Russian Prime Miniister, Vladimir Putin, has contributed his third article in a weekly series, addressing the issues he proposes to tackle if re-elected president in March. The key theme of this latest article in the business daily Vedemosti, part-owned by The Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times is "We need a new economy with competitive industries and infrastructure, a developed services sector and effective agriculture – an economy based on modern technology. We must develop an effective mechanism for modernising our economy and find and attract huge material and personnel resources needed to achieve this goal.”

The full article in English translation will be posted later today.