Russia`s GDP to increase by 5.5%, inflation to stay within 18% in 2001
21/12/2001
Russia’s finance minister Alexei Kudrin has said he believes the country’s growth for 2001 will be more than 5.5% when compared with 2000, and inflation will go no higher than 18%. The minister informed the press of the figures during a time when the 2002 budget is undergoing its final reading in the state Duma.