Russia's Putin asks government for new measures to boost economic growth - Reuters

- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday asked the government to propose additional measures aimed at stimulating the slowing economic growth.

"I look forward to proposals for additional measures aimed at reviving the growth of the domestic economy, supporting business initiatives, and improving the structure of employment in favour of sectors with more productive jobs that generate high value added," Putin said at a meeting with key officials responsible for economic growth.


(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Writing by Dmitry Antonov; Editing by Gleb Bryanski)