Russian Economy: Trends and Perspectives FEBRUARY 1999

In this Issue:

Economy and politics: winter favorable trends in winter and spring political challenges
The State of the Budget
Monetary Policy
Financial Markets
Dynamics of the Russian banks’ foreign assets and liabilities in the period of crisis
GDP production: factors and trends
Investment in the real sector
Foreign investment in regional terms
Financial crisis and problems of privatization policy
Situation in industry
Industrial survey
The government agro-food policy in February 1999
Foreign trade