MOSCOW, December 19. /TASS/. Russia's gross domestic product (GDP) growth by the end of the year may reach 4%, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a Q&A session combined with his annual press conference.

"This year it will be 3.9%, and maybe even 4%, we'll have to see," he said.

According to him, the results of the country's economic development will continue for some time. "It will be calculated practically in the first quarter of 2025. It can be 4%. This means that in two years our economic growth was about 8%," the president said.