“The GDP forecast for 2021 has been adjusted to 2.9% (from 3.3% earlier), taking into account the increase in the base of 2020 (a 3% decline versus a 3.9% decline expected in September) and a more gradual increase in production within the framework of OPEC + deals compared to the parameters agreed in April last year, ”RIA Novosti reports.
Earlier, Russian leader Vladimir Putin, at a meeting on measures to increase investment activity, assessed the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic on the Russian economy.
Associate Professor of the Department of World Economy and World Finance of the Financial University under the Government of Russia Lazar Badalov, in an interview with FBA "Economics Today", commented on the plans to create a digital ruble.