Russia’s GDP grows 4.6% in first half of 2024: Putin

Russia’s GDP grows 4.6% in first half of 2024: Putin
This photo taken on Jan. 6, 2024 shows a winter view of the Kremlin and the St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, Russia. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

MOSCOW, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) — Russia’s Gross Domestic Product grew by 4.6 percent in the first half of 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday.

During a videoconferencing meeting on economic issues, Putin said the Russian economy “as in the previous year, continues to grow at a good, high pace.”

The unemployment rate in Russia remained at a record low of 2.4 percent in June, Putin added.