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In a comment for «Izvestia» Denis Ternovsky, Expert at Economic Policy Foundation,explained the seasonal dynamics of champagne prices in the pre-New Year period.

Dmitry Evdokimov, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute's Laboratory for Quantitative Analysis of Economic Effects,commented for Nezavisimaya Gazeta on the government's decision to expand the list of technologies for special investment contracts (SPIC).

Sergey Drobyshevsky,, Principal Researcher at the Gaidar Institute, assessed the factors driving labor productivity growth worldwide and Russia's prospects relative to leading economies in a commentary for RBC.

Maria Girich, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute's International Best Practices Analysis Department, praised the effectiveness of mechanisms for collecting and recycling used car tires in a comment for Rossiyskaya Gazeta , noting that the Russian approach is in line with international experience.

Tatyana Ivakhnenko, Research fellow at the Gaidar Institute's Mathematical Modeling of Economic Processes Department, noted in a comment for RBC on the applicability of the “K-shaped” economic model observed in the US to the situation in Russia.

Yevgeny Goryunov, Head of the Gaidar Institute's Monetary Policy Department, commented for Izvestia on the November decline in real consumer spending in Russia. In his opinion, the observed slowdown in spending is directly related to the overall dynamics of the economy.

The introduction of a 10,000-ruble note in Russia could be a useful tool for savings, but it carries the risk of developing a shadow economy. This opinion was expressed in a comment for TASS by Kirill Chernovol, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute's International Best Practices Analysis Department.

Olga Ponomareva, Expert at the Economic Policy Foundation, discussed proposals for the development of China's 15th five-year economic development program, formulated by the 4th Plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. Taking into account the challenges that have intensified in China's economy in recent years, the expert analyzed the following proposals.

Evgeny Goryunov, head of the monetary policy laboratory at the Gaidar Institute, commented for RBC on the Central Bank's study on the dynamics of Russian incomes and the associated financial optimism.

Dmitry Kuznetsov, Researcher at the International Trade Department of the Gaidar Institute, commented for TASS on the potential consequences of Apple distributors banning iPhone shipments from India to Russia.

Olga Magomedova, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute's International Best Practices Analysis Department, explained in a commentary for Izvestia that the current crisis in the Western higher education system is a consequence of changes in the labor market, rather than a sign of the decline of the system itself.

Maria Girich, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute's International Best Practices Analysis Department, explained in a commentary for Vzglyad how the decline in oil and gas revenues is triggering structural changes in the Russian economy.

Russian pharmaceutical exports to the European Union increased sharply in September 2025, but this data may not reflect the actual growth in medicines supplies, Antonina Levashenko, Head of the Gaidar Institute's International Best Practices Analysis Department, told Izvestia .

Yevgeny Goryunov, Head of the Gaidar Institute's Monetary Policy Department, commented for Nezavisimaya Gazeta on new sociological surveys’ data indicating a deterioration in the financial situation of the Russians in recent months.

In an interview for Vzglyad, Ekaterina Papchenkova, Director of the Gaidar Institute's Center for Evidence-Based Expertise, gave an expert assessment of the conflict between banks and marketplaces and  analyzed in detail the legal and economic aspects of the claims, as well as possible risks to the financial ecosystem and consumers.

In a commentary for Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Antonina Levashenko, Head of the Gaidar Institute's International Best Practices Analysis Department, outlined Russia's key priorities in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) for the coming years.