Russian economy minister says GDP growth to slow in Nov-Dec: Ifax

[November 26, 2018]  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian economic growth is set to slow in November-December in year-on-year terms from the 2.5 percent seen in October, Economy Minister Maxim Oreshkin said on Monday in comments cited by Interfax news agency.

Workers unload sacks of soybeans imported from Russia at Heihe port in Heilongjiang province, China June 3, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer

Russia's oil-dependent economy accelerated in October thanks to higher output in the agriculture and industrial sectors but other indicators showed growth remained patchy.

(Reporting by Polina Ivanova; Writing by Andrey Ostroukh; Editing by Gareth Jones)

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