Russia’s economy could grow by more than 2% this year unless “force majeure” gets in the way. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said this at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin. Independent financial experts surveyed by the Russian central bank for its June report expected growth of 0.8% on average. In the April report, the experts predicted the economy to shrink by 0.1%. The central bank itself expects growth of between 1% and 2%.