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IMF quota distribution to occur after reformation - Kudrin

11:04 AM (MSD) September 6, 2009

The decision to distribute quotas among the country participants in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) can be made no earlier than 2010 after the organization's reformation, Russia's finance minister during a press conference on Saturday.

According to earlier decisions, the IMF will be reformed by January 2011.

"In the next few months these decisions will be worked on and are not expected to be accepted before Pittsburg [during the G20 summit in late September], Alexei Kudrin said, adding: "The decisions won't be made any earlier than next year."

During the G20 summit in London, discussions were held on the redistribution of votes in the IMF, giving member countries with rapid emerging markets and poorer countries more voting power in the IMF.

Kudrin attended a meeting of finance ministers comprising the BRIC union - Brazil, Russia, India and China.

The BRIC ministerial meeting was held on the sidelines of a meeting of G20 finance ministers to consider an exit strategy from the ongoing global economic crisis and to take a joint stance on reform plans for the IMF.

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10:37 AM (MSK) February 3, 2012
Diplomats failed Thursday to reach agreement on a U.N. resolution aimed at ending the bloodshed in Syria, leaving discussions in limbo pending consultations with their home governments.

10:32 AM (MSK) February 3, 2012
Like most of those  bold enough to have tried a winter assault  on the Kremlin, the leaders of  Russia 's budding protest movement will face a challenge at its next rally that is perhaps far greater than any government force: the weather.

10:19 AM (MSK) February 3, 2012
The Obama administration waived a ban on military assistance to Uzbekistan in a move to bolster ties with a nation that is part of a vital supply line to Afghanistan, but was cut off from aid because of alleged human-rights violations.

02:49 PM (MSK) February 2, 2012
Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin on Wednesday acknowledged that he may not win the presidency in the first round of voting, though he also said that a second round of voting would lead to political turbulence.

02:38 PM (MSK) February 2, 2012
Russia's president signed into law a ban on bribing foreign officials, marking a major step in the country's efforts to stamp out corruption.

02:16 PM (MSK) February 2, 2012
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he could face a runoff in the March presidential vote, his first acknowledgement that he may fail to muster enough support for an outright victory.

02:13 PM (MSK) February 1, 2012
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is a hard man to reach these days-especially if you're Hillary Clinton.

01:44 PM (MSK) February 1, 2012
Top Arab and Western diplomats on Tuesday delivered stinging appeals for a swift end to Syria's deepening bloodshed, a procession of entreaties aimed at an audience that was unnamed but broadly understood-Russia.

01:53 PM (MSK) January 31, 2012
Russia   announced on Monday  that it had convinced Bashar al-Assad 's government in  Syria  to start informal negotiations in Moscow with representatives of the opposition in an effort to end a bloody uprising that has left thousands dead.

12:08 PM (MSK) January 31, 2012
Russia has been steadfast in its diplomatic support for the embattled regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, even as Assad becomes ever more isolated within the Arab League and the international community.
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Joel Brinkley

Listening to Vladimir Putin trying to salvage his career as his base of support seems to be crumbling around him, the Russian prime minister sounds more and more like all of those Arab dictators just before their own people turned on them in angry revolt.

'Stability is something that can only be achieved through hard work, by being open to change and ready for long-overdue, well-planned and well-calculated reforms,' Putin declared in an online campaign essay this month.

 So said Syrian President Bashar Assad almost exactly a year ago, just before his own country dissolved into protest, chaos and slaughter.
Joel Brinkley

Listening to Vladimir Putin trying to salvage his career as his base of support seems to be crumbling around him, the Russian prime minister sounds more and more like all of those Arab dictators just before their own people turned on them in angry revolt.

'Stability is something that can only be achieved through hard work, by being open to change and ready for long-overdue, well-planned and well-calculated reforms,' Putin declared in an online campaign essay this month.

 So said Syrian President Bashar Assad almost exactly a year ago, just before his own country dissolved into protest, chaos and slaughter.
Keyur Patel
High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Russia released a preliminary estimate for 2011 GDP growth on Tuesday - and at 4.3 per cent, it looks pretty healthy. The figure crept ahead of analyst expectations, buoyed by a strong recovery in consumer demand over the year, while 2010 growth was revised upwards, also to 4.3 per cent. Renaissance Capital was cautiously bullish, calling the forecast 'reason for a (modest) celebration'.
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