OECD has predicted Russia five slowdown in GDP.

KommentariiOptimizma poubavilos30.03.2009Vsemirny Bank issued a shocking prediction of economic recession in RossiiOrganizatsiya for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has revised the forecast changes in Russia's GDP in 2009, with growth at 2.3 per cent to fall to 5.6 percent, Interfax reports. At the same time in 2010 in the Russian economy will resume growth, which amounted to 0.7 per cent.
This projection is the most pessimistic of the published international organizations. Recall, 30 March, the World Bank to predict the fall of Russia's GDP, on the basis of 2009 to 4.5 per cent, while in 2010 growth will be zero. Russian officials expect less than a deep recession in the country: according to the expectations of the Ministry of Economic Development, the economy in 2009 should decrease by 2.2 percent.
OECD also expects the deceleration in inflation in 2009 to 8 per cent to 13.3 per cent in 2008-m, and the following year consumer price inflation amounted to only 6 per cent.
OECD has predicted the decline in their respective parties in the average level of 4.3 per cent in 2009. At the end of the year the level of official unemployment rate of more than 10 percent. The only country that will avoid the massive spike in unemployment would be Japan.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development brings together the 30 most economically developed countries in the world. Among the participants in the organization - the majority of the members of the EU, United States, Japan, Australia, South Korea and some others. Russia in 2007 was invited to participate in the negotiations for membership in the organization.