The industrial property market includes warehouses, garages and distribution centers.

When Russia began its transition from a socialist state to a market-controlled one, the political and economic instability initially induced little international interest in the real estate market.

Russian real estate is attractive for investment as legislation is often thought of as simpler than that of England or Germany, for example.

The COVID-19 pandemic has plunged the global economy into its deepest recession since World War II. Despite substantial policy support, global GDP in 2020 is projected to contract by 5.2 percent, followed by a recovery of 4.2 percent in 2021.

When the world’s athletes leave Rio de Janeiro after Sunday’s closing ceremony, the economic games begin: How to convert billions of dollars spent on tracks, pools, pitches and routes around the Olympic village into urban regeneration?