Russian Federation: Selected Issues

July 13, 2016

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Russian Federation: Selected Issues, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2016) accessed November 23, 2024

Summary

This Selected Issues paper describes structural reform policies in Russia in the last 15 years. There is evidence of a gradual convergence of Russia’s performance to that of more advanced economies, though significant gaps remain. Progress in Russia’s global competitiveness index indicators during the past 10 years has been generally stronger for those indicators in which Russia’s performance was comparatively weaker in 2006. The authorities’ view that oil prices will be persistently low and a real exchange rate more aligned to fundamentals should serve as incentives to build a less oil-dependent growth model. Clear targets, carefully sequenced actions, appropriate accountability, and frequent monitoring could help advance reforms.

Subject: Competition, Education, Financial markets, Labor, Oil prices, Prices, Production, Productivity

Keywords: Competition, CR, Firm, GCI indicator, Global, ISCR, Level productivity, Low-productivity firm, OECD country, Oil prices, Policy action, Productivity, Russia

Publication Details

Pages:

58
Volume:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2016/230
Stock No:

1RUSEA2016002
ISBN:

9781498362856
ISSN:

1934-7685

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