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On 27 June, Senior Researcher Yuri Zaitsev participated, as representative of the Gaidar Insti-tute, in the round table Free Trade Area of the EAEC - New Opportunities for Russian Entre-preneurs and Vietnam, hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of Russia.

On 20 June, Irina Dezhina delivered a report at the 5th International Forum of Technological Development Technoprom-2017, held in Novosibirsk.

On 15–17 June, Gaidar Institute experts took part in the Second World Congress of Comparative Economics 1917 –2017: Revolution and Evolution in Economic Development, held in St. Petersburg.

On 19 June, leading researcher at the Gaidar Institute, Alexey Vedev, took part in the program “Dengi. Pryamaya liniya” (“Money. Live”) on Dozhd TV channel, where the consequences of tightened sanctions, as well as the policy of import substitution, were discussed.

On 4-7 June, having been invited by the Regional Studies Association to participate in the international conference The Great Regional Awakening: New Directions in Dublin, Ireland, researchers from the Innovation Economics Department of the Gaidar Institute took part in the Conference's sessions.

On 13 June, the Gaidar Institute senior researcher Sergey Zhavoronkov participated in the program “Vremya Pokazhet” (“Time Will Tell”) on the First Channel, where the impact of sanctions on the Russian economy was discussed.

No.11(49), 2017 of the analytical review of the current trends and recent developments in the Russian economy – Monitoring of Russia’s Economic Outlook. The Trends and Challenges of Social and Economic Development – is now online.

On 6–7 June, the Gaidar Institute Executive Director Sergey Prikhodko took part in the annual Forum of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) as a permanent Knowledge Partner.

On 31 May a book by A. Pogrebniak and V. Mazin titled Dunno and the Cosmos of Capitalism has received a special LibMission-2017 award in the category 'Analytics: For a New Approach to an Eternal Theme'.

On 26 May, Senior Researcher of the Center for Macroeconomics and Finance Vladimir Gromov made a presentation, at a session of the RF State Duma, made a presentation titled 'Individual Tax Preferences: Russian and Foreign Experience'.

On 29 May, InLiberty published the article written by the Gaidar Institute senior researcher Ivan Lyubimov, “Opening for Development”, in which he discusses the inefficiency of the policy of total import substitution and technological isolationism.

On 26 May, Forbes.ru published the article written by the Gaidar Institute senior researcher Ivan Lyubimov, “Feeling embarrassed: Why does Russia not develop exports?”, in which the author tries to find export sectors that would serve as an alternative to the natural resources one, and the ones that can earn high enough revenues in the world market.

No.10(48), 2017 of the analytical review of the current trends and recent developments in the Russian economy – Monitoring of Russia’s Economic Outlook. The Trends and Challenges of Social and Economic Development – is now online.

On 25–28 May, the Gaidar Institute Press participated in the XII St. Petersburg International Book Fair held in the Mikhailovsky Manege.

On 22–23 May, Irina Starodubrovskaya, Director of the Center for Political Economy and Regional Development, took part in the round table “Problems and best practices of counteracting the radicalization of a part of the youth in the North Caucasus” organized by the “Memorial” human rights center and Novaya Gazeta with expert support fr om the International Crisis Group.

No. 9(47), 2017 of the Monitoring of Russia’s Economic Outlook. The Trends and Challenges of Social and Economic Development, an analytical review of the current trends and recent developments in the Russian economy, is now online