Russian Financial Control Monitor

MOSCOW. Russian residents’ direct investment abroad reached $67.183bn in the first quarter of 2013, exceeding the result of the entire last year ($48.159bn), according to statistics released by the Central Bank, which cited the data of the Russian balance of payment. Residents’ investment in countries outside the CIS totalled $65.834bn in January-March and in the CIS, $1.349bn. The biggest sums went to the British Virgin Islands ($31.656bn), Luxembourg ($13.944bn), Britain ($11.243bn), Cyprus ($2.717bn), the Netherlands ($1.79bn), the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis ($1.195bn) and Belarus ($1.013bn).

MOSCOW. Power generation in Russia fell by 0.9% in January-July 2013 to 612bn kWh, the Federal Statistics Service reported. Power generation by nuclear power plants was down 6.8% to 97.9bn kWh and by thermal power plants by 2.6% to 408bn kWh. Generation by hydropower plants grew by 12.8% to 106bn kWh. Heat production was up 0.5% to 794mn Gcal.

2023-10-08 11:42:18