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On June 9-13, employees of  Gaidar Institute took part in the work of the summer school of the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland).

On June 10, the Forbes magazine carried an article: "Has the Russian Economy Passed the Lowest Point?" by Alexei Vedev, Director of the Structural Research Center and Olga Berezinskaya, Expert of the Structural Research Center. According to the authors, the present growth is related to a higher orientation of the existing production to domestic demand in a situation of low investment activities.

On 5 June Irina Tlmacheva, leading legal advisor, participated in the round table discussion “Registration and Accounting of Not-for-profit Organizations in the wake of the latest changes introduced to the Civil Legislation”, which took place in the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation.

On June 1, Vassily Zatsepin, Head of the Economics of the Military-Industrial Sector Department took part as a speaker and participant in the conference  of the International Forum of Economists in Amsterdam (May 30– June 2).

On June 5, Alexander Knobel, Head of the Foreign Trade Department of the Gaidar Institute took part in the Slovo za Slovo Program at the MTRK Mir where the prospects of the newly established Eurasian Union were discussed.

On May 30, Georgy Malginov, Head of the Ownership and Corporate Governance Department took part in the round table discussion on privatization of companies with state participation; the round table was organized on the base of the Economic Department of the Lomonosov Moscow State University.   

On June 2, the Forbes  magazine carried an article  by Alexander Knober, Head of the Foreign Trade Department of the Gaidar institute – The Eurasian Union: A Change in the Name of Something More? – in which implications of the agreement on establishment of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) which was signed last week were discussed.

We regret to report that Leonid I. Lopatnikov (1923–2014), PhD (Economics) Russian economist and journalist and leading researcher of the Gaidar Institute died on May 29. Leonid I. Lopatnikov was a veteran of the Great Patriotic War. In June 1941, soon after leaving the school he went as a volunteer to the front.

On May 19, 2014, the Gaidar readings – the Prospects of Development, Potential and Limitations of Support by Banks of the Southern Federal District of Economic Growth -- were held in Rostov-on-Don.

On May 13, 2014, a leading expert of Gaidar Institute’s Center for Structural Research Mikhail Khromov gave an interview to the Ekonomika program at the Moskva-24 TV channel on the outflow of retail deposits from banks. 

On May 14, 2014, Forbes published an article, "Why does the Caucasus need a ministry", of senior researcher of Gaidar Institute Konstantin Kazenin, about political shakeups in the North Caucasus Federal District and the establishment of a new Ministry for North Caucasus Affairs.

On May 12, 2014, Head of Gaidar Institute’s Foreign Trade Department Alexander Knobel attended the Prav?da! Program at the OTR TV channel to discuss the establishment of the Eurasian Economic Union.

On May 8, 2014, Head of of Gaidar Institute’s Tax System Development Department Nataliya Korniyenko attended the Formula Prava Program at the Stolitsa FM Radio Station to discuss the amendments to the Tax Code of the Russian Federation. 

On May 5 thru 6, 2014, members of Gaidar Institute attended the 2014 OECD Forum on Sustainabel Economy for a Society Without Discrimination which was held in Paris.
The Forum was attended by Gaidar Institute's Executive Director Sergei Prikhodko, Research Director of Gaidar Institute Sergey Drobyshevsky and Director of Center for Macroeconomics and Finance Pavel Trunin.

On April 29, 2014, a round table on the development of the Kaliningrad Region was held at Gaidar Institute.