Despite sanctions, Russian electronics and computer hardware manufacturers expanded their workforce in 2024 by an average of 13%, reports Vedomosti, Russia’s largest and most well-known business publication.
Engineers were the most sought-after professionals, which indicates that companies in the country that start wars are adapting to sanctions and developing various workaround ways to keep Russia’s economy (and the war machine) going. Perhaps more importantly, Russia’s Mikron, the leading chipmaker in the country, is hiring R&D personnel, which may lead to breakthroughs.
