Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Vera Barinova Author-Name-First: Vera Author-Name-Last: Barinova Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Author-Name: Margarita Gvozdeva Author-Name-First: Margarita Author-Name-Last: Gvozdeva Author-Workplace-Name: RANEPA Author-Name: Stepan Zemtsov Author-Name-First: Stepan Author-Name-Last: Zemtsov Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Title: Small and medium-sized enterprises in Russia in the context of sanctions Abstract: The 2022 sanctions crisis has led to a number of structural changes in the Russian economy: the severance of long-standing partnerships with companies from unfriendly countries;2 destruction of supply chains; restriction of imports of materials, components and technologies, some of which have no analogues in friendly countries; complication of financial transactions, etc.3 However, already in 2023, the Russian economy demonstrated positive dynamics (growth of household incomes and investment), which contributed to the improvement of the situation in the SME sector, as the demand for their goods and services, particularly in the hospitality, trade and entertainment sectors, was growing. Classification-JEL: C53, E37, I18, I19, L21, L52 Keywords: Russian economy,small businesses, medium-sized enterprises, sanctions Creation-Date: 2024 Revision-Date: 2024 Length: 8 pages File-URL: https://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/ppaper/ppaper-2024-1330.pdf File-Format: application/pdf File-Function: Revised Version, 2024 Handle: RePEc:gai:ppaper:ppaper-2024-1330