The Russian economy grew at an annualised rate of 5.5% in the third quarter, after an increase of 4.9% in the second quarter. In both cases, this is recovery growth from the lows of 2022. Within the past ten years, such high dynamics were only witnessed at the peak of the post-pandemic recovery. At the same time, while at the end of 2021 the economy showed no signs of overheating, in 2023 inflationary pressure has forced the Central Bank to raise the key rate sharply.

In the third quarter, the Russian economy grew by 5.5% in annual terms, after 4.9% in the second. In both cases, this is a recovery from the 2022 lows. Over the past ten years, such high dynamics have been observed only at the peak of post-pandemic recovery. Moreover, if at the end of 2021 the economy showed no signs of overheating, then in 2023 inflationary pressure forced the Central Bank to sharply increase the key rate.

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