Russia’s former Prime Minister and opposition leader Kasyanov speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in Moscow. (Reuters)Moscow, Reuters—President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russia’s economy would inevitably rebound after the rouble’s dramatic slide this year but offered no remedy to a deepening financial crisis.
Under pressure to show he has a plan to fix the economy, Putin told an end-of-year news conference the actions of the central bank and government had been “adequate” in a crisis he blamed on external factors.
But hinting at internal divisions, he said more measures were needed and the central bank should have halted …read more
Source: ASHARQ AL-AWSAT
