RUSSIA LEADS CIS IN INFLATION.

In June, Russia had thehighest inflation rate–6.7 percent–in the CIS; in July, Moscowpredicts that Russian inflation will be approximately 5.5 percent,Russian radio reported July 28. Meanwhile, Yeltsin economics advisorAleksandr Livshits told Interfax July 28 that one of the reasonsfor the recent slowdown in economic reforms was that existinglegislation and decrees were not being enforced.

20 Percent of Russians Can’t Earn Enough to Buy Food.