MONETARY POLICY IN RUSSIA AND INSTITUTIONAL BOUNDARIES OF FINANCIAL SYSTEM

Abstract

The paper focuses on impediments for efficient implementation of inflation targeting framework in Russia. Different structural and institutional problems of Russian economy and financial system are analyzed, including dependence on fuel sector, impact of external shocks, government-owned banks’ dominance, role of foreign capital on stock market and banking system, low level of trust, financial sanctions etc. Instead of implementing inflation targeting framework the authors offer switch monetary policy goals to crisis management with special focus on set of indicators, including exchange rate, and to supplement monetary policy by some capital account restrictions, macroprudential policy and fiscal policy (in terms of using development banks mechanisms).

Keywords

• monetary policy
• structural and institutional features
• russian financial sector
• external shocks