Russian reform blueprint may be politically untenable
The Kremlin is giving a reformist voice a hearing but may decide against so radical an agenda
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- Tough prescription
- Structural reforms
- 'Fiscal manoeuvre'
- 'Productive' spending is good
- 'Unproductive' defence
- Political obstacles
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_350.jpg "Former Russian finance minister Alexei Kudrin in Moscow, Russia (Reuters/Maxim Shemetov)")