Influx of foreign direct investments in Russia exceeds $40 bln -PM.

MOSCOW, February 4 (Itar-Tass) - The influx of foreign direct
investments in Russia exceeded 40 billion U.S. dollars in 2009, Prime
Minister Vladimir Putin said at the meeting of the commission for control
over foreign investments.
"Last year turned out to be not easy for us and our partners. All of
us faced serious difficulties, but irrespective of this fact the influx of
foreign direct investments in Russia did not stop. According to
preliminary estimates, it even exceeded 40 billion U.S. dollars in 2009,"
he said.
"I believe that in general we managed rather successfully to cope with
the most acute impacts of the global crisis, keep our key competitive
advantages and regenerate the GDP growth," Putin said.
"We should think over how to create maximally favourable conditions
for foreign investments bearing in mind that amid the crisis a rather
tough competition for attraction of these investments begins," he said.

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