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Russia may place $3 bln in Eurobonds in spring
Russia may place $3 billion worth of Eurobonds this spring in a single issue, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told reporters on Wednesday, Reuters reported. Siluanov said the government had decided not to use additional …
8th Gaidar Forum
Several days ago RANEPA hosted the 8th Gaidar Forum, a unique platform for socio-economic discussions of experts and representatives of the Russian government. This year's forum brought together an unprecedented number of both foreign …
Russian Finance Ministry proposes to create unified economic policy document
Russia can create a unified document on economic policy, this initiative was proposed by Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov at the Gaidar forum. Siluanov made this proposal responding to the question of head of …
Russian Finance Ministry discusses assets for privatization in 2017
The Russian government is considering additional assets that may be privatized in 2017, the Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said. "[Our planned privatization revenues next year] amount to 138 bln rubles ($2.3 bln) …
Russia's Economy Goes Out Of Recession
It can surprise next year by accelerating growth to 1.5%
Does Russian Finance Ministry reject progressive personal income tax scale?
Russia should not consider the introduction of a progressive personal income tax scale in the coming years, the Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said at the congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and …
State Duma finally approves Russian budget
The Russian State Duma approved the draft budget for 2017 and the planned period of 2018-2019 in the third and final reading. 315 members of parliament voted for approval of the budget, 99 voted against it, TASS reports. …
Progressive personal income tax scale to be implemented in Russia
The Russian government is considering a progressive personal income tax scale, the Russian Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets said. “I think that in order to alleviate poverty, an income tax exemption on the …
Draft budget submitted to Russia's State Duma
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has presented a draft budget for 2017 and the planned period of 2018-2019 at the plenary session of the State Duma. According to the draft, budget revenues will be 13.487 trillion …
US after elections: do followers make leaders?
When a person enters the Oval Office, people of whom we know nothing begin to push him, Ordzhonikidze
Russia's Cabinet to fill budget at expense of employers
The insurance contribution rate will be increased to 30.8% in Russia from 2019. The corresponding decision was taken by the Russian government, the Economic Development Minister, Aleksey Ulyukayev, said. "I …
Russian Finance Ministry: non-oil and gas budget revenues to increase
Russia’s Finance Ministry expects non-oil and gas revenues to rise by almost 900 bln rubles ($14.2 bln) in 2016 owing to the purchase of Rosneft stake, the Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said. "We …
Siluanov warns of wider budget deficit
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov warned at a conference in Sochi that the budget gap will be wider this year than earlier forecast, forcing Russia to step up the pace of domestic borrowing. The deficit may …
Yuri Gorlin: "Those who participated in the earnings-related pension system lost’’
The Deputy Director of the RANHiGS Institute for Social Analysis and Forecasting on the pension problems of modern Russia
New pension system being developed in Russia
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said at the Moscow Financial Forum that the Russian Central Bank and the Finance Ministry are jointly developing a new mechanism for voluntary contribution pension system. …
Market management methods are applied to non-market economic structure in Russia
Strict measures of budget policy should be applied to market players, not to state-owned companies
Ukraine ready to discuss its debt with Russia
Ukraine is ready to discuss with Russia the three billionth debt on the bonds out of court, Ukrainian Finance Minister Alexander Danilyuk said. "We are ready for pre-trial agreements in regard to the …
Storchak: Reserve Fund may be depleted in next year
Russia’s Reserve Fund may be depleted in 2017, the Russian Deputy Finance Minister Sergey Storchak said. "Yes, it is possible," he said when asked whether the Reserve Fund may be depleted next year. …
Will government's participation in financial market to be increased?
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, speaking at the International Financial Congress in St. Petersburg, has urged increasing the degree of the state participation in the national financial market. "Even with the reduction of the budget deficit we will need to significantly increase the state participation in the financial market," he noted. The Finance Minister added that the availability of reserves is compulsory for implementation of budget policy.
