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Vera Barinova, Senior Researcher of the Real Sector at the Gaidar Institute, has analyzed the specifics of the regional economic growth and explained how the same regional development factors can function absolutely differently in different territories.

Nezavisimaya Gazeta published the op-ed by Evgeniy Goryunov, Head of the Monetary Policy Department at the Gaidar Institute, containing analysis of the prospects for de-dollarization of the global economy and the role of the yuan in this process. The expert noted: "There are prerequisites for de-dollarization, but the dollar’s dominance will not end overnight from Wednesday to Thursday. This process will probably take more than one decade."

Lyubov Filin, Head of Evidence-Based Regulatory Practice Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented for RBC on the RANEPA study, showing that 23% of relocatees continue working for Russian companies. The expert noted the representativeness of the study sample for analyzing the ties with the Russian labor market.

Dmitry Evdokimov, a Researcher of the Quantitative Analysis of Economic Effects Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented to Nezavisimaya gazeta on the deterioration of Russian industry, noted in the S&P Global study. The expert linked this to the high key rate and import restrictions.

Antonina Levashenko, Head of the International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, told Izvestia whether the development of renewable energy (RES) in China could lead to a decline in imports of Russian oil.

Trade wars already at the first stage of 2018–2020 significantly undermined the activity of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the fundamentals of the international trading system in general. Olga Ponomareva, an expert at the Economic Policy Foundation, spoke about the main problems in the WTO functioning.

Dmitry Evdokimov, a Researcher of the Quantitative Analysis of Economic Effects Department at the Gaidar Institute, estimated for Nezavisimaya gazeta the current situation in the Russian industry, suggesting the term ”statistical equilibrium” for its description.

On August 1, the US will begin to impose increased "mutual" tariffs on imported goods. Initially, global "mutual" tariffs were announced by Donald Trump on April 2 and then their introduction was postponed twice to develop negotiations with trading partners and form trade agreements to reduce imbalances. In July, new tariff threats intensified the negotiation process.

A study by the Higher School of Economics showed that small businesses in Russia mainly finance innovative activities from their own funds, while government subsidies more often go to large actors. Antonina Levashenko, Head of International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented to Nezavisimaya gazeta on the situation related to innovations’ financing in Russia.

Vladimir Sedalishchev, Expert at the Economic Policy Foundation, commented to Vzglyad on Donald Trump’s threats to slap sanctions on buyers of Russian crude oil, saying that China has way more options to push back against US pressure than India. These countries are the main exporters of Russian oil.

Nezavisimaya Gazeta reviewed the latest issue of Monitoring of Russia’s Economic Outlook (No. 13(195), July 2025), prepared by Ekaterina Galeeva, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s Industrial Organization and Infrastructure Economics Department. The study provides an overview of the oil market in Q2 2025. The expert commented on the situation in the global crude oil market and possible consequences for Russia, based on the research findings.

Complete replacement of Russian oil and gas with the US LNG for the European Union is a difficult task that will inevitably affect European consumers. This opinion was expressed for TASS by Dmitry Kuznetsov, a Researcher of the International Trade Department at the Gaidar Institute, and Vladimir Sedalishchev, Expert of the Economic Policy Foundation.

Under a trade deal between the United States and the European Union, the US import tariffs on steel and aluminum could be reduced. Olga Ponomareva, expert at the Economic Policy Foundation, expressed her opinion to RIA Novosti.

Vladimir Sedalishchev, expert of the Economic Policy Foundation, and Dmitry Kuznetsov, a Researcher of the International Trade Department, commented to TASS that termination of trade relations between Russia and the EU could only result in a loss of no more than 2% of Russia’s GDP under current conditions, given the volume of trade between the parties. According to Vladimir Sedalishchev, this indicator in 2024 was "about Euro 68 bn, of which 32 bn came from imports from Russia. This is not much compared to Russia’s GDP of $2 trillion."

On July 24, 2025, Dr. Alexey Vedev, Leading Researcher at the Gaidar Institute, former Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation participated in the program "Tamantsev. Summing up" on the RBC TV channel.

Sergey Drobyshevsky, Principal Researcher at the Gaidar Institute, shared his vision on the forthcoming decision by the Bank of Russia on key rate with the Expert publication. He believes that regulator is in a difficult situation, balancing between the need to contain inflation risks and the expectations of the market, which has long been accustomed to high interest rates.