Russian Federation 
Country Descriptions
& Profiles
Background Notes on Countries of the World: Russia in Business Source Premier [About] 
Published by the U.S. government and includes facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, foreign relations and travel/business information.
OECD
Economic Surveys: Russian Federation [About]
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
provides statistics and report on its 30 country members
in addition to various reports, statistics and working
papers covering macroeconomics, trade, education, development
and science and innovation with approx 70 countries
it has relationships with. Content vary country by country.
Russia:
A Country Study
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/rutoc.html
"The Country Studies Series presents a description
and analysis of the historical setting and the social,
economic, political, and national security systems and
institutions of countries throughout the world and examines
the interrelationships of those systems and the ways
they are shaped by cultural factors."
Russia
Country Profile in Business Source Premier [About]
Provides quick access to country data points, trends
and analysis including country's political and governmental
make-up, economic performance, gross domestic product,
the potential for economic development, and detailed
market and industry analysis of the country's business
environment.
Russia
Country Review in Business Source Premier [ About
] 
Published annually by CountryWatch, these in-depth reports
provide demographic, political, economic, business,
cultural and environmental data. Includes key sector
production, consumption and net exports, maps, country
flag, Freedom Rankings for political rights and civil
liberties, Human Development Index measuring quality
of life and investment climate basic infrastructure
information.
Finance, Trade
& Commerce
BuyUSA.gov U.S. Commercial Services: Russia
http://www.buyusa.gov/russia/en/
From the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration. U.S. Commercial Service (USCS) Provides information to U.S. businesses exporting goods and services, including trade agreements, market research, trade event lists, industry specific information.
The Economics and Politics of Transition to an
Open Market Economy 
Mugar HC 336.27 S35 1998
Doing Business. Benchmarking Business Regulations.
http://www.doingbusiness.org/
Produced by the World Bank, this database provides information on business regulations and their enforcement in many countries. Countries are ranked according to ease of doing business. The Doing Business Indicators are comparable across 175 economies. These indicators include starting a business, dealing with licenses, employing workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, enforcing contracts, and others.
Economist.com
Country Briefings: Russia
http://www.economist.com/countries/Russia/
A Web resource highlighting recent articles and a country
profile. Includes forecast, factsheet, economic data,
political structure and forces, economic structure and
more.
EIU:
Economist Intelligence Unit: Russia [About]
(works only with Firefox)
Indepth reports such as Country Finance, Country Commerce, Country Forecast, Country Monitor, etc which include economic indicators, political and business environment analysis, country risk assessment and financial and operating conditions for companies doing business globally. Type of reports vary country by country.
FITA:
Russia Country Profile
http://fita.org/countries/russia.html
FITA, The Federation of International Trade Associations,
website includes general information as well as information
on market access, economic indicators, taxes, labor
market, agriculture, media, and more.
Global
Edge: Russia
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/countryintro.asp?CountryID=168
Created by the Center for International Business Education
and Research at Michigan State University ( MSU-CIBER
), globalEDGE contains country specific news, statistics,
history, economics, and government data.
Index
of Economic Freedome: Russian Federation
http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/country.cfm?id=Russia
A Web resource evaluating the following areas: Russia's
trade policy, fiscal burden of government, government
intervention in the economy, monetary policy, capital
flows and foreign investment, banking and finance, wages
and prices, propertyrights, regulation, and black market.
Passport Russia: Your Pocket Guide to Russian Business,
Customs and Etiquette
Pardee HD 58.7 M564 1998
Political Risk Yearbook: Russia Country Forecast in Business Source Premier [About]
From PRS Group, published annually and includes the Political Risk Service rating system which assesses different political scenarios within a country, 18-month and five year forecasts based on a variety of political scenarios, the country's political framework, key political player as well as economic conditions, investment, taxation and environmental trends, foreign relations, defense forces and the country's history and geography.
Russia Business Forecast Report in Business Source Premier[About]
By Business Monitor International, published quarterly, focuses on global emerging markets. Provides SWOT analysis of a country's political, economic and business environment, includes overviews of the country's key economic sectors and scenario test analysis. Forecasts key macroeconomic data 6 years out.
Russia
Country Monitor (Global Insight) in Business Source Premier [About]
Presents Analyses, Statistics, and Forecasts on the
Economy. Includes information on Gross Domestic Product
(GDP), Real GDP, Consumer Prices, Foreign Trade, Official
Exchange Rate, etc. Also provides Import and Export
Statistics as well as the names of important government
officials.
Russian Business Relationships in the Wake of Reform
Pardee HF 3630.2 H47 1997
Russian-English, English-Russian Business Dictionary
Pardee Reference Collection - General Business Section
Pardee Reference X HF 1002 Z25 1996
Russian Federation Economic Competitiveness in Business Source Premier [About]
From the Icon Group, using vertical analysis or common-sized statements, provides estimates of the financial performance and labor productivity of countries compared to global benchmarks. Financial analysis includes asset, liability and income structure, ratios, profitability ratios and key percentile rankings. Labor productivity analysis includes asset-labor, liability-labor, and income-labor ratios.
News & Journals
Business
(Russia) through PressDisplay [About]
from 60 days ago.
Izvestiia
through PressDisplay[About]
from 60 days ago.
Moscow
News through PressDisplay[About]
from 60 days ago.
Moscow
Times through PressDisplay[About]
from 60 days ago.
Pravda
of Russia through PressDisplay[About]
from 60 days ago.
The
Wall Street Journal Europe through PressDisplay[About]
from 60 days ago.
Statistics
& Government Resources
Central Bank of the
Russian Federation
http://www.cbr.ru/eng/
Includes the following categories of information: monetary
policy, research, banking supervision, international
relations, financial markets, Russian legal tender,
legislation, statistics and much more.
Embassy of
the Russian Federation in Washington D.C.
http://www.russianembassy.org/
Based in Washington DC. Comprehensive information and
links about the country.
Federal
State Statistics Service
http://www.gks.ru/eng
Important social, economic and cultural statistics,
with links to other useful sites.
Selected
Internet Resources: Russia - Portals to the World
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/european/russia/ru.html
"Links to electronic resources selected by Library of
Congress subject experts."
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