“Workforce shortages, continued technological constraints and weak external demand could be the main factors slowing down the transition of the economy to sustainable growth from the second half of 2023,” the report says.

It is noted that the slowdown in the global economy and the enacted export restrictions reduce the demand for Russian exports.

This poses risks to the current positive economic momentum.

Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia is gradually adapting to new realities against the backdrop of sanctions pressure, the main tasks of foreign economic activity are being solved.