Second meeting of the UACES Study Group on <br> MONETARY POLICY IN SELECTED CIS COUNTRIES

The aim of this UACES study group is to analyse a specific set of macroeconomic policies in selected Eastern European countries not covered by the current EU Enlargement process. Specifically, the aim is to concentrate on the major CIS (Community of Independent States) countries: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine. We will analyse current and prospective monetary and exchange rate policy options for those countries. We welcome especially papers dealing with the following subjects: Current monetary policy and exchange rate developments in the CIS countries; Regional monetary integration in the CIS; Exchange rate policy in a resource/oil-abundant country; External anchors for the CIS countries; Coordination of fiscal and monetary policy in CIS countries; Monetary transmission mechanism in CIS countries.