question Russia followed by Kazakhstan will be the main beneficiaries of foreign direct investments. … respect to Russia, and the revenues from customs charges, which is not planned to be distributed among member countries, will …

Since the beginning of the 1990s, demographic, economic and social changes occurring in Russia and Ukraine have had an …

The end of “demographic dividends” as well as the beginning of the current economic and financial crisis placed Russia … and Ukraine’s pension reform problems high on the public agenda. Up until now, the countries hesitated to substantially …

In Russia and Ukraine around 30-40% of total employment is located outside the registered economy. This has negative …

domestic and, although severe, were restricted to Bulgaria. Russia's financial crisis in August 1998, despite similar … on Ukraine and Moldova present two case studies of such a contagion effect. However, one should remember that these two … economies (as well as most other FSU economies) experienced the same weaknesses and vulnerabilities as in Russia. Thus Russian …

towards them has become a pressing issue for both Russia and Ukraine and addressing this matter will greatly influence the …

This paper provides the results of analyses of key problems related to pension systems and their reforms in Russia and … Ukraine. The pension systems and their reforms in both countries are compared. They are also compared with the general picture …