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Tatyana Paramonova, head of Russia's Central Bank, is a tough administrator and policy decisionmaker. She has been strict about financial activities that do not contribute to economic stabilization. Her monetary policy has been favorable to consumers in terms of lower inflation rate and cheaper imports. However, bankers have not been favorably disposed to her especially after she raised currency reserve requirements.
The Central Bank's Tatyana Paramonova has halted play time for the bank boys. What is a poor, Russian banker to do? This country's grim new passion for economic stabilisation has [...]