INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Russian economy is predicted to grow 0.3% in 2023 despite setbacks from unprecedented Western sanctions over the Ukraine invasion,
with the 2.3% contraction forecast by the IMF in October and marks an improvement from the 2.2% decline recorded by the sanctions-hit
paints a much brighter picture for the global economy overall, which is projected to grow by 2.9% in 2023 compared to its earlier prediction
potential failure to extend the UN-brokered Black Sea grain export agreement between Ukraine and Russia could worsen food insecurity in
