The Ministry of Economic Development retains forecasts for GDP and inflation in the hope that "the peak has already been passed"
The Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation retains a forecast for GDP at 0.5%, and inflation - 7.5%. About this, as TASS reports, Alexei Vedev, Deputy Minister of Economic Development, told reporters on Thursday. "So far, we retain the estimate of 0.5%. January - September - 0.7%, and if we go through the autumn normally, maybe it will be higher than 0.5%," he said, answering the question of expectations for GDP growth in 2014.