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Russia has moved up to the 6th place in the world in terms of foreign currency reserves, pushing Saudi Arabia down to the 7th place in the world ranking. Alexey Vedev, Head of the Financial Studies Department at the Gaidar Institute, told MK.RU in a commentary why we have overtaken Saudi Arabia and how the world ranking will affect the Russian economy.

Rosstat reported that in 2023 the real disposable income of the population rose by 5.4%. Dr. Alexey Vedev, Head of the Financial Studies Department, in a conversation with "MK.RU" named possible reasons for such development.

Dr. Alexey Vedev, Head of the Financial Studies Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented to “MK.RU” on the news that the Ministry of Finance was going to change their tactics in respect of foreign currency.

Dr. Alexey Vedev, Head of the Financial Studies Department at the Gaidar Institute, took part in the live program “Chto Dalshe?” (What’s next?) which focused on growth in the US public debt. Experts discussed the key risks related with the US public debt and its threat to the global economy.

The Central Bank of Russia has registered growth in demand for cash on the part of the population. Dr. Alexey Vedev, Head of the Financial Studies Department at the Gaidar institute, told МК.RU what had caused this trend and how long it would last.

In October-December 2022, Russia’s overall foreign debt increased by 1.3% and was equal to $326.6bn. In his comments to МК.RU, Dr. Alexey Vedev, Head of the Financial Studies Department at the Gaidar Institute, noted that the current foreign debt situation was rather complicated and needed details.

Ekaterina Ponomareva, Head of the Cross-Cutting Area of Competence of the Strategic Group of the Coordination Center under the RF Government, the Gaidar Institute expert, told the «Finansy Mail.ru» on how the decision on revising the terms and conditions of preferential mortgage loan issuing might affect the real-estate market.

Dr. Vedev, Head of the Financial Studies Department at the Gaidar Institute, explained to RBC, what the improvement of Rosstat's GDP estimates for 2022 mean and why this indicator does not fully reflect the real state of the economy.

Natalia Shagaida, Head of the Agrarian Department at the Gaidar Institute, shared her view in a comment to Agroinvestor on installing free food shelves in stores for socially vulnerable people.

Dr. Alexey Vedev, Head of the Financial Studies Department at the Gaidar Institute, former Deputy Minister of economic development of the Russian Federation, was interviewed by Oxu.Az, where he commented on the forecast on oil prices by the Danish Investment Saxo Bank.

The economic forecast for the most important indicators of the Russian economy for 2024, compiled by Dr. Alexey Vedev, Head of the Financial Studies Department at the Gaidar Institute, was published in Moskovsky Komsomolets. The expert shared his vision on the following key macroeconomic indicators: the level of GDP, inflation, ruble exchange rate, budget deficit, real incomes and oil prices.

In his interview with the Invest-Forsait , Alexei Vedev, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Head of the Financial Studies Department of the Gaidar Institute spoke about successes and failures of 2022.

The Nezavisimaya Gazeta daily has presented the opinion of Evgeny Goryunov, Senior Researcher of the Gaidar Institute that the level of public confidence makes the RF Central Bank to pursue inflation targets by tougher measures.

Alexei Vedev, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Head of the Financial Studies Department of the Gaidar Institute has told the TRT Russian what the US Dollar/Rouble exchange rate is going to be like in December.

Alexei Vedev, Head of the Financial Studies Department at the Gaidar Institute, named the causes for weakening of the Russian currency exchange rate in a comment to MK.

The article of Nezavisimaya Gazeta reflects the issue of whether the staffing situation in industry will be changed by recruiting more migrants. Sergey Tsukhlo, Head of Business Services Department at the Gaidar Institute, concluded that raise in wages remains the most effective measure to combat staffing deficit.