Russia Economic Report, No. 30, September 2013 : Structural Challenges to Growth Become Binding

Russia's economy lost steam in 2013. Growth slowed to 1.4 percent in the first half (H1) of 2013, compared to 4.5 percent in H1 2012. This report examines in its first part several aspects of the economic slowdown. It shows that the slowdown w...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Economic Updates and Modeling
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCOUNT DEFICIT ADVANCED ECONOMIES AGRICULTURE ANNUAL GROWTH ASSET PORTFOLIOS AVERAGE OIL PRICE BALANCE OF PAYMENT BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BANK LENDING BANK POLICY BANKING SECTOR BANKING SYSTEM BASIS POINTS BINDING CONSTRAINT BOND ISSUANCE BOND MARKET BOND MARKETS BOND YIELDS BONDS BUDGETING BUFFER BUFFERS BUSINESS CONFIDENCE BUSINESS CYCLES CAPITAL ACCOUNT CAPITAL ADEQUACY CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL GAINS CAPITAL INFLOWS CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL MARKET CAPITAL OUTFLOWS CENTRAL BANK CHECKS COMMODITY PRICE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS CONFIDENCE INDEX CONFIDENCE INDEXES CONSOLIDATION CONSUMER CONFIDENCE CONSUMER DEMAND CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION GROWTH CONTINGENT LIABILITIES CORE INFLATION CORPORATE PROFIT TAX CORPORATE PROFITS CREDIBILITY CREDIT BOOM CREDIT DEFAULT CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS CREDIT EXPANSION CREDIT GROWTH CREDIT QUALITY CREDIT RISKS CURRENCY CURRENCY BASKET CURRENT ACCOUNT CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS CUSTOMS UNION DEBT BURDEN DEBT PAYMENTS DEBT-SERVICING COSTS DECLINE IN INVESTMENT DEPOSIT DEPOSITS DEPRECIATION DEPRESSED INVESTMENT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DISPOSABLE INCOME DIVIDENDS DOMESTIC DEMAND ECONOMIC CONCENTRATION ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ECONOMIC EXPANSION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN ECONOMIC STRUCTURE EMERGING ECONOMIES EMERGING MARKETS EQUIPMENT EQUITY ISSUANCE EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE-RATE EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT PERFORMANCE EXPORTERS EXPORTS EXPOSURE EXTERNAL DEBT EXTERNAL DEBT PAYMENTS EXTERNAL DEMAND EXTERNAL FACTORS EXTERNAL FUNDING FEDERAL BUDGET FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICIT FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SYSTEM FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL POLICY FOOD PRICES FOREIGN CURRENCIES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE GDP GLOBAL DEMAND GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL MARKET GLOBAL MARKETS GLOBAL TRADE GOVERNMENT BANKS GOVERNMENT BUDGET GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH POTENTIAL GROWTH PROJECTIONS GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HIGH INFLATION HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES IMPLICIT GOVERNMENT GUARANTEE IMPORT IMPORT TARIFFS IMPORTS INCOME GROWTH INDEBTEDNESS INFLATION INFLATION EXPECTATIONS INFLATION RISK INFLATION TARGETING INTEREST PAYMENTS INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTEREST RATES ON LOANS INTEREST-RATE INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MARKETS INVENTORIES INVENTORY INVESTING INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES INVESTMENT ACTIVITY INVESTMENT DEMAND INVESTMENT INCOME INVESTMENT PROJECTS INVESTMENT RATE LABOR MARKET LACK OF CONFIDENCE LOAN MARKET ACCESS MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET PARTICIPANTS MARKET RATES MATURITIES MATURITY MONETARY POLICY MONEY-MARKET MORTGAGE MORTGAGE INTEREST MORTGAGE INTEREST RATES MORTGAGE LOANS NATURAL RESOURCES NET EXPORTS NON-PERFORMING LOAN NON-PERFORMING LOANS NPL OIL DEMAND OIL PRICE OIL PRICES OIL REVENUE OIL REVENUES OIL SUPPLIES OIL SUPPLY OUTPUT GAP OUTTURN OUTTURNS PENSIONS PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO QUALITY PORTFOLIOS POSITIVE EFFECTS POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE VOLATILITY PRIVATE BANKS PRIVATE CONSUMPTION PRIVATE CREDIT PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PUBLIC FINANCE REAL GDP REAL INCOME REAL WAGE GROWTH REMITTANCES REPO REPO RATE RESERVE RESERVE FUND RESERVES RETURNS SAVINGS RATE SOVEREIGN BOND SPECULATIVE ATTACK STATE BANKS STOCK MARKETS STOCKS STRUCTURAL CHANGE STRUCTURAL REFORMS SUPPLY DISRUPTIONS SUPPLY SIDE TOTAL DEBT TRADE BALANCE TRADE PERFORMANCE TRADE RELATIONS TRADE SURPLUS UNCERTAINTY UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UPWARD PRESSURE VALUE ADDED WAGES WEALTH WITHDRAWAL
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/09/18362435/structural-challenges-growth-binding http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16691