“Russia faced a relatively small recession in 2020, and recovered very strongly in 2021.
Also, Russia used the right mix of measures during the crisis, which supported the recovery.
Fiscal policy supported (growth), as did monetary policy, which led to the strong recovery that is now taking place, "RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
He noted that it is important for Russia to focus on structural reforms of the economy in order to increase productivity and boost growth.
Earlier, the Ministry of Finance told what the $ 18 billion from the IMF would be spent on.