VLADIVOSTOK, September 2. /TASS/. The participation of investors from friendly countries in Russian IPOs remains limited, Vitaly Sergeychuk, Deputy President, Chairman of the Management Board of VTB Bank, said in an interview with TASS on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).

"Investors from friendly countries are present, though their participation in IPOs remains limited for now," he said.

Russian institutional and retail investors are still the primary participants in offerings on the equity market now, Sergeychuk added.