10 June 2004 05:30
Zhukov forecasts 7%-7.5% growth rate in next 4 yrs
MOSCOW. June 10 (Interfax) - Russia's economy will expand at a rate of 7%-7.5% over the next few years, Deputy
Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov said.
The government hopes such a rate of growth will enable Russia to
deal with the issue of poverty, which is one of the most difficult
"According to our forecasts, economic growth in Russia over the next 3-4 years should not slow down from the
past few years," he said at the International Women's Forum that opened in Moscow on Thursday.
problems facing the country today, he said. [RU ASIA EUROPE EEU EMRG ECI RESF] me
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