Russian finance minister gives upbeat economic forecast

GDP is expected to jump nearly 4% this year, according to Anton Siluanov

The Russian economy is growing at a faster pace than projected, with GDP expected to soar 3.9% this year, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov announced on Friday.

Siluanov told TV channel Russia-24 that GDP growth in the first half of the year amounted to 4.7%, which is "a very good figure."

"We see investments growi