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Ernst & Young has recently published results of its Russia Attractiveness Survey. Below is a summary of the report, and an executive summary with key headlines.  Full report can be downloaded from E&Y (PDF).

Key findings from Ernst & Young’s Russia Attractiveness Survey:

• Russia was Europe’s fourth-largest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) destination in 2010.
• That’s an 18% increase year-on-year
• The number of FDI projects in Russia is up 130% since 2006
• 75% of survey respondents said that Russia’s growing domestic market is ‘attractive’
• Investors are exceptionally optimistic about Russia’s future – more than 70% believe Russia will become more attractive in the next three years.

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