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On 28-30 July, Executive Director of  Gaidar Institute Sergey Prikhodko took part in AMBERFORUM-2017, the international forum of the amber extracting and processing industry, held at Svetlogorsk, Kaliningrad Oblast.

No.14(52), 2017 of the analytical review of the current trends and recent developments in the Russian economy – Monitoring of Russia's Economic Outlook: Trends and Challenges of Social and Economic Development – is now available online.

Early in July 2017, Gaidar Institute’s and the RANEPA’s International Budget Stability Research Laboratory led by Lawrence Kotlikoff, Professor of the Boston University held a regular series of scientific seminars on building of general equilibrium models.  

On 27 July, the web portal Russia of the Future released an interview with Scientific Director of the Gaidar Institute Sergey Drobyshevsky, titled 'Russia Makes Painful But Important Steps Towards an Efficient Economy'. He addressed the prospects for structural reforms in Russia, as well as the efficiency of the RF Central Bank's monetary policy implemented in conditions of high exchange-rate volatility.

On 24 July, Senior Researcher of  Gaidar Institute Sergey Zhavoronkov took part in the Kommersant FM Radio Station's program 'Pro et Contra', which broadcast the discussion of a draft law designed to toughen Russia's anti-corruption legislation.

No.13(51), 2017 of the analytical review of the current trends and recent developments in the Russian economy – Monitoring of Russia's Economic Outlook: Trends and Challenges of Social and Economic Development - is now available online.

On 13 July, the newspaper Vedomosti published an article, 'The Importance of a Passive Strategy', co-authored by Andrei Simonov, Director of the Empirical Studies of Investments and Financial Markets Department of the Gaidar Institute, and Eduard Inozemtsev, Senior Research Fellow at that Department. The article analyzes the development of the money management market in Russia.

On July 6–7, Gleb Kurovsky, Junior Researcher of the Macroeconomic Modeling Department took part in the EcoMod2017 international conference on economic modeling held in Ljubljana (Slovenia).

No.12(50), 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 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,  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.