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On June 27, Alexei Vedev, Director of the Structural Research Center took part in the Litsom k Sobytiyam program – dedicated to the European integration of Ukraine -- on Radio Liberty.

On June 26, the Forbes magazine carried an article by Alexander Knobel, Head of the Department of Foreign Economic Affairs of the Gaidar Institute in which he elaborates on what consequences the economic part of the agreement on association with the EU -- which is due to be signed by Ukraine on June 27 – may have for Russia.

On June 26, the Vedomosti daily carried an article by Alexander Knobel, Head of the Department of Foreign Economic Affairs of the Gaidar Institute dedicated to signing of the agreement on the Eurasian Economic Union.

On June 23, Yuri Kondrashin, Researcher of the Financial Research Department gave an interview to Bankir.ru dedicated to development of the regional banking sector.

On June 9-13, employees of  Gaidar Institute took part in the work of the summer school of the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland).

On June 10, the Forbes magazine carried an article: "Has the Russian Economy Passed the Lowest Point?" by Alexei Vedev, Director of the Structural Research Center and Olga Berezinskaya, Expert of the Structural Research Center. According to the authors, the present growth is related to a higher orientation of the existing production to domestic demand in a situation of low investment activities.

On 5 June Irina Tlmacheva, leading legal advisor, participated in the round table discussion “Registration and Accounting of Not-for-profit Organizations in the wake of the latest changes introduced to the Civil Legislation”, which took place in the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation.

On June 1, Vassily Zatsepin, Head of the Economics of the Military-Industrial Sector Department took part as a speaker and participant in the conference  of the International Forum of Economists in Amsterdam (May 30– June 2).

On June 5, Alexander Knobel, Head of the Foreign Trade Department of the Gaidar Institute took part in the Slovo za Slovo Program at the MTRK Mir where the prospects of the newly established Eurasian Union were discussed.

On May 30, Georgy Malginov, Head of the Ownership and Corporate Governance Department took part in the round table discussion on privatization of companies with state participation; the round table was organized on the base of the Economic Department of the Lomonosov Moscow State University.   

On June 2, the Forbes  magazine carried an article  by Alexander Knober, Head of the Foreign Trade Department of the Gaidar institute – The Eurasian Union: A Change in the Name of Something More? – in which implications of the agreement on establishment of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) which was signed last week were discussed.

We regret to report that Leonid I. Lopatnikov (1923–2014), PhD (Economics) Russian economist and journalist and leading researcher of the Gaidar Institute died on May 29. Leonid I. Lopatnikov was a veteran of the Great Patriotic War. In June 1941, soon after leaving the school he went as a volunteer to the front.

On May 19, 2014, the Gaidar readings – the Prospects of Development, Potential and Limitations of Support by Banks of the Southern Federal District of Economic Growth -- were held in Rostov-on-Don.

On May 13, 2014, a leading expert of Gaidar Institute’s Center for Structural Research Mikhail Khromov gave an interview to the Ekonomika program at the Moskva-24 TV channel on the outflow of retail deposits from banks. 

On May 14, 2014, Forbes published an article, "Why does the Caucasus need a ministry", of senior researcher of Gaidar Institute Konstantin Kazenin, about political shakeups in the North Caucasus Federal District and the establishment of a new Ministry for North Caucasus Affairs.