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Dr. Alexey Vedev, Leading researcher, Financial Sector Department at the Gaidar Institute, took part in the discussion “Results of the Year” as part of a video marathon organized by MICA and Finversia.

Sergey Drobyshevsky, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Principal Researcher at the Gaidar Institute, summed up the results of 2024 and spoke on prospects of Russian economy in 2025.

According to social surveys, every second respondent notes a noticeable rise in the price of dairy products, Nezavisimaya Gazeta reported. Experts of the Gaidar Institute and the Presidential Academy, Pavel Trunin, leading researcher at the Gaidar Institute's Center for Macroeconomics and Finance, and Yuri Perevyshin, senior researcher at the Center for Central Bank Issues at the IAES RANEPA, noted in the new issue of the Monitoring of Russia’s Economic Outlook that the rise in the price of food products mainly contribute to annual and monthly inflation.

Novoe Delo published a commentary by Sergei Drobyshevsky, principal researcher at the Gaidar Institute, on the record high increase to 21% in the key rate in the country's history.

The draft federal budget for 2025 and the planning period of 2026-2027, submitted by the Russian government to the parliament, provides for the use of funds from the privatization of federal property as an independent source of funding the budget deficit along with government borrowings, concludes Georgy Malginov, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Head of Ownership and Corporate Governance Department at the Gaidar Institute, referring to the explanatory note and some accompanying materials to the draft law.

Forbes published a commentary by Antonina Levashenko, Senior Researcher of the Department of the Best International Practices of the Gaidar Institute on the development of the MTS ecosystem.

Alexey Vedev, Leading Researcher of the Financial Studies Department at the Gaidar Institute, took part in the RBC program “Den. Glavnoe” The program discussed news events of the week. The expert paid special attention to the topic of household incomes, as this is the most important indicator to assess the market economy.

Speaking on the Govorit Moskva radio station, Alexey Vedev, Doctor of Economics, Head of the Financial Studies Department of the Gaidar Institute assessed the likelihood of a rise in the Central Bank’s key rate. According to the expert, inflation is accelerating, so the key rate should not be expected to decrease this year.

Alexey Vedev, Head of the Financial Studies Department of the Gaidar Institute commented to RBC Investments on how an increase in the mineral extraction tax (MET) would affect fertilizer producers.

The new national goal set by RF President Vladimir Putin and formulated as “technological leadership” is meant to ensure the country’s independence in all key areas and achieve full innovation autonomy. This will become a key line of work of the new Government. Alexey Vedev, Head of the Financial Studies Department of the Gaidar Institute told the Expert magazine about structural changes facing the Russian economy.

On May 28, Alexey Vedev, Head of the Financial Studies Department of the Gaidar Institute took part in the “Den. Glavnoe” program on RBC and commented on the key events of the week.

MK.RU published the comments by Alexey Vedev, Head of the Financial Studies Department of the Gaidar Institute on how the expected rise in the key rate would affect the ruble exchange rate.

2023 saw implementation of the Forecast Plan (Program) for the Privatization of Federal Property and the Main Guidelines for the Privatization of Federal Property (PPP) in 2023–2025 approved by Order No. 3718-r of December 2, 2022 of the Government of the Russian Federation.

In March 2024, the share of the ruble in payment for exports to Europe reached record-high levels. Alexander Firanchuk and Dmitry Kuznetsov, experts of the International Trade Department of the Gaidar Institute told RBC why the share of the ruble in settlements with Europe was growing.