World Cup may boost Russia GDP by 150-210 billion rubles: organizing committee

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The soccer World Cup could boost Russia’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 150 billion to 210 billion rubles ($2.43 billion-$3.40 billion) over the next five years, according to a study by the tournament’s organizing committee released on Wednesday.

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

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