Central Bank analysts believe that the Russian economy returned to growth in Q2 avoiding a technical recession. However, Evgeny Goryunov, Head the Monetary Policy Department at the Gaidar Institute, suggested in a commentary for RBC that the GDP dynamics for Q2 will be close to zero, in the range of minus 0.2 to +0.2% q/q SA, that is, the economy continues to balance on the brink of stagnation. At the same time, the expert believes that easing the monetary policy will help avoid a recession, and by the end of the year, growth will be from 1 to 1.5%.