"The positive moments give us hope, but we must remember that the situation around remains difficult and uncertain, and the market volatility, which we witnessed in the last two weeks of March, is a reminder of the instability of the economy and demand for oil," RIA Novosti quoted him as saying. ...

He noted that the current forecast for global economic growth in 2021 is 5.1%, while at the last meeting of the committee, the figure was estimated at 4.8%.

Earlier, Vladimir Bragin, Director for Analysis of Financial Markets and Macroeconomics of Alfa-Capital Management Company, assessed the situation on the oil market.