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The economic forecast for the most important indicators of the Russian economy for 2024, compiled by Dr. Alexey Vedev, Head of the Financial Studies Department at the Gaidar Institute, was published in Moskovsky Komsomolets. The expert shared his vision on the following key macroeconomic indicators: the level of GDP, inflation, ruble exchange rate, budget deficit, real incomes and oil prices.

In his interview with the Invest-Forsait , Alexei Vedev, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Head of the Financial Studies Department of the Gaidar Institute spoke about successes and failures of 2022.

The Nezavisimaya Gazeta daily has presented the opinion of Evgeny Goryunov, Senior Researcher of the Gaidar Institute that the level of public confidence makes the RF Central Bank to pursue inflation targets by tougher measures.

Alexei Vedev, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Head of the Financial Studies Department of the Gaidar Institute has told the TRT Russian what the US Dollar/Rouble exchange rate is going to be like in December.

Alexei Vedev, Head of the Financial Studies Department at the Gaidar Institute, named the causes for weakening of the Russian currency exchange rate in a comment to MK.

The article of Nezavisimaya Gazeta reflects the issue of whether the staffing situation in industry will be changed by recruiting more migrants. Sergey Tsukhlo, Head of Business Services Department at the Gaidar Institute, concluded that raise in wages remains the most effective measure to combat staffing deficit.

Igor Efremov, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute, commented to the Nizhny Novgorod Novoe Delo newspaper on the draft bill under consideration regarding stricter abortions in private clinics.

Igor Efremov, a Researcher at the Gaidar Institute, feels confident that new legislative restrictions on induced termination of pregnancy will only worsen the demographic situation in Russia. The RBC published the expert’s opinion.

The draft federal budget for 2024 and the planned period of 2025-2026 submitted by the Russian government to the Parliament provides for the use of funds from privatization of federal property as a separate source of financing the federal budget deficit. At the same time, the draft of the relevant federal law, as well as a similar document of a year ago, does not contain information on the specific amount of revenues from privatization neither in the main part nor in the annexes. Only the explanatory note and a number of accompanying materials indicate funds from privatization of federal property along with government borrowings as an independent source of financing the federal budget deficit.

Sergei Tsukhlo, Head of the Business Surveys Laboratory at the Gaidar Institute, spoke to Nezavisimaya Gazeta about the situation on the Russian labor market and explained the reasons for the outflow of personnel in the machine building sector.

Dr. Alexei Vedev, Head of the Financial Studies Department at the Gaidar Institute, former Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, who supervised macroeconomic forecasting, gave a comment to URA.ru on the results of the meeting on economic issues, which was held by the Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 1.

Dr. Alexei Vedev, Head of the Financial Studies Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented to MK.ru on the issue of the growing number of debt-ridden Russians.

Igor Efremov, a researcher at the Gaidar Institute, explained to Nezavisimaya Gazeta how the "old age threshold" is determined for Russians and how it matches the official retirement age.

Natalia Shagaida, Head of the Department of Agricultural Policy at the Gaidar Institute, commented to Agroinvestor on the news that the investment attractiveness of the agro-industrial complex (AIC) in Russia is growing rapidly.

Nezavisimaya Gazeta based on the business surveys’ findings of the Gaidar Institute, authored by Sergei Tsukhlo, head of the laboratory, reported on staff shortages at light industry enterprises.

Alexei Vedev, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Head of the Financial Studies Department at the Gaidar Institute, in a news broadcast of the TV channel "Moscow 24" said that the aging of Russia's population will slow down the growth rate of the national economy. It is noteworthy that at the moment more than 25% of the total population of the country are people of the older generation.