I'm taking this from an article on Russian taxation by the Finnish lawyer Jon Hellevig of Avenir & Partners (whom I have met, incidentally) that was on Johnson's Russia List the other day.
Per capita GDP in Russia (real inflation-adjusted) in:
1999 $1334 2005 $5346 2006 $6879 2007 $8350 (projected)
Source: Deutsche Bank
Russian external debt in:
2000 $150 billion (over 100% of GDP) 2006 $60 billion (less than 6% of GDP)
Source: ECB
Russian Central Bank currency and gold reserves in:
2001 $36.6 billion 2006 $315 billion
Source: Russian Ministry of Finance
Average official monthly salary in dollar terms in:
2000 $81 2005 $371 2006 $550
Number and percentage of population living under the poverty line in:
2001 40.3 million (27.3%) 2005 22.6 million (15.8%)
Source: World Bank
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