CONTENTS

Volume 11, 2002

 

Investment CLIMATE

Victor MOSKVIN. Quality in Russian projects

The risks of investment project implementing and financing reveal a number of problems confronting both the project participants and the investors and bankers. A problem producing the most grave risks for complicated investment projects in Russia today is the quality of new manufacturers and new products.

Vladimir TUROVETSKY. Taxation of foreign juristic persons in Russian construction business

Taxes are the most efficient tool of the state regulation of international economic relations. Globalization makes this subject still more acute. The problem of sharing the taxation rights between the countries concerned comes to highlights.

 

Investment MARKET

Mikhail PISKULOV. Direct foreign investment: growing up to increase competitive power

In the recent decade the DFI are growing at a rate far exceeding that of the world economy and exports, their prevalent form becoming mega-merger and takeover. These are connected with the decreasing role of inherent basic competitive factors and the growing importance of advanced technologies, innovations, knowledge, “human capital”. The consequent system of “global production” embraces first of all the developed countries. Yet a few developing countries and transition economies managed to attract considerable DFI thus having increased their competitive power.

Agnia FURSHCHIK. Organization of outsourcing in the corporate management

A new form of business organization in the modern economy - outsourcing, its variations and trends. Outsourcing advantages over conventional forms of economy organization, and unfavorable consequences of its unreasoned introduction. Functions are recommended which should be transmitted to outside companies. Proper outsourcers allow for a company to acquire extra flexibility while remaining in control of general management. Special attention is paid to outsourcing in Russia hampered by the specific market and legislation.

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

The paper deals with the investment situation emerged in the 1st half year 2002, the investment structure and dynamics.

 

Investment TECHNOLOGIES

Maxim LISITSA. The theory of capital structure: the survey and model supplement

The survey of the known theories and structural models of finance sources for company assets. An opinion on dependence of a company cost on the value of its securities financial risks in the ideal capital market with relented restrictions.