Russia GDP to be restored in late 2012 to pre-crisis level -- FinM

LONDON, September 6 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia's economy will come to the
pre-crisis level in late 2012, Vice-Premier and Finance Minister Alexei
Kudrin told reporters on Saturday.
The new forecast allows to say that in late 2012 Russia's GDP will be
restored to the pre-crisis level, he said.
Kudrin also reiterated that he believed the third quarter of 2009
would be a period of the Russian economy coming out of the recession. At
the same time he believes it is early to say the economy has already come
into the stable growth way and no short declines were expected in the near
future.
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