Alexey Vedev, Doctor of economic sciences, Head of Financial Studies Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented on the main conclusions of the Accounts Chamber report dedicated to the National Wellbeing Fund (NWF).
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IGOR EFREMOV: “THE DECLINE IN RUSSIA'S POPULATION BY THE END OF THE XXI CENTURY IS NOT CATASTROPHIC"
26 july 2022
Igor Efremov, Researcher, International Research Department of Political Demography and Macrodynamics at the Gaidar Institute, commented to RBC on the HSE study on decline of Russia’s population by the end of XXI century, which can range from 67.4 to 216.7 mn people.
NATALIA SHAGAIDA: "FOOD-SHARING IS A GREAT SUPPORT MEASURE FOR PEOPLE IN DIFFICULT SITUATIONS, BUT IT SHOULD NOT BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR TARGETED ASSISTANCE"
26 july 2022
“Agroinvestor” published the opinion of Natalia Shagaida, Head of Agrarian Department at the Gaidar Institute, on development of food-sharing concept in Russia.
SERGEY TSUKHLO: “INDUSTRY FORECASTING INDEX REMAINS PESSIMISTIC”
20 july 2022
Sergey Tsukhlo, Head of Business Surveys Department at the Gaidar Institute, provided Kommersant with a composite index of industry forecasts based on surveys of industry executives.
ALEXANDER DERYUGIN COMMENTED ON THE CONCEPT OF A NEW BUDGET RULE
18 july 2022
According to Vedomosti, the updated concept of the budget rule by the Ministry of Finance assumes a cut-off oil price of $60 per barrel and its production at 9.5 million barrels per day. According to Alexander Deryugin, Researcher of the Budget Policy Department at the Gaidar Institute, some of the treasury spending will most likely have to be abandoned when the budget rule is restarted, but the currency purchases will have a positive impact on the ruble and will partially compensate for the sterilization of excess revenues.
ALEXANDER KNOBEL: "PARALLEL IMPORTS ARE NOT A SALVATION FOR THE RUSSIAN ECONOMY, BUT A TOOL TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF SANCTIONS"
09 july 2022
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has expanded the list of goods for parallel imports, according to Kommersant. Alexander Knobel, Head of the International Trade Department at the Gaidar Institute, shared his opinion on whether such a mechanism could rescue the Russian economy.
ALEXANDER KNOBEL EXPLAINED WHY THE RUBLE RATE OF EXCHANGE WILL NOT BE STABLE
07 july 2022
The dollar and the euro have shown a rapid rise against the ruble, which was last seen back in early June. Alexander Knobel, Head of the International Trade Department at the Gaidar Institute, explained to RTVI why the ruble is falling and whether Russians should expect it to stabilize.
ALEXEY VEDEV ON THE FOREX MARKET DEVELOPMENT TRENDS
05 july 2022
Last week, Alexey Vedev, Head of the Financial Studies Department at the Gaidar Institute, took part in the conference “New Architecture of the Monetary and Financial Market and the Prospects for Using the Ruble in International Settlements”, which was timed to coincide with the Day of the Russian Rubl. Finversia published the gist of his presentation.
ALEXANDER KNOBEL: “DESPITE THE DECLARED COURSE TOWARDS IMPORT SUBSTITUTION, RUSSIA’S ECONOMY NEEDS IMPORTS”
04 july 2022
Alexander Knobel, Head of the International Trade Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented to Forbes on the results of a study on import substitution of consumer goods in Russia between 2010 and 2021.
SERGEY TSUKHLO: "RUSSIAN INDUSTRY IS DISAPPOINTED AND IS CHANGING PRODUCTION PLANS"
02 july 2022
Sergey Tsukhlo, Head of the Business Surveys Department at the Gaidar Institute, in an interview with EADaily spoke of the problems faced by the Russian industry as a result of the sanctions imposed by the West.
ALEXANDER DERYUGIN: “BECAUSE OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE SANCTIONS, THE ISSUE OF BALANCED BUDGETS OF RF SUBJECTS ACQUIRES SPECIAL IMPORTANCE”
01 july 2022
Alexander Deryugin, researcher at the Budget Policy Department of the Gaidar Institute, commented to the Profile on the statement on the financial situation in the regions released by the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation.
SERGEY TSUKHLO: "THE INFLATIONARY EXPECTATIONS OF ENTERPRISES IN GERMANY AND FRANCE REMAIN RECORD HIGH"
30 june 2022
Sergey Tsukhlo, Head of the Business Surveys Department at the Gaidar Institute, in an interview with the Nezavisimaya Gazeta talked about the potential risk of a recession in the eurozone.
EVGENY GORYUNOV ON THE DEFAULT IN RUSSIA: IS IT REAL, AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT?
28 june 2022
Bloomberg claims that Russia, for the first time in a century, has defaulted on external debt, but the Russian authorities fundamentally disagree with the interpretation of the default. Gaidar Institute researcher Evgeny Goryunov, in an interview with Sekret Firmy, discussed the situation around the default, and what to expect in the near future.
STEPAN ZEMTSOV: “DURING TROUBLED PERIODS, BUSINESSES TAKE MORE LOANS – simply in order to survive”
22 june 2022
Stepan Zemtsov, senior researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s Innovation Economics Department, told RBC Ufa that during crises one can always observe a surge in business loans. This was his reaction to the news that with the introduction of soft loans for businesses, companies operating in Bashkiria got RUB 5.7bn from banks.
NATALIA SHAGAIDA: “THE PROGRAM OF comprehensive DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL areaS IS AN UNQUESTIONABLE PRIORITY”
21 june 2022
President Vladimir Putin proposed to channel the revenues generated by export duties on agricultural products towards the comprehensive development program for rural areas in order to provide it with additional funding. Natalia Shagaida, Head of the Gaidar Institute’s Agrarian Department, supports any initiative to invest more money in rural development. The expert’s opinion is cited by Agroinvestor.
GAIDAR INSTITUTE EXPERTS ASSESS THE IMPACT OF THE RUBLE EXCHANGE RATE ON RUSSIA’S ECONOMY
20 june 2022
In their commentary for the Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Sergey Tsukhlo, Head of the Business Surveys Department at the Gaidar Institute, and Sergey Zubov, senior researcher at the Institute’s Financial Studies Department, specified the ruble exchange rate that could be optimal for the Russian economy.