MOSCOW, December 25. /TASS/. Russian economy is expected to grow by 2-2.5% om 2025, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said in an interview with the Rossiya-24 TV channel.

"We expect the growth rate next year to be around 2-2.5%," he said.

According to his estimates, investment growth rates will slow down in the coming year.

"We expect that next year investment growth rates will be about 2% compared to the 2024 level. This is also a good signal and a positive, because the 2024 level [of investment growth] is very high," the Deputy Prime Minister said.

Earlier, Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov stated that achieving 2.5% growth in the Russian economy in 2025 will require intense joint work by the government and the regions.