Economics
Putin’s Virus Aid Risks a Housing Bubble, Finance Ministry Says
- Deputy Minister says Vladivostok subsidies led to price growth
- Volume of mortgages in June rose 29% from a year earlier
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Coronavirus subsidies that have helped mortgage lending grow at an “explosive” rate risk inflating a housing bubble in Russia, a deputy finance minister warned Tuesday.