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Anastasia Levchenko, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute's Industrial Organization and Infrastructure Economics Department, explained the latest significant rise in quotations for non-ferrous metals such as aluminum, copper, and zinc in a comment for Prime.

Anton Beloglazov, Head of Evidence-Based Economics Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented for Forbes on NRU HSE study. According to this estimate, the total contribution of migrants to Moscow's economy amounts to 23-25% of the gross regional product. The expert noted that the methodology used by the authors, while "quite feasible," has an important limitation.

Ekaterina Papchenkova, Director of the Center of Event-Based Expertise at the Gaidar Institute,  commented to the Forbes on intermediary results of the experimental introduction of a professional income tax (PIT) for the self-employed.

Sergey Drobyshevsky, Principal Researcher at the Gaidar Institute, spoke to ”Izvestia” on current dynamics of business activity, inflation prospects and consequences of possible VAT increase.

China intends to tighten control over global high-tech supply chains by introducing restrictions on the export of synthetic diamonds from November 8. This was stated in a comment for Prime News Agency by Antonina Levashenko, Head of International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute.

Sergey Drobyshevsky, Principal Researcher at the Gaidar Institute, shared his forecast for the dynamics of the Bank of Russia’s key rate in an interview with URA.RU. According to his assessment, by the end of 2026, the key rate could fall by almost half, from the current 17% to 8-10%.

In a comment for Vedomosti, Ekaterina Papchenkova, Director of Center for Evidence-Based Expertise, speculated on possible changes in the regulation of self-employment after the experimental regime ends in 2028. She focused primarily on issues related to social security and pensions for this category of citizens.

Lyubov Filin, Head of the evidence-based regulation laboratory at the Gaidar Institute, explained in a commentary for Izvestia under what conditions a marketplace's combination of platform and seller functions can be considered fair practice and under what conditions it leads to abuse.

Antonina Levashenko, Head of International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented on the growth in the amount of cash held by Russians on the Moscow 24 television channel. According to the latest data, it has exceeded Rb18 trillion.

Vladimir Sedalishchev, expert at the Economic Policy Foundation, on the program “Mir Mnenie” on the MIR 24 TV channel commented on the significance of the second Central Asia-Russia summit, which took place in Dushanbe with the participation of the presidents of Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan.

In a commentary for the Vzglyad media,  Antonina Levashenko, Head of the Gaidar Institute's  International Best Practices Analysis Department, assessed the potential impact of the forthcoming EU sanctions in respect of the A7A5 ruble stablecoin used by Russia in foreign trade operations to bypass restrictions.

In a commentary for the Rossiyskaya Gazeta daily, Maria Girich, researcher at the Gaidar Institute's  International Best Practices Analysis Department supported the initiative of the Ministry of Industry and Trade to ban the use of misleading terms such as "eco-leather" and "vegan leather."

Evgeny Goryunov, Head of Monetary Policy Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented for RBC on the latest GDP growth data, which shows zero growth in August.

Antonina Levashenko, Head of International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented for Izvestia on the Bank of Russia's plans to monitor investments in cryptocurrencies and lending to crypto companies. In her opinion, banks' current investments in digital assets do not pose a systemic threat, and the regulator has already set certain limits for them.

Kirill Chernovol, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute's International Best Practices Analysis Department, gave his forecast for global demand for gold next year in a comment to RIA Novosti. In his opinion, the precious metals market will continue to show growth.

Sergey Drobyshevsky, Principal Researcher at the Gaidar Institute, discussed possible trajectories for changes in the Bank of Russia’s key rate and its impact on the Russian economy.