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On September 21, a lecture titled "Modern Business in Russia: SME Support Policy" was held at the "Library on Gazetny." The event brought together researchers, experts and anyone interested in the state regulation of small and medium-sized businesses.

The Gaidar Institute has become a co-organizer of the Annual B. A. Grushin Sociology Book Award. The award ceremony will take place on Sociologist’s Day, November 13, 2026, at the “Biblioteka na Gazetnom” venue.

Researchers of the Gaidar Institute’s International Best Practices Analysis Department prepared the next issue of the Monitoring of Legal Regulation of the Digital Economy №8(32), August 2026 where they talked about new trends in the development of regulation of the digital economy in the world.

On September 11, 2026, on the 25^th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy, the Library on Gazetny hosted a presentation of the Russian translation of the expanded edition of a book "9-11: Was There an Alternative?” by Noam Chomsky (Logos/Gnosis, 2026).

On September 9, 2026, the International Technology Congress hosted a roundtable discussion on "Human-Centered AI: How to create an ethical and safe tool for the humanitarian sector?" organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross. The roundtable discussion focused on ethics and safety of using artificial intelligence in humanitarian settings.

Yesterday, on September 10, a public lecture entitled "Modern Business in Russia: Development and State Support" was held at the Library on Gazetny. The event continued the Gaidar Institute's lecture series on entrepreneurship, which began with a discussion of who entrepreneurs are and why they need support.

A study prepared for the Eastern Economic Forum in 2026 by the business publication Vedomosti and the Roscongress Foundation examines how the global payment infrastructure is changing and which integration models may be in demand by the member countries.

On August 21, the the 4^th issue of Economic Policy was available for readers. Economic Policy is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal established by the Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy and the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration in 2006.

Researchers of the Gaidar Institute’s International Best Practices Analysis Department prepared the next issue of the Monitoring of Legal Regulation of the Digital Economy №7(31), July 2026 where they talked about new trends in the development of regulation of the digital economy in the world.

On July 28, the Library on Gazetny hosted a public lecture on the timely topic “China on the Threshold of Change: Internal Imbalances and Critical Crossroads.” The event brought together an audience interested in contemporary economic processes in the Asia-Pacific region and their global implications.