Russia's IT industry contributes 2.4 pct of GDP: PM

MOSCOW, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Russia's information technology (IT) industry has nearly doubled over the past five years, contributing 2.4 percent of the country's GDP, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said Wednesday.

The IT sector remains one of the fastest-growing industries in Russia, producing increasingly competitive products, Mishustin said in his remarks at the first Russian IT forum "Digital Solutions" in Moscow.