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On 29 May, Alexander Knobel, head of the International Trade Department, gave an interview to the TV channel ‘MIR-24’ in relation with signing of a free trade zone agreement between Vietnam and the EEU.

On 26-27 May, Sergey Prikhodko, Gaidar Institute Executive Director, participated in the symposium named after Tatiana Zaslavskaya "Social challenges of the economic development" held in Kaliningrad in the Western branch of the RANEPA.

On 22 May, head of the World Trade Department, Alexander Knobel, participated in the Astana economic forum – 2015 with a presentation made at the panel 'Real and feasible effects of integration in the Eurasian Economic Union and other regional associations' within the discussion on 'Strategy of economic growth and effect of integration in the Eurasian Economic Union and other regional associations.'

On 25 may, the RBC portal released an article by the head of the Innovation Economy Department, Vera Barinova, "Jitney races: why small business can pull the economy in the wake of the crisis."

On 22 May, the RBC portal released an article by the Director of the Center for Political Economy and Regional Development, Irina Starodubrovskaya, "Doublespeak: the way Russia argued about the Chechen wedding" where the author elaborates on the moral and ethical right of the state and society to interfere with the cultural traditions.

8^th issue of the “Online Monitoring of Russia’s Economic Outlook. Trends and challenges of socio-economic development” has come out. It is an analytical review which task is to monitor current trends and shifts in the Russian economy.

On 20 May, Irina Dezhina, , leading researcher of the Social Economy Department, gave an invited lecture "Russian-speaking scientific expact community: experience and incentives for cooperation with Russia" at the research and practice seminar held by the Institute of Innovations Management Of the NRU-HSU "Innovation Environment."

On 21 May 2015, Moscow mayor, Sergey Sobianin, handed out to Scientific Director, Sergey Drobyshevsky, a letter of acknowledgement from the President, Vladimir Putin, for services in preparation of ensuring Russian representation in G20 in St. Petersburg in 2013 (Letter of acknowledgement of the President of the Russian Federation of 15 April 2014).

Director of the Center for Political economy and regional development of  Gaidar Institute, Irina Starodubrovskaya, and senior researcher, Konstantin Kazenin were given honorary diplomas at the ceremony of Khadjimurat Kamalov prize giving in Makhachkala. Diplomas were given in nomination "For the development of information and discussion platform in Dagestan."

On 20 May, Vedomosti daily published an article "Public expenditure growth on defense and security slows down GDP" by the head of the International trade department, Alexander Knobel, and senior researcher of the department, Bekhan Chokaev. The authors conclude that the redistribution of resources away from the manufacturing sectors to non-productive ones (defense, law enforcement agencies) negatively effects on Russia's economic growth in the long-term.

On 14-16 May, with the Gaidar Institute support in the framework of the 1st All-Russia youth economic forum, Association of economic clubs of Russia formed Model of meetings of heads of regions "Attraction of investment in the Russian regions."

On 18 May, RBC portal published an article by senior researcher, Konstantin Kazenin, "Myth about an early marriage: why Caucasian traditions are contrary to what we think about them."

On 14 May, director of the Center for structural research, Mikhail Khromov, gave an interview to RBC-TV in relation with the CB's renewal of currency interventions aimed at replenishment of international reserves in the amount of $100-200 mn per day.

Books by tGaidar Institute Press are on sale in the largest London bookshop, Waterstones Piccadilly, where there is a department of fiction and academic literature.

On 24 April, head of Tax system development department, Natalia Kornienko, commented on the initiative aimed at the introduction of retail logbook to the portal Profibeer.ru

On 23 April, Irina Dezhina, leading researcher of the Social Economy Department, made presentation "Recent Geopolitical Considerations for Technological Development in Russia" at the 20th Annual Convention of the Association for the Study of Nationalities held in Columbia University (new York, USA).