News Russia Top 20 2025

News Russia Top 20 2025. Russia is expected to have economic growth by 3.2% in 2024, 1.6% in 2025, and 1.1% in 2026, the document indicates. Defence spending will rise to 13.5 trillion roubles ($145 billion) in 2025, the fourth year of what russia calls a special military operation in ukraine, up 25% from the 2024 level.

Real wage growth is expected to fall to 3.1% in 2025 from the projected 8% this year, according to the central bank’s survey of economists in december. The rouble lost 15% against the u.s.