Chapter 15: The Transition from Communism to a Market Economy
... of the inability of the enterprises to repay loans, either refused to make loans at all or would not make them for longer than one year. Instead of lending to the new Russian enterprises, the private banks, who received their deposits from businesses or government agencies, either held them as forei ...
... of the inability of the enterprises to repay loans, either refused to make loans at all or would not make them for longer than one year. Instead of lending to the new Russian enterprises, the private banks, who received their deposits from businesses or government agencies, either held them as forei ...
Russian Analytical Digest No 48: Russia and the Financial Crisis
... the Russian Railways for a nominal 100 rubles. In both cases the government took over their liabilities – which amounted to $6 billion in the case of KITFinans, including $1 billion lent to it by Gazprombank in September. It seems that KIT-Finans was handed over to Russian Railways simply because th ...
... the Russian Railways for a nominal 100 rubles. In both cases the government took over their liabilities – which amounted to $6 billion in the case of KITFinans, including $1 billion lent to it by Gazprombank in September. It seems that KIT-Finans was handed over to Russian Railways simply because th ...
provisional agenda - RULG-Ukrainian Legal Group, PA
... The panel will give scenarios for Ukraine’s economic development addressing issues including: ...
... The panel will give scenarios for Ukraine’s economic development addressing issues including: ...
Global Tensions and Economic Security -
... • Energy is the largest single sector of Russian economy – one quarter of total GDP, down form a third two years ago • Energy exports account for about 68 percent of Russian trade • Oil and gas revenues provide half the Russian government’s official budget and uncounted but substantial amount of the ...
... • Energy is the largest single sector of Russian economy – one quarter of total GDP, down form a third two years ago • Energy exports account for about 68 percent of Russian trade • Oil and gas revenues provide half the Russian government’s official budget and uncounted but substantial amount of the ...
Central Europe and Russia Fund (CEE)
... system. In 2001, the government passed a tax overhaul introducing a new flat tax system. The previous system imposed a top rate of 30% on taxable income exceeding $5000; the new system presents a 13% flat-rate on personal income.11 A tax this low seemed radical to many in the US, but just one year a ...
... system. In 2001, the government passed a tax overhaul introducing a new flat tax system. The previous system imposed a top rate of 30% on taxable income exceeding $5000; the new system presents a 13% flat-rate on personal income.11 A tax this low seemed radical to many in the US, but just one year a ...
Programme - PanEur1970s - European University Institute
... expenditures of Russians (Kahan, Mironov, Milov, Dennison, Nafziger). Basing on these calculations they try to estimate the level of Russian development in general and comparing with other countries. Usually they use indirect evidence or just cases. So our paper aims to verify their calculations usi ...
... expenditures of Russians (Kahan, Mironov, Milov, Dennison, Nafziger). Basing on these calculations they try to estimate the level of Russian development in general and comparing with other countries. Usually they use indirect evidence or just cases. So our paper aims to verify their calculations usi ...
March - Crossbridge Capital
... Europe to sell their products and services. In Europe, European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi indicated last week that all is well with the Eurozone economy and didn’t indicate any shift in policy to get more accommodative. Draghi seemed very comfortable with the outlook for growth and i ...
... Europe to sell their products and services. In Europe, European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi indicated last week that all is well with the Eurozone economy and didn’t indicate any shift in policy to get more accommodative. Draghi seemed very comfortable with the outlook for growth and i ...
Save as PDF - Intersection Project
... banks could use balances to makes loans to the state (and later on refinance them on the market, or with Western partners having gained assets as collateral). In fact, this is exactly what happened. The state budget received the funds as income for a few months, and although these funds were there a ...
... banks could use balances to makes loans to the state (and later on refinance them on the market, or with Western partners having gained assets as collateral). In fact, this is exactly what happened. The state budget received the funds as income for a few months, and although these funds were there a ...
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... moves to regionalization and the devolution of powers are then discussed. The note closes with a summary of developments and the identification of key issues that will affect Russia’s prospects and performance. ...
... moves to regionalization and the devolution of powers are then discussed. The note closes with a summary of developments and the identification of key issues that will affect Russia’s prospects and performance. ...
Weekly Report 30th November 2014
... made their holiday purchases yet and that the average shopper was expected to spend an average of $295 this weekend, a $9 increase since 2013. However, the shopping madness is not only on American soil. With the rise of the internet, this trend of discounts commencing in the Christmas shopping seaso ...
... made their holiday purchases yet and that the average shopper was expected to spend an average of $295 this weekend, a $9 increase since 2013. However, the shopping madness is not only on American soil. With the rise of the internet, this trend of discounts commencing in the Christmas shopping seaso ...
FDI in Russia in difficult times - Columbia Center on Sustainable
... governments’ policy, they nevertheless hope that the economic ties they have built in the past two decades will not be destroyed. Several business representatives and economists also raised doubts about whether economic sanctions will have positive political effects, fearing that many companies coul ...
... governments’ policy, they nevertheless hope that the economic ties they have built in the past two decades will not be destroyed. Several business representatives and economists also raised doubts about whether economic sanctions will have positive political effects, fearing that many companies coul ...
Russian Federation Written by: Michael Kryukov Mikhail.a.kryukov
... newly privatized enterprises were looking for new markets for their products and new suppliers. State orders for products were cancelled and companies had to learn how to market their products on the open market. As a result the GDP shrunk and inflation increased over 1,000% per year during 1992. Pe ...
... newly privatized enterprises were looking for new markets for their products and new suppliers. State orders for products were cancelled and companies had to learn how to market their products on the open market. As a result the GDP shrunk and inflation increased over 1,000% per year during 1992. Pe ...
Russia`s Economic Crisis and its Agricultural and Food Economy
... Ukraine and the West, and even more so the economic crisis that hit late in the year, are disrupting its agricultural and food economy. Largely in response to economic sanctions imposed by the United States, European Union (EU), and other Western countries, Russia in August 2014 banned many agricult ...
... Ukraine and the West, and even more so the economic crisis that hit late in the year, are disrupting its agricultural and food economy. Largely in response to economic sanctions imposed by the United States, European Union (EU), and other Western countries, Russia in August 2014 banned many agricult ...
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... Ukraine and the West, and even more so the economic crisis that hit late in the year, are disrupting its agricultural and food economy. Largely in response to economic sanctions imposed by the United States, European Union (EU), and other Western countries, Russia in August 2014 banned many agricult ...
... Ukraine and the West, and even more so the economic crisis that hit late in the year, are disrupting its agricultural and food economy. Largely in response to economic sanctions imposed by the United States, European Union (EU), and other Western countries, Russia in August 2014 banned many agricult ...
Post-crisis Economic Performance in Russia: Regional Aspects
... driven by exports (like in Tomsk oblast, where gas and oil extraction increased by 43,5 and 10 percent respectively). This paper attempts to analyze briefly major causes for those differences from various angles: economic policies pursued by regional authorities, natural evolution of the regional ec ...
... driven by exports (like in Tomsk oblast, where gas and oil extraction increased by 43,5 and 10 percent respectively). This paper attempts to analyze briefly major causes for those differences from various angles: economic policies pursued by regional authorities, natural evolution of the regional ec ...
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... S&P 500 to fall by nearly 9 percent in just five minutes on Thursday, before rebounding. Last week’s fall wiped out all the gains this year for US markets, which are now slightly below where they ended 2009, the emerging markets index is now 6 percent below where it was at the end of last year, but ...
... S&P 500 to fall by nearly 9 percent in just five minutes on Thursday, before rebounding. Last week’s fall wiped out all the gains this year for US markets, which are now slightly below where they ended 2009, the emerging markets index is now 6 percent below where it was at the end of last year, but ...
Russian Currency Crisis
... Deal is very expensive: Exxon will be overpaying for assets Inflated Yukos stock value Moody’s: Russian sovereign credit rating increased from junk to investment grade Effect on Exxon’s Balance Sheet ...
... Deal is very expensive: Exxon will be overpaying for assets Inflated Yukos stock value Moody’s: Russian sovereign credit rating increased from junk to investment grade Effect on Exxon’s Balance Sheet ...
The economic and financial crisis in russia
... of its gradual depreciation in the preceding months,1 caused in large part by declining oil prices and the tensions between Russia and the West over Moscow’s aggressive policy towards Ukraine. However, the Russian currency was also hit by a series of developments which destabilised the country’s fin ...
... of its gradual depreciation in the preceding months,1 caused in large part by declining oil prices and the tensions between Russia and the West over Moscow’s aggressive policy towards Ukraine. However, the Russian currency was also hit by a series of developments which destabilised the country’s fin ...
Is RUSSIA THREATENED WITH HYPERINFLATION? Oleg Bogomolov
... is nothing of the kind in Russia. Moreover, the state monopoly on agricultural purchases, trade, and the manufacture of many goods will most likely in our case act to further push up prices, rather than lead to an expansion of the supply of goods. How can we fight inflation in this case? It is alrea ...
... is nothing of the kind in Russia. Moreover, the state monopoly on agricultural purchases, trade, and the manufacture of many goods will most likely in our case act to further push up prices, rather than lead to an expansion of the supply of goods. How can we fight inflation in this case? It is alrea ...
October 17, 2014
... following statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin complaining about 'Western influence' in Yandex. The stock price then recovered before again in October dipping below the IPO price in connection with slowing growth in the domestic economy. Both companies' earnings show that they are developi ...
... following statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin complaining about 'Western influence' in Yandex. The stock price then recovered before again in October dipping below the IPO price in connection with slowing growth in the domestic economy. Both companies' earnings show that they are developi ...
Russian Privatization - Ohio State University
... • However! Russia is not out of the woods yet! ...
... • However! Russia is not out of the woods yet! ...
The Russian Economy Brookings, 2014
... • sustained oil price growth and • a global investment boom ...
... • sustained oil price growth and • a global investment boom ...
Will Russia Light the Fuse on `Paper H
... situation follows on the heels of a multibillion-dollar International Monetary Fund (IMF) “bailout” package—actually several since last December. On Feb. 22, following a collapse of the bond market, severe pressure on the Turkish currency, the lira, forced the Central Bank to float the currency. Sin ...
... situation follows on the heels of a multibillion-dollar International Monetary Fund (IMF) “bailout” package—actually several since last December. On Feb. 22, following a collapse of the bond market, severe pressure on the Turkish currency, the lira, forced the Central Bank to float the currency. Sin ...
The Rikoon Group Winter commentary – 2015
... Over the last 20 years, astute global institutional investors have borrowed money where it was cheap and invested it where they could earn more. This is what I define the “carry trade”. The carry trade is as important today as mortgage backed securities trading was in 2007. It is how money moves aro ...
... Over the last 20 years, astute global institutional investors have borrowed money where it was cheap and invested it where they could earn more. This is what I define the “carry trade”. The carry trade is as important today as mortgage backed securities trading was in 2007. It is how money moves aro ...