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Education at a Glance 2012: Country Notes - Russian Federation

Education at a Glance 2012: Country Notes - Russia

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2012 Russian Corporate Governance Roundtable

Moscow, Russia - 25-26 October 2012 - discussions at this meeting addressed topics related to corporate governance and listing requirements in Russia.

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OECD to launch Russian version of its Better Life Index at the Gaidar Forum

The OECD will participate in the Gaidar Forum in Moscow 16-19 January and will launch the Russian version of its award-winning Better Life Index [http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/ru/].

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Why do Russian firms use fixed-term and agency work contracts?

This study looks into the use of fixed term contracts and agency work in Russia during and shortly after the crisis 2009 10 with the help of an enterprise survey.

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From Corporate Compliance to Collective Action

Promoting anti-corruption compliance measures, to prevent corrupt acts before they take place and to properly address them when they do, and encouraging collective action and sectoral initiatives to...

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Modernizing Russia in a challenging global environment

Russia is facing huge challenges. It is incredibly rich in natural and human assets. To modernize itself and thus diversify, it needs to invest in these assets and to preserve them. The reform agenda...

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Official Visit to Russia (Moscow, 17th - 18th January 2013)

During his visit, the Secretary-General will meet with various officials and will deliver a keynote address on “Modernising Russia in a challenging global environment” at the Gaidar Forum-2013.

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Russia and the World: Challenges of Integration - G20’s Answers to the...

During the Gaidar forum on "Russia and the World: Challenges of Integration", OECD Chief of Staff and G20 Sherpa Gabriela Ramos gave a presentation on the role of the G20 in solving the global economic...

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Secretary-General in Moscow, for the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank...

The Secretary-General of the OECD will be in Moscow from 14th to 16th February 2013, to attend the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting organized under the Chairmanship of the...

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Russia’s Shuvalov visits OECD

The Russian Federation’s First Deputy Prime Minister, Igor Shuvalov, visited the OECD today. He addressed the OECD Council and had a two-hour dialogue on the ongoing accession of Russia to the OECD...

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Russia: Modernising the economy - Better Policies Series (April 2013)

Drawing on experiences in OECD countries and in our key partners, this report presents an OECD view of major policy challenges in Russia, including the fiscal framework, financial sector, competition,...

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Russia: Progress made in improving the quality of official statistics but...

Russia’s official statistics are compiled with a high a degree of professionalism and now have a solid legal basis, but their scope, timeliness and international comparability needs to be improved,...

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Education at a Glance 2013 - Country notes and key fact tables

Education at a Glance 2013 - Country notes and key fact tables

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OECD Secretary-General in Moscow (G20 meetings, 17th - 20th July 2013)

The Secretary-General of the OECD, Mr. Angel Gurría, will be in Moscow, from 17th to 20th July 2013, to attend the G20 Labour Ministers Meeting & the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank...

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OECD, ILO call on G20 labour ministers to reinforce cooperation

Joint statement by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder and OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría on the occasion of the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting, Moscow, 18-19 July 2013

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OECD Secretary-General at the G20 Leader’s Summit in St. Petersburg, 4th -...

Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, will participate at the G20 Leader’s Summit taking place in St. Petersburg, Russia, on 4-6 September 2013.

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Human Resources Management: Country Profiles

These country notes profile public sector human resource practices and policies, covering issues including legal frameworks; age and gender composition of workers; public sector restructuring;...

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The G-20 Agenda under the Russian Chairmanship

In his remarks, OECD Secretary-General answers the three following questions: Where is growth going to come from? How sustainable will it be? Who is going to benefit from it?

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The Jobs Imperative – The OECD Support to the Russian Presidency

There is no one-size-fits-all solution to restoring inclusive growth, jobs and trust. Macroeconomic, structural policies and labour activation strategies are all required. The G20 process can play a...

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Is there convergence of Russia’s regions? Exploring the empirical evidence:...

This paper analyses convergence in per capita gross regional product of Russia’s regions during the period 1995-2010, when regional data are available.

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G20 Leaders’ Summit: Growth and Global Economy

Building an international tax system that is transparent, efficient and fair, will serve our economies, our governments and our citizens, said OECD Secretary-General at the G20 summit in St. Petersburg.

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Despite certain progress, the OECD remains concerned with Russia’s compliance...

Russia has yet to address key provisions of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, which entered into force in Russia in April 2012. It has not yet fully implemented recommendations for strengthening its...

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Informal employment in Russia: definitions, incidence, determinants and...

This paper takes stock of informal employment in Russia analysing its incidence and determinants. Using the regular 2003-11 waves and an informality supplement of the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring...

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Secretary-General of the OECD in Moscow (15-16 January 2014)

Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, was in Moscow to attend the Gaidar Forum where he presented the OECD Economic Survey of the Russian Federation. His visit also included meetings with...

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Russian economy growing but further reforms needed, says OECD

The Russian Federation’s economy is growing, but further reforms are needed to bolster future growth, improve the business climate and strengthen innovation, according to the OECD.

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Statement by the OECD regarding the status of the accession process with...

Further to a meeting of its governing Council on 12 March 2014, the OECD has postponed activities related to the accession process of the Russian Federation to the OECD for the time being.

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Measuring Innovation in Education - Russian Federation

The ability to measure innovation is essential to an improvement strategy in education. This country note analyses how the practices are changing within classrooms and educational organisations and how...

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Education at a Glance 2014: Country Notes

Country notes with main key findings of the book and key fact tables: a customised snapshot of a country's educational environment, highlighting the most important issues in the educational landscape.

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Going for Growth 2015: Key findings for Russia

Going for Growth 2015: Key findings for the Russian Federation

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Boosting productivity in Russia: skills, education and innovation

The labour market in Russia is very flexible. This results in a high and stable overall employment rate, but also high wage inequality, informality and labour turnover, which limits incentives for...

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Improving transport infrastructure in Russia

Russia faces very large challenges in modernising its large transport system. Promoting competition in the transport sector is essential, in particular by effectively opening the railway freight market...

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OECD Health Statistics 2015 - Country Notes

Specific country notes have been prepared using data from the database OECD Health Statistics 2015, July 2015 version. The notes are available in PDF format.

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Russia: progress in structural reform and framework conditions 2011-13

Since 1995 when OECD began conducting Economic Surveys of the Russian Federation many policy recommendations relating to structural reform and framework conditions have been made.

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Non-standard contracts, flexibility and employment adjustment: empirical...

This paper examines the use of two forms of non-standard work contracts in Russia with data from an enterprise survey for the years 2009 to 2011. Non-standard work contracts are less costly and more...

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Education at a Glance 2015: Russian Federation

The 2015 edition introduces more detailed analysis of participation in early childhood and tertiary levels of education. The report also examines first generation tertiary-educated adults’ educational...

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Elusive global growth outlook requires urgent policy response

Achieving strong growth in the global economy remains elusive, with only a modest recovery in advanced economies and slower activity in emerging markets, according to the OECD’s latest Interim Economic...

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How's life in the Russian Federation?

This note presents selected findings based on the set of well-being indicators published in How's Life? 2016.

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OECD Employment Outlook 2016 - Key findings for the Russian Federation

The sharp fall in global oil prices has contributed to a prolonged recession in the Russian Federation, along with geopolitical uncertainties. While growth is projected to turn positive again in 2017,...

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Education at a Glance 2016 - Country Notes

Education at a Glance 2016 - Country Notes

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Environmental taxes: Key findings for Russia LINK

This country note provides an environmental tax and carbon pricing profile for Russia. It shows environmentally related tax revenues, taxes on energy use and effective carbon rates.

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Seven more jurisdictions sign tax co-operation agreement to enable automatic...

As part of continuing efforts to boost transparency by multinational enterprises (MNEs), Gabon, Hungary, Indonesia, Lithuania, Malta, Mauritius and the Russian Federation have now signed the...

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Russia must make fighting international bribery a priority

The OECD Working Group on Bribery has serious concerns regarding Russia’s continued failure to implement key legislative reforms to enable it to effectively investigate, prosecute and sanction the...

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Taxing Energy Use 2018: Key findings for the Russian Federation

This note describes the taxation of energy use in the Russian Federation. It contains the country’s energy tax profiles, followed by country-specific information to complement the general discussion in...

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Effective carbon rates: Key findings for the Russian Federation

This country note for the Russian Federation provides detail on the proportion of CO2 emissions from energy use subject to different effective carbon rates (ECR), as well as on the level and components...

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Good jobs for all in a changing world of work: The new OECD Jobs Strategy –...

The digital revolution, globalisation and demographic changes are transforming labour markets at a time when policy makers are also struggling with slow productivity and wage growth and high levels of...

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Russia must urgently step up fight against foreign bribery

The OECD Working Group on Bribery has repeatedly recommended since 2012 that Russia rectify key legislative deficiencies in order to comply with the Convention on Combating the Bribery of Foreign...

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Taxing Energy Use: Key Findings for Russia

This country note explains how the Russian Federation taxes energy use. The note shows the distribution of effective energy tax rates across all domestic energy use. It also details the...

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Russia is ready for its Phase 3 evaluation once it fulfills high-priority...

The OECD Working Group on Bribery considers that it is ready to conduct the Phase 3 evaluation of the Russian Federation, provided that Russia further aligns its foreign bribery offence with the...

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Preventing Harmful Alcohol Use: Key Findings for the Russian Federation

People in the Russian Federation consume on average 11.2 litres of pure alcohol per capita per year, roughly equivalent to 2.3 bottles of wine or 4.3 litres of beer per week per person aged 15 and...

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Preventing Harmful Alcohol Use: Key Findings for the Russian Federation (in...

В России употребление алкоголя составляет в среднем 11.2 литра чистого алкоголя на душу населения в год, что примерно ровняется 2.3 бутылкам вина или 4.3 литрам пива в неделю на человека в возрасте 15...

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