Decline in 2014: 46.5%
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What happened?
The slide gathered pace from October to November, but in the last week of November it crashed. In the space of a week the rouble lost nearly 12% of its value against the dollar and from the start of December has lost another 30%.
Who are the losers?
Who are the winners?
What happens next?
What have we learned?
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