World Cup may boost Russia GDP by 150-210 billion roubles - organising committee

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The soccer World Cup could boost Russia’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 150 billion to 210 billion roubles (2.4 billion pounds) over the next five years, according to a study by the tournament’s organising committee released on Wednesday.

The study said that the World Cup added 867 billion roubles to Russia’s GDP between 2013 and 2018.

SOURCE: euronews
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