Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Alexander Abramov Author-Name-First: Alexander Author-Name-Last: Abramov Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Title: Russia’s Financial Markets and Financial Institutions in 2012 Abstract: This paper deals with a wide scope of issues, starting with the post-crisis recovery of Russia's financial market. The author analyzes the market for shares issued by Russian companies, investigates dependence on the global conjuncture of prices and inflow and outflow of foreign portfolio investment. He also studies currency exchange rate, looks at the competition on the domestic share market, and analyzes preliminary results of the merger of the RTS and MICEX. The article deals with the market for ruble-denominated bonds. The author provides analysis of financial market risks and looks at the development of Russia's domestic savings system. Length: 80 pages Creation-Date: 2013 Revision-Date: 2013 Publication-Status: Published Paper Series Classification-JEL: J14, G15, G32, E44 Keywords: Russia's financial market, portfolio investment, exchange rate, share market, financial institutions, bond market File-URL: https://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/ppaper/144Abramov.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf File-Function: Revised version, 2013 Handle: RePEc:gai:ppaper:144