Russia becomes one of most attractive markets for large international investors

Russia is becoming one of the most attractive markets for large international investors.

This opinion was voiced in an interview with RIA Novosti by experts of the London International Adam Smith Institute that on Thursday holds in London an international conference titled "Investment in Russia: Blue Chips Today and Tomorrow".

The forum is meant to help potential investors to determine the most perspective industries of the Russian economy and to better understand the Russian business culture, the organizing committee reported on Wednesday.

One of the conference's main tasks is to present the most advanced and attractive for potential investors companies "presenting different sectors of the Russian economy and not only the well-known oil industry," the organizers explained.

High-ranking representatives of Russian enterprises of non-ferrous metallurgy, automobile production, food industry, energy and telecommunications are expected to speak at the conference.

The conference will discuss such issues as investment attractiveness of Russian companies, new possibilities for investment in Russian consumers' sectors, including food industry, retail trade and automobile production, the possibilities of investment in the energy sphere and Russian telecommunications.

Apart from this, the forum's participants will give their assessment to the foreign capital markets and determine the needs and outlook of Russian enterprises.