The loss to Russian investors from the levy on Cypriot bank deposits remains uncertain, but a plausible estimate is somewhere around €5bn. This is fairly small in the grand scheme of things and the levy itself is therefore unlikely to have a major impact on the Russian economy. But the indirect effects of the wider financial crisis in Cyprus are likely to exacerbate the slowdown that was already underway in Russia.
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