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ALEXANDER KNOBEL: “SAMSUNG’S RETURN TO THE RUSSIAN MARKET IS HIGHLY LIKELY”

16 september 2022

In his op-ed for “Davydov.Index”, Alexander Knobel, Head of the International Trade Department of the Gaidar Institute, expressed an opinion that Samsung would return to the Russian market before 2023.

YEVGENY GORYUNOV ON WHETHER BRICS MEMBER COUNTRIES’ CURRENCY CAN CHALLENGE THE US DOLLAR AND EURO

15 september 2022

In his interview with theIzvestia daily, Yevgeny Goryunov, Senior Researcher of the Gaidar Institute shared his opinion on whether the creation of a new reserve currency will help replace 
the US dollar and reduce financial risks for BRICS member countries.

ALEXEI VEDEV: “WHAT MAY THE ECONOMY FACE?”

08 september 2022

On the “Investkomitet” podcast of the “Gazprombank Investitsii” service, Alexey Vedev, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Head of the Financial Studies Department of the Gaidar Institute discussed the current situation on global financial markets and presented his forecast on what the Russian and global economies may face in the near future.

OLGA IZRYADNOVA: “TIMELY SUPPORT MEASURES HELPED MITIGATE THE PRESSURE OF WESTERN SANCTIONS”

07 september 2022

In her interview with Xinhua, Olga Izraydnova, Head of the Structural Economic Issues Department of the Gaidar Institute expressed an opinion that the authorities’ timely measures on financial stabilization, guidance and motivation of the real sector amid unprecedented sanctions on the flows of goods and financial resources made it feasible to mitigate the pressure of western sanctions.

NATALIA SHAGAIDA: “A POSSIBILITY FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED TO RECEIVE A PREFERENTIAL LOAN IS A “CARROT” MOTIVATING PRODUCERS TO OBTAIN AN OFFICIAL STATUS”

05 september 2022

Natalia Shagaida, Head of the Agricultural Policy Department of the Gaidar Institute commented to the Izvestia daily on the news that private subsidiary farms may receive preferential loans.

SERGEI TSUKHLO: “THE RUSSIAN INDUSTRY IS GETTING DISAPPOINED WITH DEMAND’S MODERATELY NEGATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE MOMENTUM”

04 september 2022

Sergei Tsukhlo, Head of the Business Surveys Department of the Gaidar Institute commented to the Nezavisimaya Gazeta daily on August business sentiments survey findings.

SERGEI TSUKHLO: “MANUFACTURERS EXPRESSED HOPE FOR A RETURN TO TRADE AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH THE WEST”

02 september 2022

The Kommersant daily has published the data of the monitoring of the Russian industry’s business environment prepared by Sergei Tsukhlo, Head of the Business Surveys Department, Gaidar Institute.

SERGEI TSUKHLO: “A REVIVAL OF THE RUSSIAN INDUSTRY IN Q3 DOES NOT INSPIRE ANY CONFIDENCE”

30 august 2022

In his interview with the Nezavisimaya Gazeta daily, Sergei Tsukhlo expressed doubts that based on the results of August the Russian industry would show a better momentum than in July.

ALEXANDER DERYUGIN: “THE CONCLUSION THAT EXPENDITURES ON SCIENCE WERE RECORD HIGH IS ARBITRARY”

29 august 2022

Alexander Deryugin, Researcher of the Budget Policy Department of the Gaidar Institute commented to Davydov.Index on the news that Russia was listed the fifth in top-5 countries as regards R&D expenditures.

SERGEI TSUKHLO: “RUSSIA’S INDUSTRIAL CONFIDENCE INDICATOR RECOVERED”

25 august 2022

In his interview with EADailySergei Tsukhlo, Head of the Business Surveys Department of the Gaidar Institute said that the Industrial  Confidence Indicator recovered in August after a dip in July.

SERGEY TSUKHLO: “RUSSIAN COMPANIES WORSENED THEIR ASSESSMENT OF KEY INDICATORS AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF SANCTIONS”

24 august 2022

Sergey Tsukhlo, head of the Gaidar Institute's business surveys laboratory, calculated the Industry Adaptability Index and noted a sharp deterioration of Russian companies in Q2. Companies are concerned with the situation with imported components, low demand for products and excessive employment. Forbespublished the results of the survey.

NATALIA SHAGAIDA: “IN CASE OF UNFAVORABLE OWN HARVEST THE EU WILL INCREASE IMPORTS”

23 august 2022

In her interview with MK.RU, Natalia Shagaida, Head of the Agrarian Policy Department of the Gaidar Institute was asked whether extreme heat in the EU may affect Russia’s economy and the life of its people.

NATALIA SHAHAIDA ON SETTING UP A NATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR OF PRODUCTS OF THE AGRI-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX

11 august 2022

Natalia Shagaida, Doctor of Economic Sciences and Head of the Gaidar Institute’s Agrarian Department, appeared on the air of the Sputnik radio-broadcast service delivering a comment on the concept of creating a national distributor of Russian agri-industrial complex products in Asia, the Middle East and Africa, which is being elaborated by the RF Ministry of Agriculture.

IGOR EFREMOV EXPLAINS THE ACCELERATED DECLINE IN THE BIRTH RATE

10 august 2022

Igor Efremov, a researcher at the International Research Department of Political Demography and Macrodynamics of the Gaidar Institute, gave an interview to RBC on the reasons for the current decline in the birth rate, and on the demographic prospects to be expected by Russia against the backdrop of the sanctions-triggered crisis.

NATALIA SHAGAIDA NOTED GLOBAL GROWING DEMAND FOR RUSSIAN CEREALS

05 august 2022

Russia reached a record level of cereal production in H1 2022. This was reported by the news portal “Moscow region today”, citing data from the Institute for Agricultural Market Studies (IKAR). Natalia Shagaida, Head of Agrarian Department at the Gaidar Institute, noted that Russia has long produced large volumes of cereals.

NATALIA SHAGAIDA SPOKE ON HIGH SHARE OF RUSSIANS' SPENDING ON FOOD

02 august 2022

Natalia Shagaida, Head of Agrarian Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented in an interview to Nezavisimaya Gazeta on the news that the share of Russians' spending on food has been steadily increasing, at least for the last two months.