IANS/RIA Novosti | 08 Sep, 2012
President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia would
aim for a place among the world's top 20 countries on investment
attractiveness.
Speaking at the APEC summit in Vladivostok
in the Russian Far East, Putin said to that end, government has drafted a roadmap
to improve the investment climate with the help of the Russian business
community.
The roadmap envisages decreasing administrative barriers and improving customs
operations, among other things, Putin said while declining to provide further
details.
Russia
ranked 120th among 183 countries in this year's edition of the Doing Business
rating compiled by the World Bank.
APEC countries account for 10 of the top 20 slots in the rating, topped by
founding bloc member Singapore.
