Putin: Russia’s economic growth is increasing rapidly – Mehr news agency RCO News Agency

According to RCO News Agency, quoted by Tass, Russian President Vladimir Putin positively assessed the country’s economic growth.

On Monday, the President of Russia emphasized in a meeting focused on the economy that the Russian economy continues its economic growth at a good pace like last year.

Presenting statistics on Russia’s economic situation, Putin said that the country has managed to keep the unemployment rate at a historically low level, reaching 2.4 percent in June.

According to the announcement of the President of Russia, the real wage growth in this country has reached 10.1% in January to May 2024.

The President of Russia said that in the first half of this year, the country’s GDP grew by 4.6 percent.

According to Putin, in the first 7 months of this year, Russia’s income reached the level of 20 trillion rubles. Two thirds of these revenues came from the non-oil and gas sector.