Evolution and Prospects of the Federal Loan Bonds Market Development

The government securities market is the most crucial element of the financial market in any country that plays an important role in funding of public expenditures and development of the national economy. At present, government securities make up more than 70 % of the internal public debt of the Russian Federation and more than 90 % of the public debt in bonds are federal bonds. Changes in the market of federal loan bonds that took place in 2011-2017 are described in the paper. Trend data characterizing the market and where it belongs to in the structure of the internal public debt of the Russian Federation are analyzed. The paper shows how macroeconomic indicators, debt policy of the country, demand for federal loan bonds, including that by foreign investors, influence development of the public debt market and creation of new types of market instruments. The authors also examine prospects of the federal loan bonds market and the expected trends in its development.