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You have to account for market size the EU economy is huge Russian economy is about the size of large US city.
by qaq 10y ago
You have to account for market size the EU economy is huge Russian economy is about the size of large US city.
- radiorental 10y agoThis is more about sovereignty than GDP
- chatmasta 10y agoHigher GDP allows an economic region to make more demands surrounding their sovereignty.
- disordinary 10y agoAny country is free to make laws around their own sovereignty. Size and power has nothing to do with it. Russia is still a large, connected, and tech savvy country regardless of average income in USD.
- qaq 10y agoNone is disputing that every country can pass whatever laws now having companies care about operating in a given country is very influenced by the GDP and the local laws.