A Common Currency for Belarus and Russia? /

This paper discusses costs, benefits, and implementation challenges of a possible currency union between Belarus and Russia. It shows that Belarus and Russia are economically closely linked but nevertheless do not fulfill all "optimal currency area" criteria, especially the macroeconomic s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Prokopenko, Vassili
Other Authors: Gulde, Anne, Jafarov, Etibar
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2004/228
Online Access:Full text available on IMF