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Investors Avoid Corruption

By The Moscow Times

Investors may be avoiding Russian assets because of concerns about corruption, Sergei Belyakov, head of investment policy at the Economic Development Ministry, said Thursday.

Many investors say corruption is the “No. 1 issue” and no “serious” progress has been made to combat it, Belyakov said. 

(Bloomberg)


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