PhD in Economics, investment analyst Alexander Razuvaev in an interview with FAN supported The decision of the Russian government to resume participation in the activities of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to him, isolating the country from the rest of the world is not the best solution. He noted that IMF experts are also professionals in their fields.
“Isolation from the rest of the world is the worst choice. It was this policy that destroyed the USSR, modern bourgeois Russia will never accept it. At the same time, Russia and China are preparing an alternative airspace, similar to the IMF, within the framework of BRICS,” he said.
He added that joining the IMF is safe for Russia because the fund can only ask governments of sovereign countries to meet political requirements if the state has debt. The expert also summarized that Russia fully repaid its obligations 20 years ago.
Former Deputy Secretary of State Alexander Pankin declarationRussia will continue to participate fully in the activities of the IMF.