[HIGHLIGHTS] "The numbers are improving": the head of the Ministry of Economic Development Reshetnikov on the situation in the Russian economy and the reorientation of trade

Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov spoke to RT on the sidelines of the XIV International Economic Forum "Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum" According to the agency's updated estimate, in 2023 the country's GDP will increase by 1.2% instead of the previously expected decline of 0.8%. Russian entrepreneurs continue to build new export routes, while more and more companies from friendly countries are replacing Western brands that have left the Russian Federation.

The ministry actively participates in sessions dedicated to expanding cooperation with the countries of the Islamic world.