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Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Russian Federation: Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund
In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; FSU country; CIS country; oil revenue; oil price; consumption rule
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Russian Federation: Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund
Russia’s large oil and gas reserves play a key role in its economic development. As with many other large oil exporters, Russia’s energy wealth is also posing numerous challenges to macroeconomic management. Although fiscal policy has saved a large part of the oil windfall in the Oil Stabilization Fund (OSF), this has not been guided by a consistent long-term framework. The framework is illustrated with numerical simulations of different fiscal spending rules that are consistent with sustainable paths of consumption out of oil and gas wealth over time.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; FSU country; CIS country; oil revenue; oil price; consumption rule; w Russia; Oil prices; Oil; gas and mining taxes; Exports; Baltics
Cover IMF Working Papers
The Macroeconomics of Remittances: The Case of Tajikistan
Mr. Alexei P Kireyev
The paper seeks to assess the macroeconomic implications of large-scale inward remittances for a small open economy. By including remittances in several standard models, the paper concludes that the overall macroeconomic impact of remittances is likely to be ambiguous. The impact depends on the structural characteristics of the receiving country, in particular its consumption and investment patterns, and its capacity to manage large financial inflows. As data deficiencies and methodological problems associated with remittances preclude crosscountry empirical investigation, the paper illustrates these findings with data on Tajikistan, where remittances as a share of GDP are among the highest in the world. The paper also evaluates the pros and cons of remittances in a broader political economy context.
Keywords:
WP; a number of high-remittance country; comparative advantage; remittance transfer; private sector; impact of remittance; labor migration; remittances to Tajikistan
Cover IMF Working Papers
How Tight Is Too Tight? A Look at Welfare Implications of Distortionary Policies in Uzbekistan
Mr. David A. Grigorian
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Mr. Edward R Gemayel
Since independence in 1991, Uzbekistan has pursued a gradual approach to the transition from planned to market economy. This approach relied heavily on trade controls, directed credit, and large public investments. A number of financial sector measures were also instituted that distorted resource allocation and increased transaction costs. As a result, while possibly preventing the contraction of output in the early 1990s, these policies led to disappointing economic outcomes and social conditions. The paper reviews the underlying distortions and presents survey-based evidence to support their existence and their detrimental impact on economic activity. Looking forward, the paper-using a representative agent framework to model existing financial sector distortions-offers some guidance regarding the likely implications of eliminating the observed distortions on key aggregate variables. It suggests that the elimination of these distortions will enhance welfare and lead to increased investment and capital stock.
Keywords:
WP; cash; convertibility; convertibility restriction
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Russian Federation: Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund
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.
Keywords:
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
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Republic of Kazakhstan: Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund
In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; oil revenue; net export; enrollment ratio; time deposit; net enrollment ratio; net credit; net tax; credit to government; national bank of Kazakhstan; Nontax revenue; Oil; Agricultural commodities; gas and mining taxes; Natural gas sector; Baltics
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Republic of Uzbekistan: Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper-Joint Staff Advisory Note
International Monetary Fund
This Joint Staff Advisory Note (JSAN) examines Uzbekistan’s Interim Welfare Improvement Strategy Paper (I-WISP) for 2005–10. The I-WISP for 2005–10 is the first comprehensive economic and social strategy document presented by the Uzbek authorities. It builds on several medium-term sectoral strategies, including the Production Localization, National Personnel Training, School Education Development, and Health Care Reform Programs. This JSAN provides guidance to the authorities on priority strategic issues to be addressed as they move forward with the preparation of a full Welfare Improvement Strategy Paper.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; state; I-WISP; policy; full WISP; reform program; state interventionism; state order; policy measure; state order price; state plan; Poverty reduction strategy; Poverty reduction; Medium-term budget frameworks
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Republic of Uzbekistan: Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund
This paper reviews Uzbekistan’s Interim Welfare Improvement Strategy Paper (I-WISP). I-WISP defines the main directions and measures aimed at improving living standards and reducing poverty among the population of Uzbekistan for 2005–10. The strategy is designed to further expand reforms in all aspects of life in the society based on the national model of economic and social development, the social values of the people of Uzbekistan, and their commitment to the processes of integration into the world community.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; economic policy; job creation; public utility; steering committee; economic growth; private sector; small business; foreign trade; economic development; working group; civil society; Employment; Central Asia
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Republic of Tajikistan: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund
This Selected Issues paper analyzes the sources of recent growth in Tajikistan. It concludes that economic growth has been mainly driven by the services sector and a surge in remittances that have been mainly used for private consumption and small-scale private investment. The paper summarizes the recently introduced revisions to the Tax Code, which are an evolutionary step in simplifying the tax system and setting the base for better revenue administration. It also examines the likely impact on households of increasing electricity prices to cost-recovery levels.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; Tajikistan; wage; debt; remittance; Tajik economy; labor migration; wage bill; growth prospect; recovery level; Corporate income tax; Tariffs; Commercial banks; Central Asia; Global; Central and Eastern Europe
Cover Improving Governance and Fighting Corruption in the Baltic and CIS Countries
Improving Governance and Fighting Corruption in the Baltic and CIS Countries
The Role of the IMF
International Monetary Fund

Abstract

Drawing on recent examples of corruption in the Baltics and former Soviet Union, this pamphlet analyzes the links between governance and corruption, and emphasizes the high economic cost that corruption exacts. The pamphlet outlines how the IMF is working with the countries of the former Soviet Union to curb corruption, and put in place the regulatory and legal changes needed to support good government.

Keywords:
EI; state; enterprise; governance; state energy company; textile plant; CIS country; country self-assessments; governance problem; government transparency; accountancy firm; Corruption; Baltics