Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Chuvakhina Larisa G. Author-Email: l-econom@mail.ru Author-Workplace-Name: Budget and Treasury Academy of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation Title: Russian Capital Flight: the Scope of the Problem Abstract: The article author dwells on the problem of Russian capital flight that hampers the country’s economic development. Various ways to illegally transfer the capital to a different state are examined. The author examines what role the offshore companies play in the illegal money laundering. The author stresses that the appropriate laws should be in place to fight the capital flight. Classification-JEL: F36 Keywords: capital flight, withdrawal of capital, currency control, export and import-related transactions, capital repatriation, offshore companies Journal: Finansovyj žhurnal — Financial Journal Pages: 25-34 Issue: 4 Year: 2010 Month: October File-URL: http://finjournal-nifi.ru/images/FILES/Journal/Archive/2010/4/statii/100403.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:fru:finjrn:100403:p:25-34