MOSCOW, August 15 (RIA Novosti) - Foreign investment in Russia grew 41.9% year-on-year in the first six months of the year to $23.4 billion, the country's top statistics body said Tuesday.
"As of the end of June, accrued foreign capital in the Russian economy stood at $128 billion, a 40.9% year-on-year increase," the State Statistics Service said.
Loans accounted for the largest share (50.1%) of the accrued foreign capital. Direct investment reached 48.1% against 46.1% in the first half of 2005, with portfolio investment remaining at 1.8%.
Traditional partners - India, Cyprus, the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Luxemburg, Switzerland and the United States - have remained the main investors this year and accounted for 83.6% of the total accrued foreign investment, including 84.7% of accrued direct foreign investment.
