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ILYA SOKOLOV: “GROWTH OF NON-OIL AND GAS REVENUES PROTECTS THE COUNTRY AGAINST ECONOMIC CRISES”
18 february 2022
According to “Ura.ru”, President Vladimir Putin took the initiative to move away from an active dependence on oil and gas. This topic will become one of the principal in preparation for the annual address, which will take place tentatively in March. According to Ilya Sokolov, a Leading researcher of the Gaidar Institute, the growth of non-oil and gas revenues protects the country from economic crises and makes it possible to fulfill social obligations.
SERGEY TSUKHLO: “HIGH RISKS HINDER INVESTMENTS IN RUSSIA”
16 february 2022
Sergey Tsukhlo, Head of Business Surveys Department of the Gaidar Institute, told ”Nezavisimaya Gazeta”about factors restricting the industrial investment optimism in early 2022.
ALEXANDER DERYUGIN: "THE REGIONS' REVENUES WILL BE FINE DESPITE THE REDUCTION IN PAYMENTS FROM OFFSHORE OWNERS."
16 february 2022
Alexander Deryugin, Researcher of the Budget Policy Department of the Gaidar Institute, discussed the reduction of income tax payments to regional budgets by the owners of the offshore companies in the author’s column for ”Davydov. Index.”
ALEXEY VEDEV SPOKE LIVE ON THE RBC CHANNEL ABOUT THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES OF RUSSIAN ECONOMIC POLICY
16 february 2022
On February 16, Alexey Vedev, Doctor of economic sciences, Head of Financial Studies Department of the Gaidar Institute, took part in the program “Glavnoe za denj” (Daily highlights) on the RBC channel.
ALEXANDER KNOBEL: “HYDROCARBONS ARE NO LONGER THE UNCONDITIONAL ADVANTAGE OF RUSSIA ON THE GLOBAL STAGE”.
14 february 2022
”Nezavisimaya gazeta”reported that in the context of the energy transition and sanctions, Russia faces more difficulties in the foreign markets: the competition is not only in prices and quality, but also in environmental and political costs. According to Alexander Knobel, Head of International Trade Department of the Gaidar Institute, sanctions can have a negative impact both through the ban on imports of Russian products to other countries and through restrictions on supplies of necessary components to Russia.
ALEXEY VEDEV: “INCREASE IN REAL DISPOSABLE INCOMES BY 3.1% IS A VERY GOOD RESULT”
10 february 2022
Alexey Vedev, Head of Financial Studies Department of the Gaidar Institute, commented to RBC on the Rosstat data related to growth of real disposable incomes of Russians by 3.1% in 2021.
ELISEY LEONOV DISCUSSES ISSUES OF REGULATION AND TAXATION OF INNOVATIVE NICOTINE-CONTAINING PRODUCTS IN RUSSIA
09 february 2022
In recent years, there has been an expansion in the line of nicotine-containing products (NCPs) with the primary goal to offer smokers potentially less risky nicotine consumption options compared to cigarettes.
ALEXANDER DERYUGIN “DEMAND FOR RAW MATERIALS IS RECOVERING, AND RAW MATERIALS DOMINATE OUR EXPORTS."
09 february 2022
”Davydov.Index” cites the opinion of Alexander Deryugin, a Researcher at the Gaidar Institute's Budget Policy Department, that Russian exports will grow by 45.7% in 2021.
NATALIA SHAGAIDA: “WHY RUSSIAN FOOD BECOMES MORE EXPENSIVE?”
08 february 2022
Natalia Shagaida, Head of Agrarian Department of the Gaidar Institute, spoke in the new issue of “Dengi. Pryamaya linia” in the “Dozhd” channel about food inflation in Russia and the factors influencing the rise in prices for foodstuffs produced domestically, as well as about the issue of the Russian potatoes.
SERGEY TSUKHLO: “THE SHARE OF COMPANIES CONSIDERING WEAKENING RUBLE A HINDRANCE HAS NOW DOUBLED.”
04 february 2022
”Nezavisimaya gazeta” published comments by Sergey Tsukhlo, Head of Business Surveys Department of the Gaidar Institute, on the results of studies recording a sharp surge in the share of companies feeling a problem associated with the ruble weakening.
Yelena Minina: “Tax rates for cottage owners may change”
20 january 2022
In her op-ed for Davydov.Index, Yelena Minina, Senior Research Associate of the Tax System Development Department, Gaidar Institute elaborates on application of increased tax rates for improper use of land.
NATALIA SHAGAIDA ON WHAT THE AUTHORITIES CAN DO TO ENHANCE THE RELEVANCE OF RURAL FAMILY FARMS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY
19 january 2022
Natalia Shagaida, Head of the Agrarian Policy Department, Gaidar Institute shared her views with the Rossiiskaya Gazeta daily on how the authorities can enhance the relevance of rural family farms in the country’s development.
ALEXANDER DERYUGIN: “REGIONAL FISCAL EQUILIBRIUM DEPENDS NOT ONLY ON THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION, BUT ALSO GEO-POLICY”
18 january 2022
Alexander Deryugin, Research Associate of the Budget Policy Department, Gaidar Institute commented to the Izvestia daily on the dynamics of incomes and regional fiscal equilibrium in 2022.
NATALIA SHAHAGAIDA: “THE AGRICULTURAL CENSUS OUTTURNS DO NOT CLEAR UP THE EXTENT OF CONCENTRATION OF LAND IN HANDS OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS”
17 january 2022
Natalia Shagaida, Head of the Agrarian Policy Department, Gaidar Institute commented to the Rossiiskaya Gazeta daily on the preliminary results of the 2021 micro-agricultural census, showing a decrease in the number of small farms and upturn in the number of large agricultural holdings.
ALEXEI VEDEV: “RECURRENT STAGNATION IS A KEY RISK TO THE RUSSIAN ECONOMY”
15 january 2022
In his interview with AiF, Alexei Vedev, Head of the Financial Studies Department, Gaidar Institute, Former Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Economic Sciences touched upon the factors which might slow down Russian GDP growth.
ALEXEI VEDEV ABOUT PENSION INDEXATION ABOVE THE LEVEL OF INFLATION
12 january 2022
Alexei Vedev, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Head of the Financial Studies Department, Gaidar Institute commented to the TASS News Agency on the news that the law on pension indexation with underlying inflation accounted for would be approved until the end of January 2022.