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FINNISH BUSINESSMEN BELIEVE IN RUSSIA'S ECONOMIC PROSPECTS

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HELSINKI, May 20 (RIA Novosti, Olga Andrianova) - Eighty-five percent of Finnish enterprises' CEOs are sure of a continued economic growth in Russia. This follows from the poll results published on Thursday by the Finnish-Russian Trade Chamber.

Three hundred economic managers were covered by the poll. The chamber carries out such studies every six months.

According to this poll, the number of Finnish managers sure of a further economic growth in Russia has increased by 13 percent from last fall.

The poll is also evidence of Finland's growing exports to Russia. Half of the Finnish firms (49 percent) exporting their goods to Russia have boosted their volume over the last six months. Only eleven percent said they have cut it.

Representatives of 65 percent of the firms are sure that Finnish exports to Russia will increase in the next six months. Simultaneously, only 29 percent of the polled invested in Russia in the previous period. Slightly more - 33 percent - are going to invest in the Russian economy during the next half year.

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