This book is co-authored by Dr. Pyotr Joannevich van de Waal-Palms , Professor Lapidus, and with collaboraiton of Mossbusinessbank, Promstroibank, Bank Saint Petersburg and Petrovskiy bank. Published January 1998.

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INDEX

Foreword by Dr. Pyotr Joannevich van de Waal-Palms

Introduction

About the authors

All unit introductions by Dr. Pyotr Joannevich van de Waal-Palms

UNIT 1. Russian Banking History and Development

1.1 Banking History from 1917 to Perestroika
1.2 Banking Infrastructure Development
1.3 St. Petersburg Commercial Banks Association

UNIT 2. Central Bank of Russia

2.1 General Provisions
2.2 Functions and Governing Organs
2.3 Relations with Commercial Banks

UNIT 3. Commercial Banks

3.1 Establishment
3.2 Domestic Operations
3.3 International Investment Operations
3.4 Banking Credit for New Businesses
3.5 Asset and Liability Operations
3.6 Types of Loans and Procedure of Lending

UNIT 4. Examples of the Activities of Russian Banks

4.1 Mosbusinessbank
4.2 Bank "Saint Petersburg" PLC
4.3 Industry and Construction Bank
4.4 Petrovskiy Commercial Bank

UNIT 5. Arrangement of Cash Payments in Russia

5.1 Concept and Terms of Non-Cash Payments
5.2 Settlements with Remittance Orders
5.3 Settlements with Payment Demand-Orders
5.4 Settlements with Checks
5.5 Settlements with Letters of Credit

UNIT 6. International Money Settlements

6.1 State Guarantees for International Transactions
6.2 International Participation in the Securities Markets
6.3 International Settlements

UNIT 7. Securities Markets in Russia

7.1 Overview
7.2 Government Short-Term Bonds
7.3 Stock Market
7.4 Corporate Securities
7.5 Financial Markets

UNIT 8. Clearing as the Method of Saving Money

8.1 Overview
8.2 Interbank Clearing

APPENDIX 1. The Constitution of the Russian Federation

APPENDIX 2. Russia's Historical Economic Development
Introduction to appendix 2

APPENDIX 3. St. Petersburg University of Economics and Finance

APPENDIX 4. ZAO "Konto" Investment Bank

List of Russian Banks

Epilogue by Dr. Pyotr Joannevich van de Waal-Palms

Bibliography