Investments in fixed assets of export-oriented and import-dependent sectors of the Russian economy: before and after the introduction of sanctions

The numerous and diverse prohibitions, restrictions and sanctions in force against the Russian Federation since March 2014 are aimed at destroying the financial system of Russia, slowing down the economic, scientific and technological development of the country and weakening a wide range of economic activities. According to the plan of the sanctioners, this will undermine the military and economic power of the Russian Federation and cause social discontent within the country. Hybrid warfare measures against the Russian Federation include isolating the country from global commodity markets. Such isolation affects, first of all, export and import-oriented industries and economic entities. The continuation of their normal functioning and progressive development requires changes in production, management and logistics. This requires time and resources. Among the latter, investment in fixed capital is important.The purpose of the study was to analyze the dynamics of investments in fixed assets of the most sensitive types of economic activity of the Russian Federation to foreign trade restrictions. The author assumed that an increase in the volume of investments in such activities would contribute to increasing their level of resistance to negative impacts on the external and domestic markets. The study showed that in 2017-2021 the investment resource was involved.Funding.The article was prepared according to the research plan of the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences in accordance with the topic of the state task Reg. No. RD 121030500096-5; Reg. No. ICRBS "New challenges and threats to socio-economic security: measures of budgetary and financial regulation".

economic activity types, investments in fixed capital, exports, imports, growth rates and investment structure, anti-Russian sanctions