How Russia Affects the Neighborhood : Trade, Financial, and Remittance Channels /

We test the extent to which growth in the 11 CIS countries (excluding Russia) was associated with developments in Russia, overall, as well as through the trade, financial and remittance channels over the last decade or so. The results point to the continued existence of economic links between the CI...

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Main Author: Espinosa-Bowen, Jaime
Other Authors: Alturki, Fahad, Ilahi, Nadeem
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2009/277
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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