Event Summary
Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Alexei Kudrin led off the conference "The Russian Economy and US-Russia Relations" held at the Peterson Institute on April 15, 2011. Senior Director of the National Security Council Michael A. McFaul delivered the keynote address on the topic of resetting US-Russia relations. Cosponsored by the Peterson Institute, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and the New Economic School in Moscow, the conference was part of the three institutions' ongoing collaboration in the Russia Balance Sheet project.
The conference aimed to inform the US policymaking community and public of the prospects for Russia's possible accession to the WTO later this year and what the significance would be for the Russian economy, US-Russian economic ties, and the broader bilateral relationship between the two countries. A unique group of leading US and Russian government officials, top business figures from the two countries, and leading experts gathered to illuminate this topic.
Previous collaboration in the Russia Balance Sheet project has resulted in two publications, Russia after the Global Economic Crisis (2010) and The Russia Balance Sheet (2008).
Event Materials
Presentation: Assessing the "Reset": Past Progress, Future Steps [pdf]
Michael A. McFaul
April 15, 2011
Presentation: Peculiarities in US-Russia Trade [pdf]
Anders Åslund
April 15, 2011
RealTime post: The Russian Economy and US-Russia Relations
Anders Åslund
May 4, 2011
Presentation: The Impact of Russia PNTR and WTO Accession on the United States [pdf]
Gary Clyde Hufbauer
April 15, 2011
Book: Russia after the Global Economic Crisis
Anders Åslund, Sergei Guriev, and Andrew Kuchins
May 2010
Op-ed: Kremlin Should Focus on Inflation Targeting
Anders Åslund
January 26, 2011
Agenda
| Keynote address | The Russian Economy and Trade Alexei Kudrin, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Transcript [pdf] |
| Chair | C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics |
| Panel 1: The Outlook for Russia's Economy | |
| Chair | Anders Åslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics |
| Speakers | Alexei Ulyukaev, First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Russia Professor Sergei Guriev, President, New Economic School Professor Alexander Dynkin, Director of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations |
| Panel 2: Permanent Normal Trade Relations for Russia | |
| Chair | C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics |
| Presentation of PNTR for Russia report Anders Åslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics Presentation: Peculiarities in US-Russia Trade [pdf] Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics Presentation: The Impact of Russia PNTR and WTO Accession on the United States [pdf] |
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| Speakers | Ed Verona, President, US-Russia Business Council Stanislav Voskresensky, Deputy Minister of Economic Development Investment Climate in Russia |
| Keynote address | What Does Reset Entail and Has It Brought Success? Michael A. McFaul, Senior Director of the National Security Council Presentation: Assessing the "Reset": Past Progress, Future Steps [pdf] Transcript [pdf] |
| Chair | Andrew Kuchins, Center for Strategic and International Studies |
| Panel 3: US-Russia Business Roundtable | |
| Chair | John Hamre, Center for Strategic and International Studies |
| Speakers | Sam Allen, CEO and Chairman, Deere & Co. Vladimir Dmitriev, CEO, VEB Clay Lowery, Vice President, CISCO Denis Morozov, former CEO, Norilsk Nickel and Uralkali |
| Concluding remarks | Robert D. Hormats, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Transcript [pdf] |
| Chair | C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics |