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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.

Nezavisimaya Gazeta published a commentary by Alexander Firanchuk, Senior Researcher at International Trade Department of the Gaidar Institute, on the impact of sanctions on Russian oil exports. The expert noted that despite attempts by Western countries to restrict sales of Russian raw materials, maritime deliveries reached a 16-month high.

In a commentary for Prime news  agency, Kirill Chernovol, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute's International Best Practices Analysis Department, assessed the potential impact of the US shutdown on global prices for gold. The cost of this precious metal has already surpassed the mark of $ 3,900 per troy ounce for the first time in history, and the expert believes the current situation may trigger further growth in prices for gold.  

In a commentary for the Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Anastasia Levchenko, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute's Industrial Organization and Infrastructure Economics Department, assessed the outlook for the Russian industry in the current recession. The expert noted that polarization would increase in the mid-term prospect.

Natalia Antonenko, Researcher at the Quantitative Analysis of Economic Effects Department of the Gaidar Institute, explained why patent activity is an important index for development of cross-cutting technologies. The expert underlined that high patent activity indicates the accumulation of critical competencies, creation of know-how and establishment of technological advances.

In Russia, legal regulation in the area of integrated territorial development (ITD) continues to change, as this format becomes the basis for urban development projects. Andrey Makarov,  Researcher at the Quantitative Analysis of Economic Effects Department of the Gaidar Institute, spoke on innovations in this sphere and highlighted the regulatory issues to be solved in the future.

Evgeniy Goryunov, Head of Monetary Policy Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented to Forbes on the updated forecast by the Ministry of Economic Development related to social-economic development of Russia until 2028. According to the expert, the spring Ministry forecast was excessively optimistic, while a new version is markedly more realistic.

Evgeniy Goryunov, Head of Monetary Policy Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented to RBC that the VAT growth could result in the increase of inflation expectations and thereby to impact on the speed of reduction of the Central Bank's key rate.

Evgeniy Goryunov, Head of Monetary Policy Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented to RBC on the initiative of the Ministry of Finances to increase the VAT rate from 20 to 22% as from 2026. He believes that in the long term this decision could help to reduce budget deficit, which, therefore, will have a disinflationary effect on the economy.

Sergey Prikhodko, Executive Director of Gaidar Institute, commented to RBC during a plenary session of the Moscow Financial Forum, how the change of the base oil price will impact on budgetary expenditures.