... 2012 International Monetary Fund August 2012 IMF Country Report No. 12/218 Russian Federation: Selected Issues This paper was prepared based on the information available at the time ... the growth potential. Even with good potential and right economic incentives, policy distortions and unstable macroeconomic environments could hamper the realization of the growth potential, ... facilitating the transition to the new regime. INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND RUSSIAN FEDERATION Selected Issues Prepared by Simon Gray, Charleen Gust, David Hofman, Daehaeng Kim, and...