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Alexander Firanchuk and Dmitry Kuznetsov of the Gaidar Institute’s International Trade Studies Department told RTVI about the consequences for the Russian economy of Donald Trump’s imposition of large-scale tariffs against 180 countries on imports of goods to the United States.

In an interview for RT, Olga Ponomareva, expert at the Economic Policy Foundation, commented on the goals and possible consequences of Donald Trump’s protectionist policy. In her opinion, the introduction of import tariffs by the US against more than 200 countries may lead to higher import prices and affect American consumers. In a commentary for RT, she analyzes the goals and possible consequences of Donald Trump’s protectionist policy.

Nezavisimaya Gazeta published a commentary by Lora Nakoryakova, a partner at the Center for Evidence-Based Expertise of the Gaidar Institute, on the willingness of Russians to change job for the sake of an extended social package.

RBC has published a comment by Dmitry Evdokimov, Researcher at the Quantitative Analysis of Economic Effects Department of the Gaidar Institute on the factors of industrial production slowdown in 2025 in Russia.

Denis Ternovsky, expert at the Economic Policy Foundation has commented to the Nezavisimaya Gazeta daily on the situation in the Russian agricultural market, noting that the new state programs to support agriculture in terms of production of agricultural machinery and veterinary drugs, as well as the program of preferential leasing of agricultural machinery are in line with the government’s general strategy to enhance the localization of resources in the agricultural sector.

Sergey Drobyshevsky, Principal Researcher at the Gaidar Institute shared his opinion on the outlook for Russian economic growth in Q1 2025. RIA Novosti cites the expert’s opinion.

Dmitry Evdokimov, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s Quantitative Analysis of Economic Effects Department in a commentary for RBC named reasons contributing to growing dependence of Russian manufacturing on imports.

RIA Novosti has published a forecast by Sergey Drobyshevsky, Principal Researcher at the Gaidar Institute, regarding the expected ruble/dollar exchange rate by early summer.

US President Donald Trump has announced the introduction of 25% tariffs on imports of all cars manufactured outside the United States. Olga Ponomareva, Expert at the Economic Policy Foundation told the Vzglyad website how this may affect Chinese carmakers.

In her comments to RBC, Antonina Levashenko, Head of the International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, has assessed the potential requirements to foreign companies if they return to the Russian market.

Anton Beloglazov, Head of the Evidence-Based Economics Department at the Gaidar Institute, explained to RTVI that interest in buying housing by installments can only decline in the context of more affordable mortgages and the expansion of preferential programs.

Experts of the Real Sector Department at the Gaidar Institute analyzed current trends in global industrial policy. The research findings were presented by Vera Barinova, Senior Researcher at the Gaidar Institute.

Gaidar Institute expert Hasan Ramazanov commented to Nezavisimaya Gazeta on the consequences of Ukrainian UAV strikes on oil pumping stations in the Krasnodar region.

Dmitry Evdokimov, a researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s Quantitative Analysis of Economic Effects Department, expressed an opinion in an interview with TASS that German automakers will have a tough road ahead to return to the Russian market. According to him, until 2022, German brands held leading positions, especially in the middle and premium segments, but with the departure of these companies, the prices of their cars imported through parallel channels have increased by 50–100%.

Dmitry Evdokimov, a researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s Quantitative Analysis of Economic Effects Department, said in a commentary for TASS that European automakers returning to the Russian market may use dumping to restore their foothold.

Evgeny Goryunov, Head of the Monetary Policy Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented on the Central Bank’s decision to hold the key rate at 21% per annum.