Aleksei L. Kudrin
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Aleksei L. Kudrin Kudrin
The World Bank's director, Paul D. Wolfowitz, was scheduled to attend the talks in Moscow on Saturday, Russia's minister of economy, Aleksei L. Kudrin, said this week. Russia is also sponsoring a discussion on creating a uniform system of accounting for oil reserves. Mr. Kudrin said that would improve the accuracy of oil price projections by reducing uncertainty on supply. Mr. Kudrin also said Russia was fighting money laundering in Central Asia, where drug money from Afghanistan's heroin trade is cycled through the banking system. Russia is sponsoring a discussion on creating a uniform system of accounting for oil reserves which according to Russia's minister of economy, Aleksei L. Kudrin, would improve the accuracy of oil price projections by reducing uncertainty on supply. Russia will also discuss encouraging investment to increase oil production amid extremely tight world supplies. He also said Russia was fighting money laundering in Central Asia, where drug money from Afghanistan's heroin trade is cycled through the banking system.