RF Economy should find 5 trillion rubles of additional investments per year, to grow at a pace, higher than average global growth pace, Minister of Economic Development Maxim Oreshkin said, delivering speech on the conference in Sberbank’s corporate university, RIA News reports.
“The investment activity, which seriously decreased in late 2014 and in 2015, achieved positive dynamics; the renewal happens here. It is very important that in order to move forward, the investment growth should become stronger, the number of projects to be implemented in Russian economy should increase”, Head of Ministry of Economic Development noted.
“According to our estimates, in order the Russian economy achieves growth rates, higher than average global rate to the level of 2016, we need to annually add about 5 trillions of additional investments”, Oreshkin stated.
“In total, in 2017 we expect for growth (GDP) of over 2% (official forecast – 2.1%)”, the minister reminded.