CONTENTS

Volume 7, 2002

 

Investment CLIMATE

Larissa LINNIK. Concession agreements as a form of investment attraction

A form of attracting investment to Russia , including the foreign one, could be concession agreements widely used both in the developed and developing countries. This form of investment cooperation might be an important phase of reforming the economy and the social life in Russia through the perfection of the state sector of the economy in order to efficiently use the state property and to upgrade the regulation role of the state.

 

Investment MARKET

Vyacheslav KOMAROV. Investments in the CIS

Investment in the fixed capital defines the prospects of expanded reproduction and innovative development in the economy of any nation. Therefore the interstate investment business is a major factor in transition to the phase of growth and restructuring of the CIS national economies. This strategic issue is common to all the CIS countries despite their particular differences depending on their real national conditions.

Oktai MOVSUMOV. Globalization and the oil and gas TNC policy

As the success of the Russian fuel and power complex foreign trade is crucial for the country’s economy and policy it requires a permanent analysis of our rivals and counterparts policies in the world market of fuel and power resources as well as the elaboration of tactical and strategic guide lines for the Russian oil and gas companies beyond the Russian borders under new conditions of rapid globalization and further internationalization of manufacturing industries.

Elena ROMANOVA. Production and trade results of the American capital activities with the tobacco companies as an example

In Russia increasingly favourable are becoming conditions of attracting American investments in the tobacco industry as well. The USA recognition of Russia as a country of the market economy and Russia’s “soonest” joining the WTO will further the surge of American investment in the country. Yet Russia has to mend inner contradictions in its legislation and mate it with international laws.

Boris MELNIKOV, Valentina MARKOVSKAYA, Anastasia SHKURENKO. Investment market: the situation in the 1st quarter 2002

The analysis of the investment situation, the investment structure and dynamics.

 

Investment TECHNOLOGIES

Victor KLAVDYENKO. Investment and the economic growth

In the recent years the economic growth problems inspire particular interest with the economists and the public. The most acute problem is the economic growth factors. There is opinion that the dependence of economic growth on the investment dynamics is insignificant. Some scientists have doubts about conformity of certain propositions of the economic theory to the current state of affaires.

 

Reference and advice

Elena ROMANOVA. Summing-up of the Russia-USA summit: what’s good for Russia?