The Federation Council speaker Valentina Matviyenko said that with the gradual recovery of the Russian economy has prospects of further reduction of the key rate of the Central Bank, which currently stands at 12%.

Speaking in Voronezh on Thursday at a meeting attended by the management of the region, Matvienko said that the Russian economy gradually began showing signs of recovery ". In her expressions, stabilized the exchange rate, reduced inflation, are all social programs." Reduced the key rate of the Central Bank, which currently stands at 12%, and there is hope and the prospects of further decline, " said the Federation Council Speaker.

along with these positive changes in the economy can neither appease nor to relax, she said. The situation remains difficult.

Matviyenko stressed that " Russia's efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine has provoked fierce opposition to certain political forces in the West, our country is an unprecedented political and economic pressure, penalties apply ". Along with this, despite the forecasts of foreign experts, failed to turn our economy in ruins, it has high strength request, the Deputy said.

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