蜜芽传媒

After 20 years of Vladimir Putin, we examine the Russian economy and consider his legacy. The 蜜芽传媒's Olga Ivshina brings us details of Mr Putin's annual end-of-year press conference. Independent Moscow-based analyst Maria Lipman tells us how living standards for Russians have changed over the last two decades. Chris Weafer runs Macro Advisory in Moscow, and questions whether a pledge to spend $400bn on capital projects by the end of Vladimir Putin's current term in 2024 is feasible. And entrepreneur Maxim Nalsky of software company Pyrus tells us how the business landscape has changed in Russia in recent years. Also in the programme, Sweden's central bank has ended its experiment with negative interest rates, by setting them at 0%. We find out why from Christina Nyman, former deputy head of the Riksbank's monetary policy department, who is now chief economist at Handelsbanken in Stockholm. Plus our reporter explores what happens to your social media profiles when you pass away.