Russian Federation: Selected Issues

Author: International Monetary Fund

Volume/Issue: Volume 2005 Issue 379

Publication date: October 2005

ISBN: 9781451833140

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Banks and Banking , Exports and Imports , Economics- Macroeconomics , ISCR , CR , bank , terms of trade growth , oil revenue , terms of trade shock , oil price balance , output gap estimate , arithmetic trend , Terms of trade , Fiscal stance , Capacity utilization , Oil prices , Output gap , Baltics , Western Europe , Central and Eastern Europe , Africa , Global

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Summary

This Selected Issues paper analyzes the entrenched inflation in Russia. It presents a possible explanation for the entrenched inflation stating that the Russian economy is facing increasing supply-side constraints in goods and labor markets. The paper focuses on measuring the performance of fiscal policy in Russia. It examines capital structures and vulnerabilities for the corporate sector in Russia. Recent developments and remaining challenges for the Russian banking sector are analyzed. Terms of trade and economic growth in the Former Soviet Union are also discussed.