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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.

Nezavisimaya Gazeta has published a forecast by Anton Beloglazov, head of the Evidence-Based Economics Department at the Gaidar Institute, on the state of the mortgage market in Russia this year.

Evgeny Goryunov, head of the Monetary Policy Department at the Gaidar Institute, expects a drop in the key rate no earlier than at the June meeting. The expert’s forecast is published by the RBC.

Gaidar Institute researchers explained to RTVI why Trump’s crypto summit caused the cryptocurrency market to collapse.

"The restrictions imposed on imports of agricultural products and food to China from the United States were expected as tensions increased in trade relations between the two countries. At the same time, their scale is within the limits making it feasible to return the situation to its previous level should a comprehensive compromise be achieved," — Denis Ternovsky, expert at the Economic Policy Foundation, told the ТАSS news agency.

In the article carried by the Rusbase, Olga Ponomareva, expert at the Economic Policy Foundation and Ivan Ermokhin, researcher at the International Best Practices Analysis Department of the Gaidar Institute discuss the possible lifting of anti-Russian sanctions.

The development of new gold deposits in Russia has recently become a highly relevant issue. With Russia’s significant superiority over China in terms of gold deposits, a leading position in gold production can be achieved in the near future, Gasan Ramazanov, an expert at the Gaidar Institute told the ТАSS news agency.

The Russian government has introduced a year-round 50% discount for all children from ten to 18 years of age on long-distance train tickets, RT reports. Laura Nakoryakova, a partner at the Gaidar Institute’s Center for Evidence-Based Expertise and the ATRE analytical agency, believes that amid rising prices for transportation services, the Russian authorities' initiative will not only help reduce the financial burden on families with children, but also further stimulate domestic tourism.

Tatyana Ivakhnenko, researcher at the Mathematical Modeling of Economic Processes Department at the Gaidar Institute, confirmed to RBC that during crises the degree of inequality in income distribution decreases.