Russia's 2013 GDP growth might be as low as 1.8 percent, that's according to Economic Development Minister Alexey Ulyukayev.

      During his presentation at the national parliament he admitted that it's the first time since the 2008 financial crisis that the Russian economy had shown such sluggish performance.

      The 1H 2013 saw zero growth in terms of industrial output and negative investment figures, he added.