Vladimir Potanin spoke at the celebration marking the 20th anniversary of his Foundation. He outlined his vision for the future of the Foundation and explained what parameters he uses to evaluate its work. He believes that charitable work has to take into account feedback: social needs and demands.

Norilsk Nickel plans to invest more than $12bn in production development over the next five years in order to boost production volumes, Mr. Potanin told President Vladimir Putin in a meeting on December 10th.

The company aims to benefit from an expected demand rise on the part of electric vehicle manufacturers.

The rating is put together annually by Extel, a British company that studies the global investment climate.