In order to understand a country as large and diverse as Russia, it is extremely important to consider spatial patterns … of economic development. As Russia looks for new drivers of economic growth, it is important to understand the structural … conditions that have defined economic development in Russia's regions. This report uses the Economic Potential Index (EPI …

instruments that can help Russia achieve the necessary spatial transformation of its economy. Russia's long history as one of … will require significant improvements across all aspects of the economy. Russia's economy faces many challenges, some of … period of communism. But as the largest country in the world, it is not surprising that many of Russia's problems relate to …

The objectives of this Investment Climate Assessment (ICA) are to: (i) provide an up-to-date, fact-based analysis of …

-based growth and most importantly, poverty reduction. It does this by combining an assessment of the investment climate faced by …

practical insights in support of enhancing the climate resilience of infrastructure investment projects in Sub-Saharan Africa …. This first introductory chapter starts with an overview of the investment conditions and climatic context in the region …

importance of foreign direct investment (FDI) liberalization as part of Russian WTO accession, the authors also include FDI and … households gaining. They find that global free trade would result in a weighted average gain to households in Russia of 0 … of 0.2 percent of consumption). Russia, as a net food importer, loses from subsidy elimination, and the gains to Russia …

barriers against multinational service providers. They assume that foreign direct investment in business services is necessary … perfect competition. The ad valorem equivalent of barriers to foreign direct investment have been estimated based on detailed … questionnaires completed by specialized research institutes in Russia. The authors estimate that Russia will gain about 7.2 percent …