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November 18, Fineko/abc.az. The volume of foreign investments in the countries of the former USSR at the end of 2020 amounted to about $46 billion. ABC.AZ informs that this is stated in the report of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB). Of them, $37 bn accounted for Russian investments. Russian investors are increasing their investments in the CIS countries, in particular, in Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan, and sharply restrict investment activities in Ukraine. Thus, foreign direct investments from Russia in Uzbekistan increased 2.1 times up to $9 bn and in Azerbaijan - 1.2 times up to $4.2 bn.