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Sergey Drobyshevsky, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Scientific Director of the Gaidar Institute, was interviewed by “Kommersant” on whether Russia should fear the consequences of an eventual banking crisis in the USA.

Alexey Vedev, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Head of Financial Studies Department at the Gaidar Institute, told the information newspaper “Metro Moskva” what Russian economy may expect in the coming 3 years.

The international rating agency Moody's lowered its forecast on the entire U.S. banking system from stable to negative. Alexey Vedev, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Head of the Financial Studies Department at the Gaidar Institute, told Oxu.Az that it is premature to make pessimistic forecasts.

Igor Yefremov, a Researcher of the International Research Department of Political Demography and Macrodynamics at the Gaidar Institute, highlighted reasons for the decline in the birth rate in Russia to “Nezavisimaya gazeta”.

Igor Yefremov, a Researcher of the International Research Department of Political Demography and Macrodynamics at the Gaidar Institute, commented on the Rosstat statistics proving the rise in births in Russia for the first time since 2021. The RBC published the expert’s opinion.

The level of optimism in the Russian industry rose to a 12-month high, noted Sergey Tsukhlo, Head of Business Surveys Department at the Gaidar Institute, in a regular survey of the industrial sector.

The RBC published an opinion of Alexey Vedev, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Head of the Financial Studies Department at the Gaidar Institute, on the decline in consumer prices in Russia recorded by Rosstat for the first time since September 2022.

“Nezavisimaya gazeta” published a monitoring of investment activity of industrial enterprises prepared by Sergey Tsukhlo, Head of Business Surveys Department at the Gaidar Institute.

Alexey Vedev, Head of the Financial Studies Department at the Gaidar Institute, took part in the “Den” program on the RBC channel. The topic of the program was devoted to the sanctions’ anniversary after Russia recognized the independence of the DPR and LPR. Alexey Vedev answered questions on how sanctions have affected the economy, the lives of Russians and the country as a whole.

Commenting on the news on the Russians’ healthy life expectancy, Igor Efremov, Researcher of the International Department of Demography and Human Capital of the Gaidar Institute recommended that the rates of increase in the retirement age, particularly for men, should be slowed down in the Russian Federation. Otherwise, the period of their healthy life may end before retirement. The expert’s opinion was presented by the  Nezavisimay Gazeta daily.

The findings of the study carried out by Sergei Tsukhlo , Head of the Business Surveys Department of the Gaidar Institute have revealed that Russian manufacturers view Chinese suppliers as the most popular channel for substitution of western equipment. The findings have been published by the RBK.

The Nezavisimaya Gazeta daily has published the opinion of Natalia Shagaida, Head of the Agricultural Policy Department of the Gaidar Institute on how the inflation rate affected the Russian’s consumer activity in January 2023.

According to the data of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation, on the back of benefits attributed to tax expenses the RF Ministry of Finance’s short-received budget revenues will amount to over Rb8 trillion in 2023. Elisei Leonov, Researcher of the Tax System Development Department of the Gaidar Institute shared his opinion with the Nezavisimaya Gazeta daily on tax benefits efficiency in the Russian Federation and criteria for their evaluation.

The Kommersant daily cites the opinion of Yevgeny Goryunov, Senior Researcher of the Gaidar institute on the BRICS countries’ initiative to create their own currency.

In an interview with the EconomyTimes, Natalia Shagaida, Head of the Agrarian Policy Department of the Gaidar Institute and Denis Ternovsky, Leading Expert of the Center for the Agri-Food Policy of the Institute of Applied Economic Studies, RANEPA speculate about record growth in grain reserves in the country, exports outlooks, support of domestic prices and profitability of production.