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Olga Magomedova, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s International Best Practices Analysis Department, commented on the situation regarding the easing of the labor shortage in the job market.

Antonina Levashenko, Head of the International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, told RIA Novosti which metal is currently considered the cheapest in the world and why its price remains low.

The technological divide between the U.S. and China is giving rise to two competing centers of global development. This was discussed by Olga Ponomareva, an expert at the Economic Policy Foundation of the Gaidar Institute.

Andrey Zubarev, Senior Researcher at the Digital Finance Department of the Gaidar Institute, commented for Nezavisimaya Gazeta on the Russian government’s initiatives to regulate the Russian cryptocurrency market.

A typical tax-defaulting company is usually a small business, not large corporations. This was told by Kirill Chernovol, a researcher at the Gaidar Institute's Laboratory for the Analysis of best international practices.

Kirill Chernovol, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s International Best Practices Analysis Department commented on the new procedure for writing off tax debts.

The United Arab Emirates has officially confirmed its withdrawal from OPEC and OPEC+, a move that could affect the balance of power in the global oil market. RIA Novosti spoke with Anastasia Levchenko, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s Industrial Organization and Infrastructure Economics Department, about the possible consequences of this decision.

Precious metals, including gold and silver, as well as platinum group metals, remain among the most expensive assets on the global market in 2025. This was reported by Antonina Levashenko, Head of the International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute.

Rhodium continues to occupy a special place among industrial metals due to its exceptional rarity and growing demand from high-tech industries. This was stated by Antonina Levashenko, Head of the International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute.

Antonina Levashenko, Head of the International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, told RIA Novosti about the characteristics of the global market for rare minerals, emphasizing Russia’s unique role in the production of baddeleyite concentrate.

Antonina Levashenko, Head of the Gaidar Institute’s International Best Practices Analysis Department, commented for NEWS.ru on the contents of the European Union’s 20th sanctions package, highlighting its contradictory nature and potential economic consequences.

Director of the Center for Evidence-Based Expertise at the Gaidar Institute Ekaterina Papchenkova commented live on the program “Day. Main News” on RBC on possible changes to marketplace operating conditions and the introduction of VAT on imported goods.

Evgeny Goryunov, Head of the Monetary Policy Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented on the outcome of the Bank of Russia’s Board of Directors meeting held on April 24, 2026. The regulator decided to lower the key rate to 14.5%.

Head of the International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Antonina Levashenko commented for Nezavisimaya Gazeta on the Russian government’s plans to introduce a new system for regulating the fuel market.

Sergey Drobyshevsky, Principal Researcher at the Gaidar Institute, spoke to RBC about the growing imbalances in world trade and their impact on global macroeconomic stability.

Kirill Chernovol, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy, commented for RBC on the rise in freelancers' incomes and explained why freelance work is becoming an increasingly attractive alternative to traditional employment.