Russia third in foreign investment
2012-12-21 10:19:29
The net inflow of foreign investment into the Russian Federation during 2011 increased by 22% compared with the previous year according to a report published today by the World Bank.
The document states that Russia is among the top ten, among the world’s largest countries, with regards to the amount of investments in the past year.
In absolute terms Russia is after China and Brazil in this regard.
However, the external debt of Russia in 2011 amounted to almost 543 billion dollars. That is more than 32 billion higher than in 2010.