic Union with countries on its borders so the goods that go to those countries end up in Russia, This guy said they have good have made in China on them is he kidding? everything is made in China.

The Oslo guy is something special! 😅 almost every point that he makes is so doubtful. * The import in Russia decreased dramatically - yes, truth, but not a problem at all- we now buy things that are not imported but produced in Russia. -excluding from swift system makes it difficult to import (not a problem really) and export (there are a lot of partners willing to buy oil and gas using our payment system (yes, we have our own in Russia)) and there are really grand projects about international payment system which is developing for BRICS+ right now. -the inflation rate is high - yes, truth, but almost all European countries have it now, so it is the worldwide trend, not only in Russia.

As a Russian guy listening to guys from Ostlo and Washington, I have a question: Are they talking about the same country I live in?

The guy from Oslo disgraced himself. What a fool. He will have to live with this shame from now on. I feel pity for his colleagues and his relatives. 😅

Guest from Astana was the most insightful & only differed as to why Russia was/is having economic growth with the Dude in DC. But the Oslo “guest” was out of his mind with Russiaphobia 🤣🤣🤷🏾‍♂️

У нас все нормально. Но мы не сдадимся даже если будем жить, как в блокадном Ленинраде. Просто знайте - русских не сломать.

that Oslo guys such shame, rejecting every fact spitted in his face

Europe is focused on strengthening and enriching Ukraine, migrants and meddling in Eastern Slav disputes rather than their own people and economy.

The report doesn't mention that Russia has been sanctioned since 2014 after Russia took Crimea .... It's just sanctions went further by Western countries stopped buying Russian oil/gas directly from Russia, but buying it through India and China 😵‍💫😱

it must also be mentioned that a significant part of the oil that India purchased from russia was sold to europe

The Norwegian guy has now resorted to hope strategy

Haha love to hear about the economy of Russia increased despite the sanctions 😂😂😂...

The Norwegian guy reminds me-It Is Difficult to Get a Man to Understand Something When His Salary Depends Upon His Not Understanding It

Good job, Russia. Africa should take note! It’s time to stop this western arrogance!

Russia is not funding its MIC by savings because it doesn't have any debt, unlike the entire West. All investments that may have gone abroad by Oligarchs are now being invested within Russia itself which leads to great growth in real estate and business. Russia is in BRICS, which has now taken over from the G7 as the largest bloc of economies. Russia will also get enormous weapons contracts for their MIC from abroad, as it is,100% tried and tested for new warfare. During the last 2yrs it has vastly broadened its global partners, and influence. As for the IMF... I think most countries will begin borrowing from SCO in the future, which will severely weaken the USA's control of global economies! Not only Russia will be able to avoid sanctions... but so will Iran, Belarus, Venezuela, Cuba, and the DRK. Most importantly Russian dominance in the Arctic... and the emergence of the northeast passage trading route which will cut the trading time between Europe and Africa by almost 50% together with the ongoing success of the China Belt and Road initiative. I believe Russia has plans to build an Arctic Silk Road too. Russia will have more powerful allies economically and diplomatically. The nihilistic maniacs from Washington, the EU & NATO will, and are already preparing for a conflict with Russia in the Arctic. They already immediately made an agreement to open 15... yes 15 bases in Finland across Russia's longest border the moment they joined NATO last year! They have also brought 200yrs (neutral?) Sweden into their plans. In the EU they are already calling for war against Rus in the next 5-10yrs. Here in Britain, they're publicly talking about bringing back conscription! NATO cannot beat Russia though.... But a lot of rich WEF globalist elites will get richer and, people in the west will be under a dictatorship!

Better ask, why IMF lied about the Russian forecast crash.

Anatol Lieven is right. Russia is dependent on China and India. Western states and corporations too. No amount of western sanctions will take any effect on Russia until the western economies stop their addiction to oil and outsourcing.

Russia produces everyhting it needs for its population. For that reason, the Anglo-American-and-European Union sanctions have no affect -- no matter what the Oslo guy thinks. The NATO countries should have known that and they shouldn't have tried to expand NATO, an antiquated force that shoud have been disbanded in 1991 when Russia embraced democratic institutions....

Sanctions imposed by USA and its vassals do not weaken but rather strengthen the economies of the sanctioned countries. This is true, not only in the case of Russia which has become militarily, economically and politically stronger as a result of the sanctions imposed on it by USA and its vassals but it is also true in the case of Iran and DPRK where these two countries have developed missiles, drones and space technologies that may be superior to even those of USA while their economies have become stronger.

the Ukraine wars started in 2014th, since than, sanctions helps Russia to control the export of values and to keep local industry protected by foreign import...

We are really pleased that Russia's economy is doing well and we hope it will continue , Russia has many friends around the world Mr putin is a good leader

Привет всем, из Санкт-Петербурга, Россия! Хочу поблагодарить все западные страны за санкции в отношении России. Конечно, санкции это не хорошо, но только благодаря им, Россия стала развиваться и смело идти своим путём. Я родился и вырос на Украине а живу в России. Мне уже много лет. То, что сделал запад с моей родиной, это кошмар. И хочу сказать, будь ты проклят, согнивающий запад! . А Россия будет жить и процветать. Она вам, не по зубам. А тех, кто хочет жить с Россией в дружбе и согласии, мы будем только приветствовать и приглашать к себе в гости. Всем Мира и Добра!!!

Because just China enough is a big enough market.

And no mention of Russia debt ratio playing a huge role...they don't owe a lot of people now...they can now afford to spend on infrastructure etc...imagine replacing all the McDonald shops and western clothing shops etc...the deal they getting from the Chinese investment ...the new market they created with friendly neighbours and African states(South Africa just announced a huge gas deal with Russia...today the gazetted a 2500 nuclear power plant(the tender will be won by Russia...)

The individual at the center probably wasn't pleased,😂😂 given that his views often face robust contrasting viewpoints from the other two

The analyst is correct. The Euro sanctions are working quite well. Inflation, stagnation, and unemployment are way up in Europe. So yes, so far, Europe is doing a bang job on sanctions. Putin must be smiling.

Glory to Mother Russia!🇷🇺

it is good that the Russian economy is doing ok

Mr Putin is a very wise man, I hope his people appreciate him, Russia 🇷🇺 will never have a president like him.

They dont show this on CNN

Russia has more resources than anyone in this world.They only lack in some technological breakthrough.After that who needs West.Europe did a great blunder by obeying the orders from their Anglo Saxon masters geopolitical games.Go ahead my Russian brothers, lots of love from India 💖💖💖

God bless Russia 🇷🇺🙏🏽

incredible liars - tehre is construction everywhere in Russia, of houses and factories, and the growth in purchasing power cannot be explained by defense spending...

The Norwegian economic hustler must be taking about the US economic growth and the MIC benefit for their shareholders and their minions. Europe is dying slowly and with the farmers revolt, Russia is rich in commodities and waiting to dig it out of the ground, they can go into debts and pay it anytime. The EU has nothing but only finished product that no one wants

Which "International" sanctions or are we talking about sanctions of US and its muppets

Good. Sick of their hypocrisy. I hope BRICS can lead new economic order.

Bravo Rússia.

Sensitive topic for trolls. We have about "500 people" here referring to "the guy from Oslo" and "the Oslo guy". So organic 🤣

As a foreigner who has been living in Russia for the past 14 y. I can assure that the Oslo guy doesn't have any clue what he is talking about.

what people haven't realised is that USA is falling as all empires has been. USA is now depending on the arms sales to the NATO members to survive. Most NATO countries will move out from NATO because they will not see any benefits but to just forced by USA to buy arms .😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

I just read today that China is making a move in de-dollarization and international cross-border payment via this new UAE CBDC (digital Dirham) through the "mBridge" platform which is outside of the dollar and Euro. So Russia will certainly try to be going down the same path

Biden said he's going sanctions Russian economy back to the stone age, Biden and the West got smacked in the faces with IMF predictions 😂

Люблю Россию очень, я сам из Одессы приморского района. Но верю в Россию

Chris Weaver seems to know his stuff. Thanks so much for this honest debate which seems quite elucidating.

World domination doesn't work anymore, you can use your Amerikanen dollar as toiletpaper 😂🤣😅

I am quite baffled, the western Government, western media, and Great RU-vid Economic experts were yelling at the top of their voice that Russia is doom to collapse, reminding us of the 90s but now am seeing this...

The commentator from Oslo generally lives in some kind of alternate reality.

Since Russia Special Military Operations in ukraine,Russia is now the largest economy even surpassed the once "mighty" germany economy and not shocked by western backed IMF.

Long live Russia, even when Russian funds and assets have been stolen, they are still outperforming and growing. This is more than impressive. As they say, numbers dont lie 😊

Wording :US and western sanctions had actually derailed the west and israel with majority of countries had taken up arms to fight them back

Thanks to the West for the sanctions! :) Russia, both economically and industrially, has made great strides forward over these two years. Dozens of different factories have been built from scratch to produce what Russia used to buy in the West. The sanctions had an excellent effect in making Russia understand that it needs to produce everything itself and not depend on the West. In these two years, more has been done in Russia than in the previous 10 years. So, Russia will only grow and develop. And no sanctions can prevent this :) Russia is a self-sufficient, powerful country :)

Good panel I enjoyed this a lot