 Russia may also be excluded from the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, composed of 26 countries' indices, if capital controls or currency controls are implemented by Russia, since such measures would make it more difficult for foreign entities to access Russian securities markets.Russia would be reclassified as a standalone market in that event.The 20 December print edition of "The Economist" predicted that Russia would face the "lethal combination" of a major recession and high inflation in 2015.