Le regard de la Banque mondiale sur la Russie

Cet article, publié par le Centre for Eastern Studies, résume les conclusions d’un récent rapport de la Banque mondiale consacré à la situation économique en Russie.

On 4 April, the World Bank (WB) published a successive report on the economic situation in the Russian Federation. In 2004 Russia continued to report excellent macroeconomic indicators (see Table 1). Its results had been influenced significantly by the good economic situation in the market for raw materials which are Russia’s principal export commodities (e.g. the average price of Urals oil in January 2005 was US$ 41, 24 dollars more than three years before). However, the higher-than-expected indicators were also due to the application of a new statistical methodology in the presentation of data. In the report, World Bank experts also noted factors, such as increasing production costs or state intervention in the economy, which have caused the tempo of development in some sectors of the Russian economy to slow down.

To read the report in full, visit the Centre for Eastern Studies website.