FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN JANUARY–SEPTEMBER 2013
In January–September 2013, as compared to the respective period of the previous year foreign investments into Russian economy rose by 15.7% which is justified by growth in direct investments and other investments carried out on a recurrent basis. The shares of the above investments in the aggregate pattern of foreign investments amounted to 14.1% and 85.6%, respectively. The share of portfolio investments is estimated at 0.3%. The industry has become the most attractive area for foreign investors. Within nine months of 2013, the largest volume of investments to the Russian Federation came from Switzerland, that is, 14.5% of all the foreign investments in the Russian economy. The volume of the withdrawn capital fell by 9.2% and amounted to 68.4% of the volume of the received foreign investments.