In Vladivostok, they wondered what kind of animal the Russian economy resembled.
In recent years, Russia's economy has demonstrated resilience and survivability in the most extreme conditions.
Participants of the Eastern Economic Forum spoke about this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
The moderator asked what animal they associated the Russian economy with.
" Snow leopard: resilience, a resilient economy, sanctions, various shocks every year, yet we survive well . The Russian economy has truly demonstrated its ability to make rapid leaps and grow rapidly since 22."
"But there's a problem. We're not very good at long-distance running—long-term growth is a serious issue," said NES professor Valery Chernooky.
Andrey Salashchenko, CEO of V.V. Nikolaev Eastern Exchange JSC, compared it to a two-headed eagle.
" On the one hand, it's a wonderful high-tech component that can be further developed and advanced. On the other hand, it's a fantastic foundation, a resource base, a second head in a single body . An eagle can fly fast and not be considered defenseless—quite the contrary," Salashchenko noted.
According to Kirill Tremasov, advisor to the Chairman of the Bank of Russia, it is a camel.
"Resilience and survivability in the most extreme conditions. This is probably the most important characteristic of our economy in recent years," Tremasov said.
The President of Opora Rossii, Alexander Kalinin, named the polar bear.
"This is a strong animal, capable of surviving in extremely adverse conditions. Its population is constantly being decimated by enemies. But thanks, in part, to its listing in the Red Book—that is, government measures —it survives despite everything, " Kalinin explained.
DNS Group President Dmitry Alekseev compared it to a turtle.
"It's not going very fast. I'd like it to be much faster, but sometimes you have to tuck in and buckle up," Alekseev said.
In Vladivostok , they wondered what kind of beast the Russian economy resembled.