Russia to benefit most from China's energy demand - report

Russia will benefit more than its competitors from China's growing energy appetite, says private investment bank Troika Dialog

Russia is the best placed of the 'big four' emerging markets – Brazil, Russia, India and China (also known as the Brics) – to benefit from growing energy demand from neighbouring China, as it has more raw materials and unique energy assets than its competitors.

“If the story of the next decade remains the resurgence of Asia driving a commodity supercycle, then Russia will inevitably be pulled up in its wake,” says Kingsmill Bond, chief strategist at Russian private investment bank Troika