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Rebuilding Chechnya. Восстановление Чечни. Agenda. Purpose and Orientation Historical Overview Traditional Economy Collapse and Turmoil (1989-1999) Rebuilding begins Current Economy Shadow Economy Future of Chechnya Conclusion ( В конце кноцов). of 18. Purpose. Stavropol’. Dagestan.
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Rebuilding Chechnya Восстановление Чечни
Agenda • Purposeand Orientation • Historical Overview • Traditional Economy • Collapse and Turmoil (1989-1999) • Rebuilding begins • Current Economy • Shadow Economy • Future of Chechnya • Conclusion (В конце кноцов) of 18
Purpose Stavropol’ Dagestan Ingushetiya North Ossetia Dagestan Georgia • The purpose of this presentation is to help the audience understand the rebuilding economy of Chechnya. of 18
Historical Overview ‘Chechen’ tribes migrate north from the ancient kingdoms that are now Eastern Turkey, Iraq, and Syria Ivan IV “The Terrible” conquers the Volga River – first Tsar to explore the North Caucasus 1785. Catherine the Great and Prince Potemkin. The first Gazavat begins under Sheikh Mansur 1812. Aleksandr I, Yermolov, 1819. Dadi Yurt. Sheikh Shamil The Great Gazavat 1865 Crimean War Albik Hajji The Lesser Gazavat 1918. Revolution. GEN Denikin Stalin 1937. 14,000 or 3% Mass deportations Beria 3,000? 1953 Stalin is dead. 1956 Khrushchev Return to the Caucasus Анто́н Ива́нович Дени́кин 1552 1750 1800 1850 1900 1950 1990 2000 400 BCE of 18
Collapse and Turmoil • Glasnost • Gorbachaev • Yelstin • Johar Dudayev • First Chechen War • 1994-1996 • Aslan Maskhadov Михаи́л Серге́евич Горбачёв Борис Николаевич Ельцин Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Аслан Алиевич Масхадов Джохар Мусаевич Дудаев of 18
Security and Rebuilding • The Second Chechen War • Pro-Russian regime • Putin • Akhmad Kadyrov • Alu Alkhanov • Ramzan Kadyrov • Federal Program #844 drafted 2000, refined 2004 Ахмат Абдулхамидович Кадыров Рамзан Ахмадович Кадыров of 18
Economy • Oil & Natural gas* • Retail / wholesale • Construction materials • Minerals and lumber • Agriculture • Cattle and sheep for meat and dairy products • Fruits and vegetables • Wine • Tobacco • Rice • Honey of 18
State Budget Финансы- Finances Incoming budget Outgoing budget Taxable Nontaxable Жилищно-Коммунальное Хозяйство Gratis transfers
Current Events • 27.02.09. 16.5 billion rubles as tax • 10.02.09. Hydro Power Stations to Be Built by Slovenia’s RIKO GROUP Limited Liability Company • 26.12.08. Rise in employment to 31% • 26.11.08. Chechen construction industry is being revived • 17.10.08 Kadyrov Mosque opened in Grozny • www. chechnyafree.ru of 18
Kadyrov Mosque “The Heart of Chechnya”
Shadow Economy • History of banditry • Lawlessness of the 1990s • Open international border • Vast natural resources • “Liquidation” of military hardware • Up to 80% of economy is “informal” • “Thus, according to President RamzanKadyrov, the locals’ only benefit from the republic’s oil industry is derived from the illicit sale and processing of oil—roughly 1,500 tons of oil are “lost” each day in Chechnya, funneled off and sold without proper licensing (Ramzan, 2007).” of 18
The Future of Chechnya • Pro-Russian government • ‘Secular’ separatists • ‘Islamic extremist’ separatists • Oil and Gas Capacity • Economic planning from Moscow of 18
Conclusion (В конце кноцов) • 300 years of conflict • 1990s resulted in a complete loss of infrastructure • Current leadership provides security – at a high cost, but is making progress toward rebuilding infrastructure of 18