With the west turning its back on Russian energy, the country must rethink its economic model. This was the message from the head of Russia's central at the Saint Petersburg Economic Forum (SPIEF) that's currently underway. Attendance at the annual business event is thinner this year, with western countries absent due to the war in Ukraine. Even so, there was plenty to discuss.

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