He said that so far growth has been ensured by injections of government funds, and that neither the global nor the Russian economic models have changed.

He said statements by government officials, including First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, who reported on the government's anti-crisis measures to the State Duma (parliament) Wednesday, reflected signs of stabilisation in the financial markets since June.

'Some sectors have shown a revival, and we are seeing positive industrial growth... Taking into account all anti-crisis measures, we think the prospects for the rest of 2009 are quite favourable, quite positive,' Shuvalov said.