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The article describes the role of offshore jurisdictions in the world’s capital flows. It is noted that not only tax heavens, but also some developed countries (Netherlands, Great Britain, Switzerland) accumulate capital in significant quantities, formally being an investor. In view of this assessment of volume and sectoral structure of foreign direct investment in Russia and analysis of the results are carried out.
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Original Russian Text © K.I. Grasmik, 2015.
This paper was prepared with the financial support of the grant of the President of Russia for young PhD scientists MK-3935.2014.6 “Impact of foreign direct investment on innovative activity in the region’s economy”.
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Grasmik, K.I. Alternative assessment of volume and industry structure of foreign direct investment in Russia. Stud. Russ. Econ. Dev. 26, 218–224 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1075700715030065
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