With $10B, Russia Fund Staffed Up & Ready to Go

The $10 billion Russian Direct Investment Fund is fully staffed and ready to begin making investments, Reuters reported Thursday. The fund, a Kremlin initiative, plans to co-invest with private-equity, sovereign wealth funds and strategic investors. The fund was created in June with backing of President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

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