Russia will continue the same course of economic policy and give additional impetus to economic reform after the elections, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Monday.
“I’m sure that [after] the elections will happen, all that remains is the necessity for continuity of policy and an addition to the existing drive in the conduct of economic reform,” Kudrin said at a finance conference.
One of the main challenges for the government is improving the investment climate, he said.
“Now, either the political parties or the government, which will be formed in May, absolutely must address this question,” Kudrin said.
Elections to the State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, will take place in December, followed by presidential elections in March 2012.
