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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.
ALEXEY VEDEV: “FORMER ECONOMIC MODEL HAS REACHED ITS LIMIT, BUT A COMPLETE BREAK WITH THIS MODEL SEEMS EXTREMELY COSTLY AND INEFFICIENT”
17 june 2022
Alexey Vedev, Head of Financial Studies Department of the Gaidar Institute and former Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, shared his thoughts with “Nezavisimaya Gazeta” on how quickly Russia's economy will adapt to the new reality and what kind of structural adjustment it will require.
ALEXEY VEDEV ON PROSPECTS OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY
16 june 2022
Alexey Vedev, Head of Financial Studies Department of the Gaidar Institute, sized up prospects of domestic economy in an interview with ”Kommersant.”
ILYA SOKOLOV: “MAYBE THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD ADOPT A ONE-YEAR BUDGET INSTEAD OF A THREE-YEAR ONE”
15 june 2022
The Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Economic Development and the Central Bank are discussing a new version of the budget rule and its impact on the exchange rate and the rate of economic growth. Ilya Sokolov, a Leading researcher of the Gaidar Institute, explained to URA.RU that the main function of the budget rule is to control the cap on budget spending and not the exchange rate.
ALEXANDER DERYUGIN: “REGIONAL REVENUES ARE LIKELY TO START FALLING”
14 june 2022
Alexander Deryugin, Researcher of the Budget policy Department of the Gaidar Institute, told ”Davydov.Index” that Russian regional revenues have set a 5-month record, but scenario of further growth is still unlikely.
NATALIA SHAGAIDA: “REDUCTION IN LIVESTOCK NUMBERS ACCOMPANIED BY A SIDELINE GROWTH IN LIVESTOCK FARMS PRODUCTION IS A GENERAL TREND”
13 june 2022
The total number of livestock in Bashkiria fell by 4.2% in 2021.The number of livestock decreased by 5.9% in private farms. Natalia Shagaida, Head of Agrarian Department of the Gaidar Institute, Doctor of Economic sciences noted to RBC Ufa that reduction in the number of cattle along with growing production of livestock farms is a general trend.
SERGEY TSUKHLO: “OVER JUNE-JULY, INDUSTRY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OVERCOME THE DEFICIT OF RESERVES OF COMPONENTS AND RAW MATERIALS”
02 june 2022
The Kommersant, in its assessment of the pace of industrial production, refers to a study by Sergey Tsukhlo, Head of the Business Surveys Department at the Gaidar Institute.
NATALIA SHAGAIDA EXPLAINS WHY RUSSIANS ARE GETTING INCREASINGLY INTERESTED IN AGRICULTURE
01 june 2022
Natalia Shagaida, Head of the Gaidar Institute’s Agrarian Department, spoke to Forbes on whether it would make sense to invest in projects related to agriculture.
ILYA SOKOLOV: “THE GOVERNMENT PROVIDES THE REGIONS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND THEIR SPARE MONEY ON HIGH ROI PROJECTS”
01 june 2022
Leading researcher at the Gaidar Institute Ilya Sokolov commented to Ura.ru on the government decision to exempt regions from repaying budgetary loans in 2022.
IRINA DEZHINA EXPLAINS THE REASONS FOR A REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF SCIENTISTS IN THIS COUNTRY
31 may 2022
Import substitution requires private investment and reform of the postgraduate education system, as stated in the feature on the situation in Russian science published in the Nezavisimaya Gazeta. Irina Dezhina, Doctor of Economic Sciences and leading researcher at the Gaidar Institute, notes that if funding for science remains unchanged, the outflow of human resources may increase, and not because of emigration, but due to the fact that many areas of activity look more attractive in some respects than scientific research.
NATALYA SHAGAIDA: “HUNGER WILL PRIMARILY AFFECT AFRICAN COUNTRIES, WHERE IT MAY GIVE RISE TO SERIOUS UNREST”
30 may 2022
In order to prevent a famine in North Africa, the EU countries are discussing the issue of exporting barley, wheat and corn from Ukraine. Natalya Shagaida, Head of the Gaidar Institute’s Agrarian Department, said in an interview with BFM.RU that the famine will primarily affect African countries, and could cause serious unrest there.
STEPAN ZEMTSOV: “INDEX OF BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CONFLICTS IN RUSSIA REACHED MAXIMUM, ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY GROWS”
25 may 2022
Finmarket.ru has published data on record values of the index of conflict of the business environment in Q1 2022. According to Stepan Zemtsov, Senior Researcher, Innovation Economics Department of the Gaidar Institute, growth of this index can prove upswing of domestic entrepreneurs.