CREATING AN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTER IN MOSCOW

Abstract

The task of the article is devoted to the topical current problem that is set by the government - the task of creating an International Financial Center in Moscow (IFC), as well as the issues arising in the course of its decision. In examining the various sources (data results of the Working Group on the formation of an IFC, the statistical information, the media) which have been highlighted by way of several problem groups in the articulation of formulated solutions. It is concluded herein that to date, Moscow has every reason to become an international financial center, but under the current international situation, it cannot be created in the form as originally planned. The analysis may be useful for evaluating the prospects of the Russian financial market and the effects of sanctions from the West.