Russia’s economy is expected to contract by 2.9% this year before returning to growth in 2023-24, Russian news agencies cited Economy Minister Maxim Reshetnikov as saying on Tuesday.
In its base case scenario, Russia’s economy ministry said it now expected a 0.9% GDP contraction in 2023, the TASS news agency reported – up from predictions of a 2.7% decline made just last month.
Reshetnikov said the economy would return to periods of growth on a quarterly basis from as early as the end of this year, with the contraction for the full year of 2023 coming from a high base effect, he said.
The economy ministry also forecast 2.6% growth in 2024, down from the 3.7% it predicted in August, and Reshetnikov said the economy was on a trajectory to post GDP growth in excess of 3% a year after 2024.
The new forecasts mark a significant improvement from the predictions made just last month when the Economy Ministry forecast a 4.2% contraction for 2022 and a 2.7% fall in GDP in 2023. Read full story
Reshetnikov said expectations had now improved as the Russian economy continued to weather the fallout from Western sanctions imposed over its invasion of Ukraine better than expected.
(Reuters)
