15.05.2008 10:03
May 15. Net capital inflow into Russia reached some USD 20 bn in April, First Deputy CBR Chairman Alexei Ulyukaev said. "We saw significant capital inflow in April, some USD 20 bn", he said. Earlier, Ulyukaev said that net capital outflow had reached USD 11 bn in January, USD 9 bn in February and about USD 2.5 bn in March. The Bank of Russia projects net capital inflow in 2008 at USD 35 bn. Meanwhile, according to the official conservative forecast, capital inflow could reach USD 30 bn. EDTM does not rule out that if crude prices are much higher than USD 100 a barrel, net capital inflow into Russia could reach USD 50-60 bn in 2008.
|