The Russian economy and private equity market in January 2011, according to Aurora Investment Advisors

Deputy economics minister Andrey Klepach, deputy finance minister Dmitry Pankin and Alexei Ulyukaev, first deputy chairman of the Russian Central Bank, claimed that Russia is not "under pressure" and will see a return to strong growth in 2011. Speaking at the Adam Smith annual Russian Banking Forum, they noted that Russia has the lowest debt-to-GDP ratio of any large country in the world.