MOSCOW –  Mar 22, 2019 @ 07:42 – The poverty level in Russia in 2018 decreased to 12.9% (18.9 million people), returning to the 2014 figures. This was reported to RBC on Thursday, March 21st, with reference to the statistical report of Rosstat . In 2017, 13.2% of the country’s population (19.3 million people) were considered poor. “Year … Continue reading Poverty in Russia falls to five-year low, public sector wages set to rise