The number of Russian residents who are ready to start their own business has declined over the past year. A survey by international research company Ipsos shows that the strongest decline is observed in the Russian capital and cities with a population of millions, writes Inc. Russia.

Respondents were asked whether they are confident that they could start their own company.Positive answers in Moscow compared with last year dropped by 5 percentage points (down from 41% to 36%).

In St. Petersburg, interest in owning their own business remained at the same level. Thus, in the northern capital 35% of respondents answered in the affirmative to the question about their willingness to start their own business, as it was a year ago

However, the situation has changed in the regions. Last year, the number of people who said they were ready to start their own company was 39%, while this year that number has dropped to 36%.

The survey was conducted between May 31 and July 16 this year among 5.5 thousand Russians over the age of 16 in cities with populations of more than 100,000.

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Author: Ksenia Gustova