The report prepared by experts commissioned by the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation provides a retrospective analysis of government transparency in Russia, offers transparency ratings as a tool for assessing the contribution of individual ministries and agencies into overall government transparency, and makes recommendations on how to improve transparency.

This report was written by a team of authors from the Association of Clusters and Technology Parks of Russia and the Fund for Infrastructure and Educational Programs and contains an analysis of the practice of contract manufacturing and a ranking of Russian contract manufacturers.

The Report Russia and the World: 2018 continues the series of yearly publications by the RAS Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) and the Foundation for Prospective Studies and Initiatives. The annual Report consists of two parts dedicated to the economy (part I) and the foreign policy (part II).