Day: March 6, 2009

Moscow, Russia – Average Monthly Wage – 2008!


The average monthly wages in Moscow according to government figures stands at RUB 30,109 (approx. USA $839) from January-December 2008. RBC We get asked for this information all the time. This is not a figure for Russia but for Moscow only. People who live in rural Russia are making closer to $100 to $200 a […]

Russian News From Russia: March 6th, 2009!


the Moscow government told RBC today. GDP grew only 6 percent in 2008 against 7.7 percent a year earlier, while industrial production growth amounted to a mere 0.5 percent in 2008 compared to 11.5 percent in 2007. Similarly, fixed investment edged up 0.6 percent in 2008 against 6 percent in the previous year, while the […]