Economics

There's Still a Huge Influx of Foreign Cash to Russia

Ultimately, international sanctions and the worst relations with the U.S. since the Cold War did little to deter an influx of foreign cash.
An illuminated neon electronic sign displaying a US dollar symbol hangs outside a foreign exchange bureau in Moscow, Russia.Photographer: Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Bloomberg
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Ultimately, international sanctions and the worst relations with the U.S. since the Cold War did little to deter an influx of foreign cash.

Russian companies are set to rack up $2.8 billion in initial public offerings in Moscow and London this year, the most since 2011. In a year when the U.S. toughened penalties against Moscow, oil’s recovery and monetary easing have fanned the appeal of the nation’s equity placements amid a 30 percent rally in emerging-market stocks.