"A unique chance to learn the truth about August 1998 from the head of the IMF in Moscow. This book is about the default, rocked the country in 1998, waited in Russia (and not only in Russia) for exactly ten years. Martin Gilman - the head of the International Monetary Fund in Moscow (1996-2002) - was trying to write and publish it five years earlier, but the IMF published its official banned. Now Gilman at the IMF does not serve. Three quotes from the book. The obtained results in Russia can safely assume that the best bargain of the century.It may be asked, Is it not written this book in order to accurately present the refined version of the events, and thus save the good name of the IMF. I assure you, I had no such intention. In the West in recent years, many addicted to the game of phony financial schemes, and one can only hope that the Russians will keep grafted conservatism of the 1998 crisis. But how long the effect of this vaccine will work, we do not know yet. "" Already know. " Martin Gilman worked at the International Monetary Fund for about 24 years. From July 2002 to 2005, he served as assistant director of the political department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and was responsible for the official financial matters, including those that were associated with the debts of the USSR. M.Gilman simultaneously played by the IMF representative in the Paris Club and the Berne Union (International Union of Credit and Investment Insurers). Martin Gilman worked at the IMF from 1981 to June 1993 he was a leading expert on the development of management and policy analysis at IMF headquarters in Washington, DC, and then - in the Russian team of the Fund. In that capacity, participated in 60 missions. From November 1996 to February 2001 he was the head of the IMF in Moscow. Before joining the IMF, he was an economist at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris in 1975-1981., Parallel finishing his doctoral thesis at the London School of Economics. Before M.Gilman became a member of the OECD, he taught at the University of Paris (Sorbonne) (1978-1981.) And was a research fellow University of reading, UK. Professor of Economics Martin Gilman is director of the Center of Economic Policy at the State University Higher School of Economics in July 2005. Since September 2005, he taught a course "International Economics" for students of the Faculty of Economics HSE (Department of Macroeconomic Analysis.) Also, to date, is an independent member of the Board of Directors of Rosbank advisor Swiss bank UBS and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation. Martin Gilman, a U.S. citizen, married to a Russian citizen Tatiana Malkina. From the marriage, have two young children.
