You searched for "investors" (3 results found)

Japan, India top Asian investors in Russia

  • 21 Jan 10:51

Data released by the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) revealed that China trailed behind rivals Japan and India when it comes to direct investment in Russia. As of the end of 2014, China was only the fourth biggest Asian investor in the Russian economy, having made cumulative direct investment of about $3.37 billion. Japan had invested $14.4 billion in Russia, while India had invested $3.6 billion. Turkey, which is considered an Asian country by EDB, invested about $5.7 billion. Accordingto a report titled‘EAEU and Eurasia: Monitoring and Analysis of Direct Investments,’ which was released in January 2016, the main recipient of Chinese direct. Read more...

How to improve the Russian economy: Create a safe space for investors

  • 17 Dec 14:14

Former Deputy Finance Minister and former deputy governor of the Russian Central Bank Sergei Alexashenko speaks about the economic challenges currently facing Russia, including sanctions, crisis management, the need for reform, and the country’s dependence on oil. Sergei Aleksashenko. Source: PhotoXPress RBTH: Recently economic experts have been speaking about a thaw in relations between Russia and the West. Does this mean the situation will now improve? Sergei Aleksashenko:I personally don’t see any rapprochement. There is some limited dialogue on Syria, but the problems in relations are much more profound. And until the Minsk Agreements [on resolving. Read more...

How and why investors are still active in Russia

  • 11 Dec 10:52

Participants at an investment media forum 'It's time for Moscow' held at the city's International Trade Center say Russia's economic crisis brings opportunities, despite the challenging financial climate. The key focus of the event, December 8-10, was how the Russian capital could continue to attract foreign investment at a time of economic and geopolitical turbulence. Moscow remains one of the largest world markets, Sergey Cheremin, head of Moscow's Department for Foreign Economic and International Relations, told the forum. Natural drivers of growth, such as infrastructure objects, still attract foreign companies,. Read more...