Ruble troubleBY BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014 10:10AMFor Russia, like its BRIC amigo - Brazil - faces stagflation. Growth in Russia's economy slowed to a mere 0.2% in the year to the third quarter (from 2.0% at the end of last year) while inflation has sped up to an annual rate of 8.3% last month from 6.1% in January. Related News |
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