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On 17 February Alexander Knobel, head of foreign trade department, published in daily Vedomosty an article, wh ere he analyzes Russian EEU partners' losses from the introduction of tax maneuver and dangers for the union.

On 16 February Mikhail Khromov, director of Center for Structural Studies, published an article on GARANT.ru an article 'Crisis for a Decade'. The author analyzes the causes of the current economic crisis in Russia and governmental anti-crisis plan.

Gaidar Institute has taken 29th place in the top 55 think tanks in Central and Eastern Europe according to Global Go to Think Tank Index 2014, thus has improved its rating by three points (32^nd place in 2013).

6th February Ekaterina Pospelova, senior researcher, participated in the program «Starting Point» on the TV channel RussiaToday. The threat of the unemployment growth in Russia was discussed in the program as well as the anti-crisis plan of the government.

10th February the daily 'Vedomosty' published an article 'Economic Policy: War and Institutions' by Ivan Lyubimov, Gaidar Institute senior researcher. The article analyzes the impact of the global confrontation on the economic development of the countries.

4th February Ivan Lyubimov, senior research of the Gaidar Institute, participated in the discussion "Can Russian Build 'Normal' Market Economy Prior to the Oil End up?" held by the Yegor Gaidar Foundation.

Mikhail Khromov, Director of the Center for Structural Studies, gave an interview to the Swiss financial channel DukacopyTV, dedicated to the history of the CB monetary policy in 2014.

5th February 'RBC' daily published an article by Andrey Polbin, senior research of the Gaidar Institute, under a title 'Why Inflation in Russia will Speed up'. The article analyzes the outcome of decline of the CB key interest rate from 17% to 15%.

4th February Mikhail Khromov, Director of the Center for Structural Studies of the Gaidar Institute, gave an interview to the RBC-TV program 'Today. Key Points'. Main theme of the program was feasibility of pension savings freezing after 2015.

4th February Forbes.ru published an article by Sergey Belev, Gaidar Institute researcher titled 'Careful Sanctions: Why Import Equipment Hardly Anything Threatens'. The author explains why recent Government decree aimed at limiting state purchases of some types of foreign engineering equipment will be unable to support domestic producers of heavy equipment.

29th January portal Islam-Today published an interview with Bekhan Chokaen, the Gaidar Institute senior researcher, dedicated to the development of Islamic finance in Russia.

29th January Slon.ru published an article by Ivan Lyubimov, the Gaidar Institute senior researcher, titled "Why Regimes which take Care of the Poor, Can't Defeat Poverty." The article analyzes the book by Edward Miguel and Raymond Fisman 'Economic Gangsters'.

27th January Alexander Knobel, Head of the Foreign Trade Department, gave an interview to Euronews TV in connection with lowering of Russia's sovereign rating by Standard & Poor's.

23rd January Forbes.ru published an article by Ivan Lyubimov, Gaidar Institute senior researcher, "Does the US Economy Face a Return to the 18th century?" The author analyzes a publication by Prof. Robert J. Gordon from Northwestern University titled 'Is US Economic Growth Over? Faltering Innovation Confronts the Six."

21st January Vladimir Nazarov, Gaidar Institute leading researcher, commented for the program "Today. Key Points" at RBC-TV where government anti-crisis plan was discussed.

On Day 3 of the Gaidar Forum 2015, several panel discussions were held simultaneously.