We are watching the Worlds Largest jewelry maker. The latest trading figures. Welcome to countdown. I am mark barton. I am anna edwards. I am manus cranny. The start of the program and our top story. In an exclusive russias finance minister says the country is heading that way didnt recession if oil stays at around 45 a barrel. The rush is headed into a recession if oil stays at around 45 a barrel in the Current Situation and talking about 45 per barrel and expected activity for all year long and expect that to be for all year long. Is 45 a barrel what youre working on now . Is one of the possible scenarios. A possible scenario that generally that should be a little bit higher. In case it would be the price the decline would be between 4 5 . How long do you see a recession lasting . It is dependent on the global market. [indiscernible] a positive gdp performance. What does the price of oil stays low around 45 beyond this year . Something like 170 billion [indiscernible] now its somethi