Volume 1, 2001

Georgi KLEINER. Enterprise reform and product quality

Russian economy in search of a reference point. The country social and economic potential and problems of its realization. The Russian economy pivotal problem is product quality. Alternative solutions: demand for quality and quality of demand. The dynamic support of a chosen “quality strategy”. The enterprise as an anti-crisis institution. Enterprise transformation main lines and their effect on product quality.

Oktai MOVSUMOV. The agreement to the Energy charter and Russian investors’ interests abroad

Protection of the Russian investors’ interests abroad, and benefits of investing in the fuel and energy complex there acquired by them through the Energy charter agreement coming in force.

Vyacheslav KOMAROV. The first Leasing Congress in the CIS

The positive changes in the general economic situation in 1999-2000 and the interstate leasing processes claimed for by the businessmen of the CIS became the motive for calling the first Leasing Congress held on the eve of 2001 in Moscow under the aegis of the CIS Executive Committee.

Olga SHIROKIKH. Non-commercial investment risks and the World bank guarantees programme

To-day there are only odd measures ensuring the guarantees of private investors against non-commercial risks. Non-commercial risks affects must be eliminated first of all. To this end a common system of investor guarantees is to be established.

Valentina MARKOVSKAYA, Anastsia SHKURENKO. The investment market: the situation in January-September 2000

The analysis of the investment situation emerged in January-September 2000, the investment structure and dynamics, measures to promote investment.

Vladimir SAVIN. The free economic zones as an accumulator of foreign investments

Nowadays the free economic zones are not only a subject of academic discussions but also the essence of acute contradictions among polititions and businessmen both in Russia and beyond. Sometimes the most incompatible views are spoken out. In some cases positions may coincide yet on absolutely different grounds. The supplements contain the experience in establishing various FEZs in China and recommendations on establishing them in Russia.

Sergei DEVICHENSKY. An investment problem statement and solution

In the transition period the punitive system retains the hard control authority and powerful manufacturing base. It needs a smooth transformation in accordance with the market economy reality.

Leonid SUMAROKOV. Russia-USA collaboration in solving nuclear problems, and President Putin’s global energetics initiative.