selling commodities on the short term has been a great driver of growth, however on the long term it's not sustainable. Russia is way too big to lock itself into just one industry.
Strategically the next steps should be the Dubai path.. parley into other industries. They have the infrastructure, population, low taxes, liquidity and ALMOST everything that's needed to take this next step.
The key they are missing is a sophisticated legal system, personal and business protection FROM the government.
If they can overcome this, they can become a major player in almost every faucet of the world economy.

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