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TASS has published the opinion of Sergey Drobyshevsky, Principal Researcher at the Gaidar Institute, that the French national assembly may block the plans of the republic’s President Emmanuel Macron to raise military spending by 2027.

Lyubov Filin, Head of the Evidence-Based Regulatory Practice Department at the Gaidar Institute, appeared on the show "Day. Main" on RBC, where she discussed important aspects of self-employment and gray economy in Russia.

Lyubov Filin, Head of the Gaidar Institute’s Evidence-based Regulatory Practice Department, assessed the current situation in the courier services market in a commentary for Nezavisimaya Gazeta. She noted that the decline in the number of employed couriers is due to the general complication of the business environment. "Even with the continuing demand for delivery, companies face rising costs, unstable consumer demand and the need to adapt to difficult economic conditions. In these circumstances, businesses are striving to maximize operational efficiency — automating logistics, optimizing routes through algorithms and artificial intelligence. This allows to maintain competitiveness but leads to a decrease in the number of employed couriers", said the expert.

Sergey Drobyshevsky, Principal Researcher at the Gaidar Institute, in a commentary for Rossiyskaya Gazeta said what helped Russia to retain the fourth place in the world list of countries by GDP in purchasing power parity (PPP).

Lora Nakoryakova, Partner at the Center for Evidence-Based Expertise at the Gaidar Institute, in her commentary for Nezavisimaya Gazeta emphasized that in the context of the persistently high key rate, companies with a significant credit load need state support.

Experts of the Economic Policy Foundation, Vladimir Sedalishchev and Olga Ponomareva, commented for Vzglyad business newspaper on the recent announcement by the US President Donald Trump on the introduction of new duties on goods from the European Union and Mexico from August 1.

The introduction of import duties on copper in the US may seriously slow down the development of the American electrical industry and the construction of new data centers, and it will take at least 10–15 years to develop new mines and mines. This idea was expressed to “Prime” by Antonina Levashenko, Head of the International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute.

Rising prices, doubts about the quality of services and transportation restrictions in southern destinations have become factors in the slowdown in the growth of domestic tourism in Russia. Gaidar Institute researchers came to this conclusion, commenting on the situation for Nezavisimaya Gazeta.

Maria Girich, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s International Best Practices Analysis Department, suggested in a commentary for TASS that maternity capital funds should be redistributed, making payment for the second child larger than for the first one, in order to stimulate the birth rate.

Ivan Ermokhin, Researcher at the International Best Practices Analysis Department, said in a commentary for Izvestia that geopolitical tensions and restrictions in the sphere of interbank settlements can provoke further growth of interest in the cryptocurrency market, in particular, in bitcoin.

Ekaterina Papchenkova, partner at the Center for Evidence-Based Expertise, commented for Forbes on a study by the National Research University Higher School of Economics on the contribution of digital platforms to the development of the Russian economy. The expert noted that the regulation of platforms, due to its moderation, creates a favorable environment for the development of platforms, but carries certain risks.

Denis Ternovskiy, Expert at the Economic Policy Foundation, commented for Nezavisimaya Gazeta on the report of the Ministry of Agriculture on the outcome of the state program for the development of agriculture and regulation of agricultural markets. The expert emphasized that farmers are facing new challenges that can affect the development of the industry.

Evgeny Goryunov, Head of the Monetary Policy Department at the Gaidar Institute, explained in a commentary for Vzglyad why Trump’s policy could harm the US economy.

Maria Girich, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s International Best Practices Analysis Department, commenting for Nezavisimaya Gazeta on the Russian Accounts Chamber’s report on inefficient spending on the construction of modular hotels in the country, referred to issues of long-term development of the tourism industry in Russia, including pricing and visa restrictions.

By 2025, competition in the Russian air transportation market under the ongoing sanctions pressure acquired a number of specific features, said Anastasia Levchenko, Researcher at the Sectoral Markets and Infrastructure Department.

Tatyana Ivakhnenko, Researcher at Mathematical Modeling of Economic Processes Department at the Gaidar Institute, commenting for RBC on the SberIndex study on the level of inequality in the consumption of Russian citizens, noted that its decline can be observed even if income inequality remains unchanged.