Deputy PM sees Russia’s inflation of 4% in 2017 achievable

MOSCOW, Jan 30 (PRIME) -- It will be difficult to cut Russia’s inflation to the central bank’s target level of 4% in 2017, but the goal is achievable, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich told reporters on January 28.

“We hope that we will be able to reduce inflation to the 4%. This is not an easy task, it is challenging, but it is achievable if we act as planned,” he said.

According to the Federal State Statistics Service, Russia’s inflation amounted to 5.4% in 2016 and to 0.5% from January 1 through January 23.

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