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Rosatom’s foreign revenues to reach $14 bln in 2023 — CEO

It is also noted that about 60,000 people are now working on Rosatom’s foreign sites, including 31,000 corporate employees

MOSCOW, November 28. /TASS/. Rosatom is expected to bring in about $14 bln in international revenue in 2023, CEO of the Russian state nuclear corporation said at the Primakov Readings forum.

"I am confident we will earn at least $14 bln this year from our overseas projects," Alexey Likhachev said. About 60,000 people are now working on Rosatom’s foreign sites, including 31,000 corporate employees.

The 9th Primakov Readings international forum is being held in Moscow on November 27-28. TASS is the event’s general information partner.

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