Russian Federation: 2010 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion

International Monetary Fund

No 2010/246, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: The Russian economy has improved after the recession, but recovery is fragile. Executive Directors appreciated the pre-crisis policy of taxing and saving oil revenues in a stabilization fund, which had created significant space for fiscal expansion, monetary easing, and extraordinary liquidity support to the banking system while helping to prevent an abrupt ruble depreciation. Directors agreed that the main challenges will be to implement medium-term fiscal consolidation, mitigate pressures for real appreciation and inflation, restore the health of the banking system, and improve the investment climate through ambitious structural reforms.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; broad money; GDP; lending; government; Nonoil balance excl. one-off receipt; Russia; Nonoil balance excl. one-off; fiscal policy; nonoil deficit; aid initiative; oil price; Oil prices; Inflation; Global; Central Asia and the Caucasus; Europe; Middle East; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 61
Date: 2010-07-30
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