The Russian forex market: Moving toward world standards

Russian foreign exchange statistics have some unique features regarding the calculation of metrics describing market size and structure. Every three years, there is an opportunity for comparing forex markets in different countries, when the Bank for International Settlements (further, BIS) issues a...

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Published in:Studies on Russian economic development 2008-09, Vol.19 (5), p.507-515
Main Author: Mishina, V. Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Economics
Economics and Finance
Financial Problems
Foreign exchange markets
International Economics
Liberalization
Studies
Trends
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Summary:Russian foreign exchange statistics have some unique features regarding the calculation of metrics describing market size and structure. Every three years, there is an opportunity for comparing forex markets in different countries, when the Bank for International Settlements (further, BIS) issues a report, “Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Market Activity,” which describes key indicators and trends of the global forex market. Thanks to its latest report, published in September 2007 [1], one can assess the consequences of liberalization of the Russian foreign market and to determine the extent to which its trends match global ones. Comparisons with BIS statistics as a whole and with individual countries will show how close Russia, aspiring to the full convertibility of the ruble, has come to world standards not only in terms of liberalization of capital movements but the forex market size, structure, and technologies.
ISSN:1075-7007
1531-8664
DOI:10.1134/S1075700708050079