<div>Russia's economy contracts 12% y/y in April during coronavirus lockdown</div> <!-- no image --> <div>Russia's economy contracted in April by 12% year on year, data showed on Thursday, recording a sharp fall similar to the one last seen in May 2009.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=29eiS2kJQgQ:LdqqelKCjb4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=29eiS2kJQgQ:LdqqelKCjb4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=29eiS2kJQgQ:LdqqelKCjb4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=29eiS2kJQgQ:LdqqelKCjb4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=29eiS2kJQgQ:LdqqelKCjb4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/29eiS2kJQgQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters