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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  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.

Day 2 of the Gaidar Forum 2015 was opened by the panel discussion titled The Real Sector of the Economy: A Way to Efficiency; its moderator was Chairman of the RF State Duma Sergey Naryshkin.

A panel discussion titled A Healthy Future Economy was held in the morning of Day 1 of the Gaidar Forum 2015; it was moderated by Chief Researcher of the Center for Macroeconomics and Finance of  Gaidar Institute Alexei Kudrin. The participants in the discussion raised some important economic and social policy issues: the problems of budgeting, including the need for an efficient structure of budget expenditure; human capital; and healthy population. The discussion was joined by the following leading experts and representatives of the socioeconomic bloc in the RF government: President and Chairman of the Board of Sberbank of Russia German Gref; Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Aleksey Ulyukayev; Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Anton Siluanov; Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Economics at Harvard University Kenneth Rogoff; Deputy Prime Minister on Social Issues of the Russian Federation Olga Golodets; and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Danone Emmanuel Faber.

On 22 December, Senior Researcher of the IEP Sergey Zhavoronkov took part in the Stolitsa FM Radio Station's program Podrobnosti [In Detail]; in his interview, he emphasized that the downward trend in Russia's economy had already been evident towards the end of last year, whilst Russia's confrontation with the developed countries led to further aggravation of the situation.

On December 19, 2014, the first meeting of the Academy Debate Club was held; it was dedicated to economic challenges Russia would face in 2015.

On December 18-19, 2014, the Final Gaidar Readings-2014 dedicated to the treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union which becomes effective from January1, 2015 were held.

On 16 December, Sergei Tsukhlo, Head of the Business Surveys Department gave an interview to the Kommersant FM radio station. The interview was dedicated to the effects of dramatic depreciation of the national currency on the Russian industry.

On 11 December, Sergei Tsukhlo, Head of the Business Surveys Department delivered a report at the business breakfast which was held by the Promsvyazbank and the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation where a new research project – PSB Small Business Index (PSBI Index) – was presented.