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Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2009

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  • ZELIKO BOGETIC,
  • the World Bank's chief economist on Russia, commenting on a report that projects a 4.5% contraction in the Russian economy in 2009, which would push 5.8 million Russians into poverty
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