CONTENTS

Volume 2, 2003

 

Investment CLIMATE

Yana DERYABINA. Tools of investment management at various power levels: classification and analysis

(the end, beginning in ¹ 1, 2003).

 

Investment MARKET

Ivan SEMENCHENKO. The mechanism of dispute settling in the WTO

Basic premises of settling international conflicts in the WTO are stipulated in the Arrangement for rules and procedures of dispute settling. The settlement system is the central element providing safety and predictability of a multilateral trade system. Some of its premises prove that dispute settlement plays much more important role in the WTO documents than in traditional international agreements which rather contain uniform formulae concerning procedures of settling conflicts between the partners.

Rudolf ZIMENKOV. Direct investments from foreign companies in the USA economy

The world economy development during two last decades is characterized by globalization. The process is determined by participation of over 70 thousands TNC widely exporting direct investments. Early in the 21st century TNC annually exported about 1 trillion US dollars. Though they operate all over the world the major importer of direct foreign investment is the USA.

Victor MOSKVIN. Planning of project implementation for next 30 years

The grand corporations that wish to become world leaders by the beginning of the 6th technological establishment have to set up not only the forecasting of future advanced technologies, but also the planning of their operations for next 30 years. Now it seems fantastic to plan for so long a future, as the past experience testifies, however nowadays new methods and mechanisms of perspective and strategic planning are to be employed. Though the existing scientific and practical base does not allow effective planning for very long periods.

Fedor GLISIN. Construction business in Russia

The economic conjuncture centre with the Russian Federation Government furnishes analytical proceedings concerning construction business in Russia in the 4th quarter of 2002 and a prognosis for the 1st quarter of 2003.

 

Investment TECHNOLOGIES

Mankhar URBAZAEV, Ayur GARMAEV, Bulat URBAZAEV. Market reaction of the economic system of the Buryat Republic

When creating sustained investment promotion factors the market reaction to economic reform in situ makes an urgent problem. Here is an attempt to evaluate «elasticity» of a regional economic system affected by external factors including investments.