Maxim Reshetnikov, head of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, said that in 2023 the country’s economy could develop according to a more optimistic scenario than previously predicted. It has been reported TASS.
“These economic figures <…> The discounts from last year are significantly less, in my opinion, the final estimates of Rosstat will be published anyway, I do not want to guess. “Our assessments for this year are more optimistic than we thought.”
Former Russian President Vladimir Putin declarationThat in January-November 2022, Russia’s gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by only 2.1%.
James O’Brien, previously the coordinator of sanctions policy within the US State Department, He did an explanationThat the Russian economy could lose 20% by 2030 due to Western sanctions.
According to the diplomat, “Russia has much less money because of the sanctions” and the Russian economy will shrink and lag even further in the coming years.