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The threat of the disappearance of banana plantations in Latin America and the Caribbean due to climate change has raised the question of the prospects for growing this fruit in Russia. Denis Ternovskiy, an expert at the Economic Policy Foundation, assessed the economic rationality of such production in a commentary for Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

Lyubov Filin, Head of Evidence-Based Regulatory Practice Department at the Gaidar Institute, in a commentary for RTVI assessed how Trump’s executive order to reduce drug prices in the US will affect the Russian market.

The executive order signed by Donald Trump to reduce drug prices in the US by 30–80% may result in higher drug prices in other countries, including Russia. This opinion was expressed for Nezavisimaya Gazeta by Lyubov Filin, Head of Evidence-Based Regulatory Practice Department at the Gaidar Institute.

Olga Ponomareva, Researcher at the Economic Policy Foundation, commented to RBC how the asymmetric reduction of tariffs between the US and China will affect the US trade deficit.

Olga Ponomareva, Researcher at the Economic Policy Foundation, explained in a commentary for RT why China and the US temporarily mutually reduced tariffs and what to expect in the future.

Kirill Chernovol, Researcher at the International Best Practices Analysis Department, told Prime how the conflict between India and Pakistan could affect the price of gold.

Olga Magomedova, Researcher, International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented to  TASS publication on the statement made by Donald Trump, President of the USA, about exclusion of Russia from G8.

The decline in the US GDP in Q2 may be due to rising prices for imported goods and other factors. Dmitry Kuznetsov, Researcher at the International Trade Department at the Gaidar Institute, and Vladimir Sedalishchev, expert of the Foundation for Social and Economic Research, shared their opinion with TASS.

Evgeny Goryunov, Head of the Monetary Policy Department at the Gaidar Institute, has commented to RBC on the findings of the RF Central Bank’s study which indicate low confidence of Russians in inflation statistics. The expert noted the difficulty of taking inflation expectations into account when carrying out monetary policy.

Sergey Drobyshevsky, Principal Researcher at the Gaidar Institute, commented to RBC on the possible extension of the decree on the mandatory sale of foreign exchange earnings by exporters with a simultaneous zeroing of the norm. According to the expert, such a decision will not have a significant impact on the foreign exchange market and the ruble exchange rate.

Kirill Chernovol, a researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s Department for International Best Practices Analysis, commented to Prime that coking coal exports from Russia to India are likely to grow due to India’s plans to increase capacity in the steel industry.

Nezavisimaya Gazeta published a commentary by Andrei Makarov, a researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s Quantitative Analysis of Economic Effects Department, on the government’s strategy for developing anchor settlements in Russia.

Evgeny Goryunov, Head of the Monetary Policy Department of the Gaidar Institute, commented for RBC on the situation with the acceleration of money circulation in context of high inflation and high interest rates. According to the expert, this is not a factor accelerating inflation and does not form an "inflationary overhang".

Dmitry Kuznetsov, Researcher of the International Trade Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented to TASS on the main conclusions of the study maid by experts of the Gaidar Institute on the expected US aid reduction to Central Asia (ref. «Monitoring of the Russia’s economic situation» No.7(189) April 2025).

Anton Beloglazov, Head of Evidence-Based Economics Department at the Gaidar Institute, discussed the impact of the May holidays on the Russian economy in an interview to TASS. According to his estimates, about 15% of Russians plan to extend their vacations by using working days between vacations, which, however, may entail higher expenses.

Evgeny Goryunov, Head of Monetary Policy Department at the Gaidar Institute, expressed his opinion that self-banning of loans, which has already been imposed by 10 mn Russians, is beneficial for banks. In a commentary for RTVI he noted that such a measure helps improve the quality of loan portfolios and reduce risks.