Finance minister sees indirect signs of possible foreign investor interest in Russian govt bonds

MOSCOW. May 7 (Interfax) - Russia's Finance Ministry does not see an increase in foreign investor interest in OFZ federal government bonds directly, but there are indirect signs that such transactions are being made, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said.

"Directly no, but indirectly there are factors that, perhaps, such transactions are being made through our operators. Directly no," Siluanov told reporters at a briefing on Tuesday.

In recent months there has been growing talk on the market about an increase in foreign interest in Russian government bonds against the backdrop of a number of geopolitical developments.