Russia Econ Min: No Plans to Change 2012, 2013 GDP Forecasts
November 30 2012 - 6:07AM
Dow Jones News
By Andrey Ostroukh
MOSCOW--Russia's economy ministry is not planning to revise its
2012 and 2013 economic growth forecasts, economics minister Andrei
Belousov said Friday.
"We don't yet have reasons to revise" the growth domestic
product growth forecast, Mr. Belousov told reporters, adding that a
planned revision of forecasts is scheduled for December.
The ministry currently expects GDP to grow 3.5% this year and to
expand 3.7% next year.
Earlier this month, the government said it was planning to cut
its 2012 industrial output forecast to 3% from 3.6%.
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