Deputy Chairman, Bank of Russia Alexander Torshin has urged not to call the situation in the Russian economy the word “crisis”, according to the national news service.
According to him, the presence or absence of crisis can be judged by the mood of the people, which does not Express dissatisfaction. His personal observation testify to the growth of the economy.
“In reality, the economy is on the rise, growing. Especially agriculture. Well and road construction. You want confirmation, go to the Central market in Kaliningrad, look at how much meat there, how much for a tasty lunch with Pozharskie cutlets and pelmeni from three kinds of meat in the city Torzhok”, he said and added that the road from Moscow to St. Petersburg “quality”.
“What tasty dairy products on the South of the Tyumen region that feeds several regions,” — said Torshin.
Rosstat data and the conclusions of the analysts, according to the Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank, represent the averaged relative position of the economy in the country and do not reflect the reality.
“On the edges of major roads is already there, where to put the car, spend the night, eat cheap enough to get medical help. Therefore, the average temperature in the hospital does not reflect the diversity of our country”, — says Torshin.
As an additional argument, the Chairman of the Central Bank pointed to the absence of social cataclysms. “I sometimes take a train and go talk to people, go out to the bus station, the market, and see — all is calm, all right,” he said.
Earlier, on 6 April, the world Bank downgraded the dynamics of Russia’s GDP in 2016. The international organization is waiting for the recession to 1.9 percent. In 2015, the Russian economy contracted by 3.7 percent.
