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RBC Pro published a comment by Evgeniy Goryunov, Head of the Monetary Policy Department at the Gaidar Institute, on what may happen, if the tension over the Ukrainian issue eases.

Alexandra Bozhechkova, Senior Researcher, Monetary Policy Department at the Gaidar Institute, told RTVI, how economy will respond to actual strengthening of the national currency.

Rossiyskaya gazeta published a comment by Gasan Ramazanov, expert at the Gaidar Institute, about the environmental damage caused by lithium mining.

The TASS published comments by Gaidar Institute experts Gasan Ramazanov and Alexander Firanchuk on how the global market will react to the US duties.

Alexey Vedev, Leading Researcher, Financial Sector Department at the Gaidar Institute, expressed concern in a comment for RBC Pro about high risks of corporate bankruptcies.

Lora Nakoryakova, Partner, Center of Event Based Expertise at the Gaidar Institute and AGENCYTDE, told Rossiyskaya Gazeta why the demand for energy efficient housing is increasing.

The Izvestia daily reported that the Federal Tax Service has again increased additional tax charges for businesses on the back of tax audit results. Although such charges decreased in 2023, they picked up again to nearly Rb310 bn in 2024. Antonina Levashenko, Head of the International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented on the situation.

Implications from duties introduced by US President Donald Trump on all imports of steel and aluminum to the United States will in no way hit Russian suppliers as such supplies do not actually exist, Gaidar Institute experts, Alexander Firanchuk and Gasan Ramazanov told ТАSS Russian News Agency.

Sergey Drobyshevsky, Principal Researcher at the Gaidar Institute commented on the main macroeconomic indicators’ data for the past year published in the "Socio-Economic Situation of the Russian Federation":

In his commentary for RBC, Sergey Drobyshevsky, Principal Researcher at the Gaidar Institute, has explained in detail the key factors that triggered the economic crisis in Germany.

RBC has presented the forecast of Evgeny Goryunov, Head of the Monetary Policy Department at the Gaidar Institute, regarding the expected decision of the RF Central Bank on the key rate at the upcoming meeting.

In his comments to the Prime website, Gasan Ramazanov, Expert at the Gaidar Institute, analyzed the likely implications of the planned reduction in nickel exports by Indonesia and the Philippines, pointing to a potential increase in global prices for this metal.

Prime published a commentary by Antonina Levashenko, Head of the International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, on the growing demand for neodymium and dysprosium.

US President Donald Trump said in a recent address that Ukraine should pay for US military aid by its "rare earth resources." Gasan Ramazanov, expert at the Gaidar Institute, told RTVI that despite having reserves of ores containing rare earth elements, Ukraine is not even among the top ten countries in terms of their production.

The Federation Council has expressed concern about retirement savings of the self-employed and proposed options for solving the problem, Vedomosti reports. Ekaterina Papchenkova, Director of the Center for Evidence-Based Expertise at the Gaidar Institute, believes that proposals put forward by senators are sensible.

Lora Nakoryakova, Deputy Director of the Center for Evidence-Based Expertise at the Gaidar Institute, Partner in the AGENCYTDE, told Business-Secrets, what companies can do to cope with staff shortages.