Surprise! Now joined to Russia, Crimea’s economy is slliding downhill

Surprise! Now joined to Russia, Crimea’s economy is slliding downhill

Businessweek’s Caorl Matlack reports that Crimea’s separation from Ukraine has come at a extremely high cost: “The tourism industry has fallen off a cliff, the banking system is in turmoil, and prices are rising as Russia curbs shipments from Ukraine,” she writes.