Monetary Policy and Inter-Enterprise Arrears in Russia

Abstract: The role and influence of inter-enterprise arrears on Russian economy and implications for the monetary policy are considered. A brief overview of major trends in inter-enterprise arrears development in Russia is given. The reciprocal nature of arrears and strong correlation between the overdue receivables and the overdue payables of the enterprise are emphasized. Money demand interpretation of arrears accumulation and expectations based arrears-inflation mechanism are introduced.;