MOSCOW: The World Bank on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) downgraded its outlook for Russia’s economy, warning that a biting recession was deepening and would persist into next year, pushing more people below the poverty line.

Weighed down by Western sanctions and a plunge in oil prices, Russia’s economy slipped into recession at the start of this year.

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