Vladimir Putin met with representatives of Russian business circles and associations in the Alexander Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace yesterday, presidential web page reports.
Summing up the results of the outgoing year, he said, “The overall economic situation is satisfactory. The macroeconomic situation has remained stable, and inflation and unemployment are low. The national currency exchange rate is also stable. In general, all these are very good prerequisites for achieving great results that could be demonstrated on this basis.”
He also noted a favorable dynamic in the growth of the GDP and efforts to improve the growth rates and business climate, as well as to increase investments in the near future to 25 and then to 27%.