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Ulyukayev Says Growth Will Not Surpass 2.5%

By The Moscow Times
Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev Igor Tabakov / MT

The growth rate for the Russian economy will not exceed 2.5 percent in 2014 and 2014, and that will possibly be true for the following years, Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev said at the Gaidar Forum in Moscow on Wednesday.

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