Since the beginning of the year, wholesale companies have worked in relatively comfortable conditions. Despite the crisis expectations, the demand stayed on quite a high level. On the basis of the year 2014 results, the market average growth rates would probably exceed 8%. However, the market environment is far from optimistic. Among the main negative factors – remarkable credit resources cost increase, as well as sharp fluctuation of national currency rate. Though the impact of these risks on wholesale companies development process will first reveal itself in the upcoming year, the first signs of the future crisis are plain to see.

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