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Kirill Chernovol, Researcher of the International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented for RBC on assessment of the slowdown in labor productivity growth in Russia, which, according to economists' estimates, has fallen almost fivefold.

Olga Magomedova and Maria Girich, Researchers at the Gaidar Institute’s International Best Practices Analysis Department, provided a detailed commentary for “Nezavisimaya Gazeta”, in which they explained the reasons for AI’s low effectiveness in medical diagnostics and discussed existing approaches to regulating this field in Russia and abroad.

Antonina Levashenko, Head of International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented for “Prometall” on the situation in the commodities market caused by the negotiations between the U.S. and Iran.

Diana Golovanova, Researcher of the International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, told the Moscow City News Agency how much might it cost for residents of the capital to celebrate the main Eastern Orthodox holiday.

Olga Magomedova, Researcher of the International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, told RBC, how changes of the rules to calculate minimum wage index will influence the labor market in Russia.

Maria Girich, Researcher of the International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented for Nezavisimaya Gazeta on the proposal of the RF Accounts Chamber to issue public housing certificates for resettlement from dilapidated dwellings.

Evgeny Goryunov, Head of the Monetary Policy Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented for Nezavisimaya Gazeta on the initiative to raise the windfall profit tax in Russia.

According to Anastasia Levchenko, Researcher of the Industrial Organization and Infrastructure Economics Department at the Gaidar Institute, the escalation of the conflict in the Persian Gulf could result in a decline in global oil demand and trigger a new economic crisis. She said it in a commentary for Izvestia.

China's trade surplus has grown to a record $1.2 trillion, reflecting its growing role in global trade and transformation of international supply chains, Olga Ponomareva, an expert at the Economic Policy Foundation, commented it for RBC.

Anastasia Levchenko, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s Industrial Organization and Infrastructure Economics Department, assessed the state of Russian industry in recent years in a commentary for Nezavisimaya Gazeta.

The Ministry of Finance has extended the suspension of foreign exchange market operations under the budget rule until July 1, 2026 due to high uncertainty surrounding the external economic situation. This view was expressed in a comment for RBC by Evgeny Goryunov, Head of the Monetary Policy Department at the Gaidar Institute.

Labor productivity in Russia’s small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector stood at approximately Rb1 mn per employee per year in 2025.

Vera Barinova, a Senior Researcher at the Gaidar Institute explained in a comment for Forbes why the assessment of the business environment in Russia has fallen to its lowest level in the past year.

Andrey Zubarev, Senior Researcher of the Department for Digital Finance at the Gaidar Institute, commented for RTVI on the role of Artificial intelligence in the military sphere.

Kirill Chernovol, Researcher of the International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented for RBC on the possible consequences of the VAT introduction for purchases in foreign internet shops by Russian people.

Diana Golovanova, a Researcher of the International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, talked to Agency of urban news Moscow and assessed the dynamics of pet-friendly development market in the public places in Moscow.