In 2014 the growth rate of the Russian economic to reach the same rate of the European Union, declared the Prime-Minister of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev on April 22, 2014.
D.Medvedev stated in the current year the major macroeconomic rates are stable and face the positive dynamics.
The Prime-Minister mentioned that in 2013 the Russian GDP growth totaled 1.3%, and in the first quarter of 2014 – 0.8%.
According to the forecast of the European Central Bank, the GDP growth in the EU to reach 1.2%. According to the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Russia in the current year the Russian economic growth to total nearly 1.1% and by the pessimistic forecast – 0.5%.