Russia
Russia is the world's largest nation by land size
Key Facts About Russia
- The world’s largest nation
- Borders European and Asian countries
- Border the Pacific and Arctic oceans
- Landscape ranges from tundra and forests to subtropical beaches
Russian Equity Valuations
- Russian equities tend to trade at a discount given the geopolitical risks associated with investing in Russia
- The government owns a high % of many large Russian companies
- Laws in Russia require companies to return a significant % of earns back as dividends (due to government ownership). This results in relatively high dividend yields for the Russian stock market overall
Russian Economy
- 77% of Russia's land mass is technically in Asia
- More Russians live in the European part than Asian part
- We have set Russia as a sub-region of eastern Europe