Russia’s central bank reveals GDP is shrinking, in a sign Putin’s war economy has slipped into recession

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The Bank of Russia lowered benchmark rates again on Friday and denied the economy is in a recession, even after its own data showed GDP has been shrinking this year. The latest cut brought rates down by 1 percentage point to 17% and marked the third reduction since June as sky-high borrowing costs have helped […]

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