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German Gref made a statement during the “Real Future” investment forum.
Sberbank will pay shareholders “very good” dividends by the end of 2026, promised the head of the credit institution, German Gref, answering the question of where to invest a million rubles right now. The dialogue that took place at the “Real Future” investment forum was quoted by the Interfax agency.
According to Gref, one cannot think of a better investment than Sber shares. “Next year we will definitely pay very good dividends. And in all cases we will have a very good upside in terms of share price growth,” he said.
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