Alexei Kudrin Was Named Best Finance Minister Of The Year

Forbes.ru writes that Euromoney magazine recognized the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Russia Alexey Kudrin the  Finance Minister of the year. The ceremony took place in Washington on Sunday in the autumn session of the IMF and World Bank.
The publication evaluated the contribution of Kudrin in the creation of a stabilization fund and the direction of his windfall profits from oil. According to experts, this has contributed to the fact that Russia has withdrawn from the global financial crisis in better shape than expected.
"Kudrin was recognized financial manager of the highest class, not only in the West, but in Russia - a country which is always not enough heat treated reformers" - quotes the edition the words of the  head of Euromoney Padraic Fallon.
Kudrin has previously been called the best Finance Minister. According to the British magazine The Banker, he was awarded  a title in 2005.