Recent data from the Federal State Statistics Service shows that in 2009, foreign investment in Russia dropped by 21 percent to $82 billion. Also, since last year, direct foreign investment has fallen by 41 percent to $16 billion, the federal service reports. As a result of the global financial downturn, which dealt a heavy blow to Russia’s economy, foreign investors withdrew billions of dollars from the country. But will they ever come back?
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