World Cup may boost Russia GDP by 150-210 billion roubles per year - 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) per year over the next five years, according to a study by the tournament's organising committee released on Wednesday.

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Published 25 April 2018 7:08pm

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

(The story makes clear that 150-210 billion rouble figure is per year)

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(Reporting by Jack Stubbs and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber; Writing by Kevin O'Flynn; Editing by Polina Ivanova)

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World Cup may boost Russia GDP by 150-210 billion roubles per year - 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) per year over the next five years, according to a study by the tournament's organising committee released on Wednesday.

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