Conferences, seminars, round tables

The Expert Group on development of proposals on urgent problems of Russia’s socio-economic strategy for the period through 2020 on the direction “Development of the Financial and Banking Sector” (Group №10) held its session on 18 April 2011 at the Institute of Economic Policy named after Ye. T. Gaidar to discuss prospects of development of the derivatives market.

The Expert Group on development of proposals on urgent problems of Russia’s socio-economic strategy for the period through 2020 on the direction “Tax Policy” (Group № 6) held its closed session on 13 April 2011 at the Institute of Economic Policy named after Ye. T. Gaidar to discuss strategic options in regard to the social contributions (uniform social tax) reform.

The Expert Group on development of proposals on urgent problems of Russia’s socio-economic strategy for the period through 2020 on the direction “Budgetary and Monetary Policy, Macroeconomic Parameters of Development of Russia’s Economy” (Group № 2) held its meeting on 8 April 2011 at the Institute of Economic Policy named after Ye. T. Gaidar to discuss main parameters of Russia’s federal budget until 2020.

The Expert Group on development of proposals on urgent problems of Russia’s socio-economic strategy for the period through 2020 on directions “Budgetary and Monetary Policy, Macroeconomic Parameters of Development of Russia’s Economy” (Group № 2) and “Tax Policy” (Group № 6) held its meeting on 31 March 2011 at the Institute of Economic Policy named after Ye. T. Gaidar. At the meeting, experts discussed the problem of lowering export duty rates on oil and oil products and increasing prices of energy sources on the domestic market to the international level.

On 24 March 2011 A.L. Vedev, Director of Gaidar Institute Center of Structural Research, made a keynote address at the regular meeting of the RSPP Commission on Banks and Banking.

The Expert Group for preparation of proposals on urgent problems of Russia’s socio-economic strategy for the period through 2020 on the direction “Real federalism, local self-government, interbudgetary policy” (Group №12) held its meeting on 24 March. At the meeting, the Expert Group discussed a report, which concerned assessment of the current situation in the area of federalism and local self-government, among other things.

On 16–19 March 2011 International Conference “Russia and the World: Searching for an Innovation Strategy” was held within the Gaidar Forum. Please see the complete information on the official site of the conference www.conf.rane.ru.

Gaidar Institute hosted the fourth day of Gaidar Forum.

On 28 January 2011 the 2nd scientific and applied conference-discussion was held in Moscow on the subject of “Is Modernization Feasible under the Current System of Regulation of Tax Legal Relations”.

On January 20, 2011, Gaidar Institute hosted a workshop on the issue of designing the mechanism of implementation by the RF Federal Tax Service of activities on debt collection from foreign debtors to RF, including those residing beyond the RF territory.

On 16 December 2010, the Gaidar Institute hosted a round table discussion "On Measures Designed to Further Develop the Funded Component of the Pension System" organized by the Academy of National Economy (ANE) under the RF Government, the State University – Higher School of Economics (SU HSE), and the Center for Strategic Research (CSR).

On 10 December 2010 Gaidar readings 2010 brought its work to a closure. 

On 3 December 2010 Gaidar Institute and Egor Gaidar Foundation co-hosted fifth session of Gaidar Readings.

On 1 December 2010 Evgenia Narzullaeva’s thesis "Modeling of Investments Impact in Fixed Capital on Material Inputs in Russian Industry" by was reviewed at the meeting of the Center for Macroeconomics and Finance. The thesis was submitted for candidate of science degree on specialty 08.00.13 "Mathematical and Instrumental Methods of Economics".

On 30 November 2010 Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy together with the Center for Public Finance Watch (Azerbaijan) co-hosted a seminar "New Challenges for the Sovereign Welfare Funds on the Post-Soviet Space in the Wake of the Global Crisis".

On 26 November 2010 Gaidar Institute and Gaidar Foundation held fourth round of Gaidar Readings.