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March 3, 2005

Russia’s January GDP growth posted

Russia occupies seventh place in the CIS in terms of GDP growth in
January 2005, the CIS statistics committee has reported. Russia’s GDP
grew 3 percent in the reported period, compared to January 2004.
Russia was ninth along with Kyrgyzstan in terms of GDP growth in
2004.

According to the committee, in January 2005 GDP growth was highest in
Belarus, namely 10.4 percent. GDP increased 9.1 percent in
Tajikistan, 7 percent in Azerbaijan, 6.5 percent in Ukraine, 5.5
percent in Kyrgyzstan, and 3.6 percent in Armenia. No data on GDP
growth in Moldova, Georgia and Kazakhstan were presented in the
report.