Sergey Aleksashenko

Economist

Graduated from Moscow State University and earned a Ph. D. in Economics. Served as Deputy Minister of Finance and First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Russia, overseeing monetary policy and financial regulation. Held leadership roles in major corporations, including Interros Holding and Merrill Lynch Russia. Former Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. Author of Putin’s Counterrevolution. Member of the boards of the Boris Nemtsov Foundation.

3 Publications

Publications

3 publications

Sanctions

Do not ask, if sanctions work. They do, but…

Despite certain criticisms, sanctions do have a damaging effect on Russian economy, but it is long-term and insufficient to stop Putin’s aggression

Article Apr 4, 2023

Economics

The dust has settled. The Russian economy and sanctions: Who’s who?

In the few months following the start of its war on Ukraine, Russia became the most sanctioned nation in the world. The total number of sanctions levied against Russia is currently estimated at 11,000

Report Nov 4, 2022

Politics