Russia's Putin says real incomes to fall around 3% in 2020

Reuters

Published Dec 17, 2020 04:30AM ET

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said real incomes in Russia would fall around 3% in 2020, a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic, but that the banking sector was in a satisfactory condition.

Speaking at an annual press conference, Putin lamented the fall in incomes, but said banks were on course to make 1.3 trillion roubles ($17.9 billion) in profit this year.