Comments

«The restrictions imposed on imports of agricultural products and food to China from the United States were expected as tensions increased in trade relations between the two countries. At the same time, their scale is within the limits making it feasible to return the situation to its previous level should a comprehensive compromise be achieved», — Denis Ternovsky, expert at the Economic Policy Foundation, told the ТАSS news agency.

In the article carried by the Rusbase, Olga Ponomareva, expert at the Economic Policy Foundation and Ivan Ermokhin, researcher at the International Best Practices Analysis Department of the Gaidar Institute discuss the possible lifting of anti-Russian sanctions.

The development of new gold deposits in Russia has recently become a highly relevant issue. With Russia’s significant superiority over China in terms of gold deposits, a leading position in gold production can be achieved in the near future, Gasan Ramazanov, an expert at the Gaidar Institute told the ТАSS news agency.

The Russian government has introduced a year-round 50% discount for all children from ten to 18 years of age on long-distance train tickets, RT reports. Laura Nakoryakova, a partner at the Gaidar Institute’s Center for Evidence-Based Expertise and the ATRE analytical agency, believes that amid rising prices for transportation services, the Russian authorities' initiative will not only help reduce the financial burden on families with children, but also further stimulate domestic tourism.

Tatyana Ivakhnenko, researcher at the Mathematical Modeling of Economic Processes Department at the Gaidar Institute, confirmed to RBC that during crises the degree of inequality in income distribution decreases.

Dmitry Evdokimov, junior researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s Quantitative Analysis of Economic Effects Department, noted in Rossiyskaya Gazeta that the domestic market and developing countries remain the main consumers of Chinese electric cars.

Gasan Ramazanov, expert at the Gaidar Institute explained to the Prime that cooperation between Guinea-Bissau and Russia in rare earth mining is justified by large bauxite reserves in this African country.

«The US tariffs’ main goal is to eliminate the foreign trade imbalance with key partners and reduce the US dependence on global markets. At the same time, the United States is trying to demonstrate the leadership and strength of its economy by holding back the development of its competitors, primarily China, in the high-tech field," Olga Ponomareva, expert at the Economic Policy Foundation, told the RT.

«The slowdown of the Russian economy in the current situation can be regarded as good news, it will facilitate the return of sustainable GDP growth rates in the long term," Sergei Drobyshevsky, Principal Researcher at the Gaidar Institute, told the ТАSS news agency.

RTVI has published the opinion of Gaidar Institute experts on the de-dollarization progress and the feasibility of creating the BRICS single currency.

Sberbank Branch in India has published a commentary by Sergey Drobyshevsky, Principal Researcher at the Gaidar Institute, on the main factors that affected Russia’s economy in 2024. According to the expert, the growth of the Russian economy was based on the development of the domestic market, exports of non-resource non-energy exports and investments in domestic production.

Dmitry Kuznetsov, a researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s International Trade Department, named to RIA Novosti the industries that would be hardest hit by possible duties on US copper imports.

RIA Novosti posted a commentary by Gasan Ramazanov, an expert at the Gaidar Institute, on the consequences of a possible imposition of duties on the copper imports to the United States

Gasan Ramazanov, expert at the Gaidar Institute, has given to RIA Novosti a list of industries that require rare earth metals in production.

The ECONS published an author’s column by Maria Girich, where the expert explained how AI algorithms collude and how to combat it.

RIA Novosti reported that Donald Trump instructed the Department of Commerce to consider imposing new duties on copper imports to restore production of metal in the United States. Gasan Ramazanov, expert at the Gaidar Institute, noted that this would increase competition in the global market and could cause a drop in copper prices.