CBR: Foreign invest inflow into Russia down 93% y/y in 2009.

By bne IntelliNews May 17, 2010
Foreign investment inflow into the Russian economy decreased 93% y/y to USD 6.9bn in 2009, the Central Bank of Russia's (CBR) official publication, has reported. Russia's capital account deficit was at USD11.6bn in this period, while the financial account deficit fell to USD32.7bn from USD131.8bn in 2008, the report also said.

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