CEO: RDIF can raise 7 tln rbl from partners to Russia’s devt fund

MOSCOW, Jun 18 (PRIME) -- The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) will be able to attract over 7 trillion rubles from foreign partners, CEO Kirill Dmitriev told President Vladimir Putin on Monday.

“We think that we can raise more than 7 trillion rubles from our partners, co-investors per the 3 trillion rubles that are to be invested through the development fund… to invest in both infrastructure and technologies,” Dmitriev said.

Putin earlier signed a decree on Russia’s national goals and strategic development tasks till 2024 in which he ordered the government to ensure the country’s entry into the top five of global economies, a higher than global rise of the national economy, and inflation not exceeding 4%.

(62.6851 rubles – U.S. $1)

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