01681cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008688 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451833058 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Russian Federation : Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes-Fiscal Transparency Module. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004. 1 online resource (34 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 This report on the Russian Federation's Observance of Standards and Codes reports on the fiscal transparency module. Russia has achieved considerable progress in fiscal transparency and financial management since 1999, although a number of important reforms remain to be undertaken. The legal framework of the budget and tax system as well as for intergovernmental relations has been reformed. Macroeconomic policy forecasts are soundly based and open for scrutiny. Budget preparation has become sophisticated, with considerable transparency in the process and in the availability of information. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2004/288 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2004/288/002.2004.issue-288-en.xml IMF e-Library