Bloomberg: Russian economy grew fastest since 2000 on lockdown rebound By Bloomberg. Published Aug. 14, 2021. Updated Aug. 14 at 10:40 am A man on the phone walks past the Russian Central Bank headquarters as the Russian flag flies, in downtown Moscow, on March 19, 2021. Photo by AFP Russia’s economy grew at the fastest quarterly pace since 2000 as it bounced back from coronavirus lockdowns last year. Read more here.