Goldman Sachs Invests $2 Bill. in Russia real estate

The Goldman Sachs investment bank, which has real estate investment worth $23.7 billion worldwide, will begin investing in the Russian real estate market. The bank is in the process of forming a $4-billion fund for real estate investments in the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China). Almost half of the money will go to Russia and, of that portion, two-thirds will be invested in Moscow and the remainder in St. Petersburg and other cities with populations over 1 million.