01742cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005385 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451833171 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Russian Federation : 2008 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (62 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The 2008 Article IV Consultation with the Russian Federation highlights that the Russian banking system has proven to be relatively resilient in the face of worldwide turmoil. The central bank is still intervening heavily in the foreign exchange market, and Russia's banking system is still comfortably liquid with overnight interbank rates at the lower end of the usual trading range. Executive Directors suggested a careful reconsideration of the authorities' policy stance, so that price developments are not shaped primarily by uncertain external developments that remain beyond the authorities' control. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2008/309 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2008/309/002.2008.issue-309-en.xml IMF e-Library