“The full return of GDP to the levels of 2019 is likely to happen only in the first half of 2022,” RIA Novosti quoted Nabiullina as saying.

According to her, there are signs of a partial recovery in economic activity, which is associated with the gradual relaxation of restrictive measures in most regions.

However, it will take time to restore production and logistics facilities, she stressed.

Earlier, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin talked about the main parameters of a national economic recovery plan.

According to the prime minister, the main goal is to overcome the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic and to reach steady GDP growth rates, which will allow increasing real incomes of citizens.