Investment declined by 11%

Either the heat, or a change of priorities of the major international players have changed the climate in Russia. During the first half of the volume of foreign money into the national economy still grew by 8.3%, reaching 262.6 billion rubles., Informs the Federal Service of State Statistics. In previous months, the country's economy received $ 30.4 billion - is by 5,5% less than the same period in 2009. Of this amount, only $ 5.4 billion were direct investments in the economy, which is 11% less than in the first six months of 2009. Most of the investment was involved on a return basis - 55.2% for direct investments increased slightly from 39,2% to 40,6%, portfolio investment declined from 4,8 to 4,2%.