Which of the Following Did NOT Contribute to the Russian

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which of the following did NOT contribute to the Russian currency crisis of 1998?

• A) an accelerated flight of capital
• B) generally deteriorating economic conditions
• C) a surprisingly healthy government surplus that was neither funding internal investment nor external debt service
• D) all of the above

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