«World Economic Situation and Prospects 2015. Update as of mid-2015»(PDF) (անգլերեն). United Nations. Վերցված է 2015 թ․ սեպտեմբերի 14-ին. «Growth prospects for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region in 2015-2016 have been downgraded against the backdrop of low oil prices, military conflict in the East of Ukraine and economic sanctions against the Russian Federation.»