Russian fund keen on deals in Cuba, Egypt

Dubai

RUSSIAN Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which partners with global investors on equity deals at home, said it's interested in investing in countries where it sees strong potential for growth such as Egypt and Cuba.

"Russia has deep experience with Cuba," Kirill Dmitriev, the fund's chief executive officer, said in an interview in Abu Dhabi. "So investment in ports and airports is quite interesting given the potential growth of the Cuban economy."