No Place in BRIC for Russia’s Economic Mess

Commentator Anders Aslund writes that "Russia is underperforming."
"The country’s natural comparison is with the BRIC countries — Brazil, Russia, India and China. According to JP Morgan’s current forecast, this year the gross domestic product of China is expected to grow by 8.4 percent, India — 6.2 percent, while that of Brazil is expected to shrink by 1.0 percent, and Russia...