This study proposes relative inflation forecast targeting as an operational framework of monetary policy for adopting the euro by the EU new Member States. This strategy assumes containing differentials between the domestic and the eurozone inflation forecasts as an operational target. A model...

This paper traces the history of China's reform of its monetary policy framework and analyzes its success and problems. In the context of financial marketization and the failure of the quantity-targeting framework, the People's Bank of China transformed its monetary policy framework toward one...

In November 2018, Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Russia) and Ministry of Energy (MinEnergo) came to an agreement with Russian oil companies to freeze petroleum products prices in the country until March 2019, which may be a headwind for fiscal regulation policies in the Russian...

In March 2013 the consumer price index made 0.3% (0.6% in March 2012), which is less than in February of this year by 0.3 p.p. In April, inflation has also increased: within 15 days of the month CPI made 0.3%. As a result, inflation reached in annual terms has reached 7.0%. In Q1 2013, according...

A tax maneuver in the oil and oil refining industries contributed to some changes in the pattern of production of petrochemicals: the total volume of oil refining decreased, while the volume of production of motor gasoline increased somewhat. It is to be noted that the tax maneuver had an effect...

The sharp fluctuations of the ruble's exchange rate in the period 2014–2016 have not resulted in a reduction of the share of investment goods in the price structure of Russian imports. At the same time, domestic demand has visibly reoriented towards cheaper analogues. The recovery of imports...

Russia's current account surplus was affected considerably by falling exports, whereas imports declined at a slower rate, as compared with the same period previous year. In January–September 2016, net capital outflow in the private sector is reported to be five times less than what it was...

In September, the Central Bank of Russia made a decision to cut the key rate by 0.5 p.p. to 10%. The intention of the Central Bank of Russia to stick to a moderately tough monetary policy is justified by the need to consolidate the trend towards sustained reduction of the rate of inflation

Price growth of gasoline on Russian domestic market in the wake of declining world crude oil prices is due to the ruble's devaluation and excise rate growth. In Russia, the share of indirect gasoline taxes has gone up from 30–40% to 35–45% over last two years. Regarding the share of taxes in...

Russia's balance of payments data for Q3 2015 show a considerable decline in her current account balance. In monetary terms, the decline in imports during Q3 was faster than that in exports (relative to Q3 2014). By comparison with Q2 2015, it even demonstrated a slight increase, notwithstanding...