This weekend’s news that current President Medvedev will step aside to allow Vladimir Putin to run for the presidency at next year’s elections has raised hopes that lower political uncertainty will help to ease capital flight from Russia. In reality, however, it is likely that Russian markets will continue to take their cue from events in the global economy and the worsening outlook for commodity prices.
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