According to the information received the press release of the Conference the United Nations conference on trade and development (UNCTAD), Russia, despite the punishment, invested abroad about $ 56 billion in 2014, finishing in sixth place in the list of global investors. In this organization, specializing in natural resources, mostly from Russia, has reduced the volume of investments due to the limitation of access to international financial markets, lower prices for raw materials and the weakening of the ruble, reports " Prime ". First place keep organizations from the USA, the volume of Their investments abroad amounted to $ 337 billion. Next is Hong Kong, which is treated separately from the rest of China. This administrative territory invested abroad 150 billion. Afterwards settled down China, the volume of investments amounted to 116 billion. Japanese Investment abroad amounted to 114 billion dollars, German - 112 billion. France shares with Russia in sixth place with $ 56 billion. The report notes that the most active in terms of investment in 2014 developing Asia, accounting for 440 billion dollars, Then settled North America with $ 390 billion. Europe is in third place with a score of 286 billion dollars. Investment from emerging economies has increased in comparison with last year by 30%, according to a report. Their contribution is 36% of the total investment, or nearly 0, 5 trillion dollars. Remember, may 14 Prime Minister Medvedev D. A. said that Russia turned to go through the crisis with minimization of negative effect. As reported by the print edition OPINION, the current state of Russia's economy better than the government's forecast and analysts: the ruble exchange rate returns to its fundamental value, and inflation by the end of 2015 or early 2016 will slow down very quickly, which will allow the Central Bank to ease monetary policy. About this informed the head of Ministry of economic development of Russia Alexei Ulyukayev. In the end, real incomes and consumer demand in Russia will be released in a positive trend in the 1st quarter of 2016, the Minister said. The advantages of the rouble devaluation for exporters will last until 2017, he added. Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. The EU and the US on the background reached in Minsk agreements between Kiev and militias Donbass about stopping the fire entered against Russia punishment, against the financial, oil and defense industries.