Maksut Shadaev: 100 thousand Russian IT specialists are currently abroad
This is 10% of the total number of IT specialists working in Russian companies. Such data were announced by the head of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation at a meeting in the State Duma.
He added that 80% of IT specialists who left the country still work in companies that are registered in Russia. Shadaev recommended not to prohibit “IT specialists” from working in a remote format, otherwise they may go to foreign employers.