Resident Representative Office in the Russian Federation
Neven Mates, Resident Representative
Tel: +7 (095) 705 9200
Fax: +7 (095) 705 9136
Welcome to the website of the IMF Resident Representative Office in Russia. This site page provides information on the activities of the Office and relations between Russia and the IMF, in both English and Russian. Additional information can be found on the main country page, Russia and the IMF, including official IMF reports and Executive Board documents that deal with Russia. |
Latest IMF material on the Russian Federation:
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| August 28, 2008 -- Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2008 Article IV Consultation with the Russian Federation Each Public Information Notice contains a background section, a table of selected economic indicators, and an Executive Board assessment. |
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| August 01, 2008 -- Macroeconomic Effects of Pension Reform in Russia Author/Editor: Hauner, David Series: Working Paper No. 08/201 |
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| July 28, 2008 -- Financial Market Update: Global financial markets continue to be fragile and indicators of systemic risk remain elevated. Credit quality across many loan classes has begun to deteriorate with declining house prices and slowing economic growth. The resilience of emerging markets to the global turmoil is being tested as external financing conditions tighten and policymakers face rising inflation. Text also available in: عربي; 中文; Español; Français; 日本語; русский. Charts (pdf file in English only) |
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| June 09, 2008 -- Russia: Mission Concluding Statement of the 2008 Article IV Consultation Describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the conclusion of certain missions (official staff visits, in most cases to member countries). Missions are undertaken as part of regular (usually annual) consultations under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement, in the context of a request to use IMF resources (borrow from the IMF), as part of discussions of staff monitored programs, and as part of other staff reviews of economic developments. |
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| May 08, 2008 -- Transcript of a Press Briefing by Masood Ahmed, Director, External Relations Department |
Analytical notes:
Measuring the Performance of Fiscal Policy in Russia
by Antonio Spilimbergo
December 1, 2005
Russia's Regions: Income Volatility, Labor Mobility and Fiscal Policy
Goohoon Kwon and Antonio Spilimbergo
September 1, 2005
Haircuts: Estimating Investor Losses in Sovereign Debt Restructurings, 1998-2005
by Federico Sturzenegger and Jeromin Zettelmeyer
July 1, 2005
Money Demand and Inflation in Dollarized Economies: The Case of Russia
by Nienke Oomes and Franziska Ohnsorge
July 1, 2005
Reforming the Russian Budget System: A Move to More Devolved Budget Management?
by Jack Diamond
May 1, 2005
Budgetary Impact of Oil Prices in Russia
by Goohoon Kwon
August 1, 2003
Russia - Advantages in Reducing the Unified Social Tax Rather than the Value Added Tax
by Mark Lewis
July 8, 2003
Financial Sector Reform in Russia: Recent Experience, Priorities, and Impact on Economic Growth and Stability
by Geoffrey Barnard and Poul M. Thomsen
December 18, 2002
Russia: Trends in Net Private Capital Flows
November 14, 2002
Other material:
Presentation on Macroeconomic Policies for Maintaining Growth and Financial Stability
At the Higher School of Economics
by David Owen, Assistant Director, European Department, IMF
Moscow, Russia
April 7, 2004
Press Statement, IMF Resident Representative
October 10, 2003
Address on Globalization
At the Seventh St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
by Anne O. Krueger, IMF First Deputy Managing Director
Tavricheskii Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
June 18, 2003
Russia's rebound: will it last?
Interview with John Odling-Smee, Director, European II Department, IMF (pdf file, 598 kb)
IMF Survey
March 17, 2003
Letter to Vedomosti
By Poul M. Thomsen, IMF Senior Resident Representative
Vedomosti
March 14, 2003
Tax Reform: Not a Panacea
By Poul M. Thomsen, IMF Senior Resident Representative
Vedomosti
March 3, 2003
Restoring Confidence to the Global Economy
Horst Köhler, IMF Managing Director,
Kommersant
November 6, 2002
Interview of the Head of the Moscow Office,
Poul M. Thomsen, IMF Senior Resident Representative in Moscow,
The Moscow News
August 23, 2002
Putin at Mid-Term: Where Should Economic Reforms Go From Here?
John Odling-Smee, Director, European II Department, IMF and
Poul M. Thomsen, IMF Senior Resident Representative in Moscow
Vedomosti
April 15, 2002