Putin pledges to double Russia's economy

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REUTERS , MOSCOW
Thursday, May 27, 2004,Page 7

President Vladimir Putin pledged yesterday to press ahead with his goal of doubling the size of Russia's economy and improving the lot of its mostly impoverished population.

"The success of top-priority tasks depends on us alone. ... Doubling of gross domestic product within a decade, reducing poverty, growth of people's prosperity and restructuring the army," he said in his annual state of the nation speech to both houses of parliament.

At the current rate of economic growth, per capita incomes should also grow faster. "If we keep annual economic growth at least as it was in the first quarter of this year ... we could double per capita GDP not in 10 years, but by 2010," Putin said.

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Yes yes I know, the recovery is 'next quarter.'

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1. And Bush promises to half ours next!

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2. 10 years off lifespan

i read somewhere, that their lifespan has lost 10 years recently.