Foreign Direct Investment And The BP-TNK Deal - The Broader Picture

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As markets continue to digest the news of the major BP foreign investment deal in the Russian oil sector, it is crucial to stress that the overall and medium-term significance of this deal goes well beyond the oil sector and it could be of a major importance for Russia as a whole1. Apart from well-researched positive effects of FDI (e.g. improved corporate governance, higher productivity, trickle -down impact on other entities and sectors, an additional impetus for corporate restructuring) there are at least four key reasons for this.