TY - BOOK ID - 101685960 TI - Russian Federation : Staff Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation. PY - 2011 SN - 1463986149 1463994028 128355299X 9786613865441 1463933010 PB - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, DB - UniCat KW - Economic indicators KW - Debts, Public KW - Debts, External KW - Russia KW - Economic policy. KW - Economic conditions. KW - Debts, Foreign KW - Debts, International KW - External debts KW - Foreign debts KW - International debts KW - Debt KW - International finance KW - Investments, Foreign KW - Debts, Government KW - Government debts KW - National debts KW - Public debt KW - Public debts KW - Sovereign debt KW - Bonds KW - Deficit financing KW - Business indicators KW - Indicators, Business KW - Indicators, Economic KW - Leading indicators KW - Economic history KW - Quality of life KW - Economic forecasting KW - Index numbers (Economics) KW - Social indicators KW - Russie KW - Rossīi︠a︡ KW - Rossīĭskai︠a︡ Imperīi︠a︡ KW - Russia (Provisional government, 1917) KW - Russia (Vremennoe pravitelʹstvo, 1917) KW - Russland KW - Ṛusastan KW - Russia (Tymchasovyĭ uri︠a︡d, 1917) KW - Russian Empire KW - Rosja KW - Russian S.F.S.R. KW - Russia (Territory under White armies, 1918-1920) KW - Banks and Banking KW - Inflation KW - Macroeconomics KW - Public Finance KW - Exports and Imports KW - Energy: Demand and Supply KW - Prices KW - Price Level KW - Deflation KW - Debt Management KW - Sovereign Debt KW - Fiscal Policy KW - Banks KW - Depository Institutions KW - Micro Finance Institutions KW - Mortgages KW - International Lending and Debt Problems KW - Public finance & taxation KW - Banking KW - International economics KW - Fiscal policy KW - External debt KW - Banks and banking KW - Food prices KW - Russian Federation UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:101685960 AB - The reports highlights that, even though the Russian economy has started reviving from the crisis, growth has been moderate and inflation high. Executive Directors have advised that the focus should be on reducing fiscal vulnerabilities, lowering inflation, promoting a stronger and more competitive banking system, and creating a favorable environment for investment and economic diversification. Directors encouraged the authorities to undertake growth-friendly, credible, and ambitious fiscal consolidation. They have supported the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) recommendations to strengthen financial sector policies. ER -