Dmitry Medvedev said ahead of the world economic growth is feasible

The challenge in the coming years to build a modern, competitive economy and to reach growth rates above the world is quite realistic, said Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, speaking at a government meeting.

«Over the next few years we need to build a strong, modern, competitive economy, to get on the pace of development above the world, to gain a foothold, although this is a very ambitious task, in the top 5 largest economies in the world. This is really a national objective, as the creation of the economy of the new format, Economics, posed in all countries, I mean the digital economy. According to our economic institutions, its contribution may amount to one-third of GDP growth», — said Medvedev.

«The task is difficult, opponents are very serious, a lot of objective difficulties a lot of limitations, there are difficulties that are associated with the actions of other States, but nevertheless, I am sure that this task is quite doable,» he added.