Russia’s economic growth rate slowed slightly in the third quarter as the economy struggled with Western sanctions and the crisis in Ukraine, official statistics published showed. |||
Moscow – Russia’s economic growth rate slowed slightly in the third quarter as the economy struggled with Western sanctions and the crisis in Ukraine, official statistics published Thursday showed.Growth in the third quarter was 0.7 percent year-on-year, down from the 0.8 percent rate in the second quarter, according to data published by the state statistics agency Rosstat.Russia’s growth has slowed dramatically in recent years, falling to 1.3 percent in …read more
Source: Independent Online
