The Ministry of Finance predicted the return of Western investors to Russia

Western investors will return to the Russian market if there are no new wars in the world within a year. In this context, Alexey Moiseev, Deputy head of the Russian Ministry of Finance, recalled the phrase that "loot defeats evil." He announced this on April 16 during the Moscow Exchange Exchange Forum.

"I am sure that a year without new wars will be at least, then I believe that Western investors will definitely come. <...> Yes, of course, there will not be the volumes that were before, but I believe that they will take their rightful places," RBC quoted him as saying.

He recalled that in the summer of 2025, investors had already started forming funds to raise funds through intermediaries in Kazakhstan. Drawing parallels with the crisis of 1998, Moiseev stressed that then foreigners began to actively return to the market in the spring of 1999. According to the official, the principle continues to apply in this situation, according to which financial gain becomes the determining factor.

"I came to the market in 1998, and then it seemed that none of the foreigners would come here. Listen, they already fell in April '99. That is, this is the old slogan — "loot defeats evil," sorry. In my opinion, he is acting," Moiseev added.

The Deputy Minister also touched upon the issue of preparing a presidential decree on special In-type accounts to attract foreign investment. He acknowledged that the launch of this mechanism is delayed due to the difficult geopolitical situation. According to Moiseev, the implementation of the plans is hampered by both political statements in the West and the outbreak of new armed conflicts in the Middle East, including the confrontation between Iran and Israel.

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On March 10, the Bank of Russia announced that private investors had deposited a record amount of funds into their accounts in 2025 over the past four years. At the same time, the inflow reached 2.5 trillion rubles. It was noted that the reduction in interest rates in the economy, including on deposits, was the reason for the development of interest in alternative instruments for financial investments.

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