► Subscribe to the Financial Times on YouTube: http://bit.ly/FTimeSubs<br /><br />Russia raised interest rates this week in an attempt to stop its currency crisis, but high rates cause credit crunches and recessions. In just 90 seconds, Joseph Cotterill, Lex writer, explains why the country might now be considering more unorthodox measures.<br /><br />Read the global perspective on world events<br />http://www.ft.com/world<br /><br />Click here for more FT World videos<br />http://video.ft.com/Ft-World<br /><br />For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video<br /><br />Subscribe to the Financial Times on YouTube; http://goo.gl/vUQx5k<br />Twitter https://twitter.com/ftvideo<br />Facebook https://www.facebook.com/financialtimes
