The Russian economy has become the first in Europe in terms of purchasing power parity. This opinion was expressed by Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with Far Eastern entrepreneurs, he was quoted by RBC.
The country’s leader noted that in 2022 the fall in GDP per capita was less than the predicted level of 2.1% and amounted to 1.2%. And by the end of 2023, the growth of Russia’s gross domestic product may exceed 4%, the president predicted.
“It seems that we are being strangled and crushed from all sides, but we have become the first in Europe in terms of economic volume as a whole. We have overtaken Germany. And they took fifth place in the world. China, USA, India, Japan, Russia. Number one in Europe,” he said, calling the results of the Russian economy surprising.
At the same time, the head of state still had to explain himself for the rise in egg prices in Russia. According to him, they have risen in price due to increased demand for them. The President noted that, despite the fact that people began to buy eggs more often and more, the authorities “did not get their bearings in time” and did not open imports.
Let us add that we previously apologized to Putin for the rise in prices for eggs, which have risen in price by 35.5% since the beginning of 2023. To solve the problem, the government introduced duty-free import of eggs from January 1 to June 30, 2024.
Let us remind you that the president is currently on a tour of the Far East. On January 10, he visited Chukotka, then went to Khabarovsk.
Source: Rosbalt
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