ST. PETERSBURG, July 3. /TASS/. The head of the Bank of Russia’s, Elvira Nabiullina, considers shortage of labor, as well as the difficulty of access to technology and "long-term" investments to be the main limitations for the development of the national economy

"I would highlight three types of restrictions, they are interconnected. This is the labor force. [In addition], the situation shows us that we can no longer grow extensively, and growth can only be due to labor productivity, and labor productivity is technology. For us, the limitation is access to technology, our own technological development. All this, of course, requires investments, we need long-term sources of financing for investments," Nabiullina said speaking at the Financial Congress of the Bank of Russia.

She added that already three quarters of domestic enterprises are complaining about a labor shortage.

Nabiullina also noted that the Russian economy had experienced a lot of shocks, but some time after, anti-crisis measures and reserves made it possible to return "to its original state."

However, things are different now. "Serious changes are now taking place - both in the world and here. If we talk about the world, there is fragmentation, and we are redirecting ourselves to new markets, new logistics, [and also have] difficulties in cross-border payments. Of course, this creates a new situation," the head of the regulator said.

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