Calls for elimination of barriers to noncommodity exports.
Notes Russia lags behind in worker productivity. Says that government must improve it, which will lead to raising living standards and consumer demand.
Low inflation should help companies to get affordable loans, increase availability of credit. Calls for central bank to work with the government to keep economic growth high.
Over the last year, economy has stabilized. Hard-currency reserves are on the rise, inflation was 2.5 percent, down from 12.9 percent in 2016.
RT editor in chief Margarita Simonyan: “Sochi will have a mathematical center! That’s it, I’m moving.”