A country's economy

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Part II. Finance

Unit 1

A country's economy

LEAD-IN

Work with a partner to discuss the following questions:

1. Could you describe the present economic situation in your country?

2. What factors influence the state of economic development?

3. Why does the inflation play a significant role in the economic development?

4. What kinds of inflation do you know and what effects do they produce?

5. How would you characterize your country’s way of running foreign trade?

6. What is the present situation with the level of investments to the Russian economy?