Alexei Bogdanov. No Western Company has not left Russia because of the sanctions, said in an interview Last news chief sanctions counselling in Russia Consulting organization Sergey].

"in General I am not aware of any Firm that has decided to leave the Russian Federation because of the penalties. I know a lot of the projects that were closed because of the General economic complications. I know the contract, which was not held due to punishment. But that Company went out of Russia because of the punishment - I don't know, " said].

according to his statement, the main effect of punishment in uncertainty for business. By results of examination of the German-Russian chamber of Commerce AHK, only the German organization has frozen investment in the Russian Federation this year more than 200 million, said the expert.

"You have to understand that the effect of punishment in terms of transactions that are not finished or even started, much more than that is the effect of direct prohibitions of existing contacts. And very often from uncertainty in the economy, caused by the introduction of punishment, suffer organizations whose business, that is, with the authorized branches not connected, " added].

The US, EU And several other countries imposed against Russia punishment because of the position of the Russian capital in Ukraine. Russia called these penalties unconstructive And answered their own countermeasures, such as a ban on the import of certain food items from countries that have imposed against Russia punishment.

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