01655cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008707 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451833119 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Russian Federation : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004. 1 online resource (91 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 Selected Issues paper for the Russian Federation reviews trends in private capital flows to Russia by decomposing the flows into its subcomponents. Russia became a net lender to the international banking system, as a complement to the prolonged period of large current account surpluses. The nonbank corporate sector in Russia began to have better access to both bank and nonbank sources of external finance, with improving investor perceptions and a favorable external environment. The relatively lackluster performance of equity issuances and foreign direct investment has been an outcome of both global and local factors. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2004/316 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2004/316/002.2004.issue-316-en.xml IMF e-Library