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Economic Roundtable
June 14th 2007

“Russia, 2007: A tale of two policies”
On Thursday 14th June 2007, RBCC held an Economic Roundtable briefing with on of the most respected commentators on the Russian economy – William Tompson, Senior Economist in the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD).
This was an informative briefing by one of the UK’s leading economists on Russia. Bill, a highly regarded expert on Russia’s economic policy and long-term growth prospects, is on leave from the University of London, where he is Professor of Political Economy. He is also an associate fellow of the Royal Institute of International Affairs.
He has published widely on Russia, with his works including: Khrushchev: A political Life, and The Soviet Union under Brezhnev, as well as numerous articles and book chapters on Soviet and Russian politics and economic policy. Together with Christian Gianella, he prepared the sixth OECD Economic Survey of the Russian Federation, which appeared in November 2006.
The presentation at the roundtable gave detailed review of Russia's recent macroeconomic performance with an overview of current challenges and the prospects that may lie ahead.
Bill’s unprecedented expertise on Russia encouraged vibrant discussion and debate among the participants.
We would like to thank Bill Tompson for kindly offering to be a guest speaker and for dedicating time to meet RBCC members and guests. Many thanks to VTB Bank Europe for hosting the RBCC Roundtable series.