President Putin said at the Eastern Economic Forum plenary that Russia is actively engaging in Asia-Pacific investment and trade cooperation and is willing to cooperate on an equal basis with regional partners and major integration groups; he aims to make the Far East a hub for economic, infrastructure, technology, talent development and social cooperation. He said the Far East has attracted about 25 trillion rubles of fixed investment over the past 11 years—roughly $287 billion at ~87 RUB/USD—a

President Putin said at the Eastern Economic Forum plenary that Russia is actively engaging in Asia-Pacific investment and trade cooperation and is willing to cooperate on an equal basis with regional partners and major integration groups; he aims to make the Far East a hub for economic, infrastructure, technology, talent development and social cooperation. He said the Far East has attracted about 25 trillion rubles of fixed investment over the past 11 years—roughly $287 billion at ~87 RUB/USD—and that investment activity and industrial and construction growth have exceeded national averages, with regional GDP more than doubling.