The Central Bank did not rule out a repeat of the crisis of 2007-2008 in the global economy

This is stated in the draft of the main directions of the unified state monetary policy for 2023 and the period of 2024 and 2025 published by the Central Bank.

It is noted that a combination of a number of events could increase imbalances in the global economy and "lead to a new global financial and economic crisis, comparable in scale to the crisis of 2007-2008."

The Bank of Russia also noted in its forecast that it expects the Russian economy to grow by 1.5–2.5% in 2024 and 2025 in the baseline scenario.

Earlier, Finnish President Sauli Niinistö warned of an imminent economic downturn in Europe.

Leading expert of the National Energy Security Fund Igor Yushkov, in an interview with PolitExpert, commented on the situation in the EU energy industry.