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Precious metals, including gold and silver, as well as platinum group metals, remain among the most expensive assets on the global market in 2025. This was reported by Antonina Levashenko, Head of the International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute.

Rhodium continues to occupy a special place among industrial metals due to its exceptional rarity and growing demand from high-tech industries. This was stated by Antonina Levashenko, Head of the International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute.

Antonina Levashenko, Head of the International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, told RIA Novosti about the characteristics of the global market for rare minerals, emphasizing Russia’s unique role in the production of baddeleyite concentrate.

Antonina Levashenko, Head of the Gaidar Institute’s International Best Practices Analysis Department, commented for NEWS.ru on the contents of the European Union’s 20th sanctions package, highlighting its contradictory nature and potential economic consequences.

Director of the Center for Evidence-Based Expertise at the Gaidar Institute Ekaterina Papchenkova commented live on the program “Day. Main News” on RBC on possible changes to marketplace operating conditions and the introduction of VAT on imported goods.

Evgeny Goryunov, Head of the Monetary Policy Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented on the outcome of the Bank of Russia’s Board of Directors meeting held on April 24, 2026. The regulator decided to lower the key rate to 14.5%.

Head of the International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Antonina Levashenko commented for Nezavisimaya Gazeta on the Russian government’s plans to introduce a new system for regulating the fuel market.

Sergey Drobyshevsky, Principal Researcher at the Gaidar Institute, spoke to RBC about the growing imbalances in world trade and their impact on global macroeconomic stability.

Kirill Chernovol, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy, commented for RBC on the rise in freelancers' incomes and explained why freelance work is becoming an increasingly attractive alternative to traditional employment.

Sergey Drobyshevsky, Principal Researcher at the Gaidar Institute, told the RBC how the Hormuz crisis will impact the Russia’s economy

Kirill Chernovol, Researcher of the International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, told Izvestia about underlying trends in the Russian labor market.

Andrey Zubarev, Senior Researcher at the Department for Digital Finance at the Gaidar Institute, commented to Nezavisimaya Gazeta on the government actions related to regulation of the crypto market.

Ivan Ermokhin, Researcher at the International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, assessed the reform of target university admissions in a commentary for ”Nezavisimaya gazeta”.

Diana Golovanova, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s International Best Practices Analysis Department, assessed the prospects for establishing a child support fund in Russia in a commentary for Nezavisimaya Gazeta.

Antonina Levashenko, Head of the Gaidar Institute’s International Best Practices Analysis Department, in a comment for Nezavisimaya Gazeta, assessed the potential of the Comprehensive Territorial Development (CTD) mechanism. In her view, the key area for improvement is high-quality pre-project assessments of economic efficiency.

Senior Researcher at the Gaidar Institute Ilya Sokolov commented for Forbes on data showing an increase in the number of tax debtors among large companies.