ECONOMIC OVERVIEW Minister of Economic Development and Trade: German Oskarovich Gref Minister of Finance: Aleksey Leonidovich Kudrin Currency: Ruble Market Exchange Rate (11/6/02): $ 1 = 31.8
rubles Nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP)(2001E): $ 319.3 billion; (2002E): $ 352.6 billion Real GDP Growth Rate (2001E): 5.0 %; (2002E): 4.1 % Inflation Rate (Change in Consumer Prices, Dec. 2000 - Dec.