Russia Remains Last Among BRIC Countries

Moscow Times reports today that even though Russia is one of the top five places for foreign direct investment (FDI) it is not expected to return to pre-crisis levels until 2013. Russia’s economy shrink by 7.9 percent in 2009 and is expected to grow to 3.1 percent in 2010, according to analysts reports.

According to Capital Economics analysts:

[Russia] may not return to its pre-crisis levels until 2012. By contrast, the Chinese and Indian economies are expected to grow by more than 25 percent over the same period. So for now at least, Russia seems destined to remain the fourth BRIC.