And events costs are set to climb higher through the remainder of 2023 and into 2024, due to inflationary pressures. Joining me now is suzanne neufang, whos the ceo of the Global Business travel association. Welcome, good morning. Is this a surprise . Its been awhile since pandemic now. I a surprise . Its been awhile since pandemic now. A surprise . Its been awhile since pandemic now. I wish it were. Since pandemic now. I wish it were but since pandemic now. I wish it were. But in since pandemic now. I wish it were. But in shortterm since pandemic now. I wish it were. But in shortterm memory, were. But in short term memory, just a year ago we were still really from omicron variant s. So we did expect last year that it would be a slower recovery so we were delighted at this time time last a great deal of this you will show another 32 . We added last year at about a trillion us dollars and we should get about 1. 4 trillion as you say by the end of 2024. Are there any areas in particular
economy is, under pressure principle because there is a shortage of dollars rather than the rouble itself falling. h0??? the rouble itself falling. how im actful the rouble itself falling. how impactful are the rouble itself falling. how impactful are the the rouble itself falling. how impactful are the sanctions and the idea was to squeeze a russia by stopping buying gas. is that having an effect still? it had a big effect on economy at large, reducing the counterparties in terms of different people buying and selling from their economy so it s had significant effect in that regard but if you look at the economy itself it stabilised quickly, it is in a fairly stable form so going forward while of these tensions continue to dominate the agenda for the economy at large, the underlying economy has found another equilibrium around these levels in spite of the sanctions. these levels in spite of the sanction these levels in spite of the sanctions. ., ., sanctions. thank you for your t