According to a survey by JETRO = Japan External Trade Organization, more than 40% of Japanese companies expanding into Russia have stopped their local businesses, and more than 40% are expected to withdraw or shrink in the future. rice field.
This survey was conducted from March 24th to 28th, one month after Russia's invasion of Ukraine by JETRO, targeting 211 Japanese companies expanding into Russia, and received responses from 97 companies.
According to that, when asked about the impact of economic sanctions by Europe and the United States
on business, almost all 96 companies except one answered that they had "adverse effects".
▽ Regarding
the current state of business in Russia, 43% of the companies answered that they have "partially or completely stopped".
Furthermore,
regarding the outlook for ▽ six months to one year later, 44% of the companies answered "reduction" or "withdrawal", and it is clear that Japanese companies are accelerating their departure from Russia.
Regarding the results of the survey, the chief academic officer in charge of Russia and CIS of the Overseas Research Department said, "The ruble has fallen due to economic sanctions in each country, and the evaluation of the Russian market has become quite severe. It is unlikely that Russian business will recover soon. "