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## INSIGHT - RUSSIA - corruption & state finances

Released on 2012-05-10 01:00 GMT

Email-ID | 5494566
Date | 2009-03-18 20:59:13
From | goodrich@stratfor.com
To | kevin.stech@stratfor.com, eugene.chausovsky@stratfor.com, secure@stratfor.com

CODE: RU101
PUBLICATION: yes
ATTRIBUTION: Stratfor sources in the Kremlin
SOURCE DESCRIPTION: One of the top within the Kremlin circle
SOURCES RELIABILITY: A
ITEM CREDIBILITY: 3
SOURCE HANDLER: Lauren
The PG office estimates that $120 billion was lost in 2008 to corruption
out of the annual budget, while this next year it is looking to trend to
$240 billion because of the recession. Western groups look at this via
Russia's size, influence of the bureaucracy, compromised court system and
lack of independent media.
However the Kremlin (both Putin and Medvedev) are looking at fighting this
corruption to help with the government's financial problems. The
government can hardly hope to mitigate the crisis if one-third or more of
its anticrisis money is being siphoned right off the top.
The PG office is looking at a few different ways to counter corruption (on
Putin and Medvedev's order) including forcing state officials to issue
asset declarations and comparing it to the FSB's assessment, especially as
Russia has been looking at Russian assets in global tax havens.
--
Lauren Goodrich
Director of Analysis
Senior Eurasia Analyst
STRATFOR
T: 512.744.4311
F: 512.744.4334
lauren.goodrich@stratfor.com
www.stratfor.com