ed as a result of shortfalls in tax collections, and problems unknown in Soviet times, such as inflation and unemployment, have challenged the Russian economy in recent years. Russia's huge burden of debt is of major international concern. There are many social problems, such as falling birth and life expectancy rates, the development of huge disproportion in the distribution of income and the rise in organised crime.Other problems include widespread corruption, lack of a strong legal system, capital flight, and brain drain.
             International trade & foreign investment
             Russia's large domestic market, vast supply of natural resources, and skilled and well﷓educated lab
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