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The first flight of the fully home-built SJ-100 aircraft with Russian PD-8 engines was an important event for Russian aviation.

The «Prime» quotes Olga Magomedova, researcher at the International Best Practices Analysis Department of the Gaidar Institute, as saying that the market is used to high copper smelting in China. According to her, the new record, registered in March, should not trigger a drop in metal prices.

Sergey Drobyshevsky, Principal Researcher at the Gaidar Institute, discusses in a commentary for RBC whether the fiscal rule should be tied to the oil price:

Despite a decrease in Russia’s foreign trade surplus, the ruble appreciated in Q1 2025.

In a comment for RT, Vladimir Sedalishchev, an expert at the Economic Policy Foundation, said that the global trade wars unleashed by Donald Trump could provide Russia with new opportunities, despite the sanctions pressure.

Gaidar Institute experts commented for Nezavisimaya Gazeta on a new law on the expansion of wet leasing for Russian airlines, allowing them to lease airplanes with crew from foreign air carriers.

Antonina Levashenko, Head of International Best Practice Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, in a commentary for Rossiyskaya Gazeta emphasized the severity of the environmental threat posed by microplastic pollution.

Kirill Chernovol, a Researcher, International Best Practice Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, said in a commentary for RIA Novosti that amid rising gold prices silver could become a viable alternative to the precious metal.

Sergey Drobyshevsky, Principal Researcher at the Gaidar Institute, shared his opinion in a commentary for RBC regarding possible decision of the Bank of Russia on a key rate meeting at an April meeting.

Evgeny Goryunov, Head of the Monetary Policy Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented to Rossiyskaya Gazeta on the authorities' decision to raise the insurance indemnity limit for irrevocable savings certificates with a term of more than three years to Rb2.8 mn. He expressed doubts that this measure would significantly increase the popularity of certificates among the population.

Expert of the Economic Policy Foundation, Olga Ponomaryova, predicted a complete cessation of trade relations between the two countries if the US administration imposes 245% tariffs against China. A commentary with the expert’s opinion was published by TASS.

The Forecast Plan (Program) for privatization of federal property and main trends of privatization of federal property for 2024–2026 approved by the RF Government Edict No. 2584-r of September 27, 2023 was implemented last year.

Dmitry Kuznetsov, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s International Trade Department commented for RT on the escalation of the trade war between the US and China.

Olga Ponomaryova, expert at the Economic Policy Foundation, analyzed in a commentary for RT how the US decision to impose trade tariffs on China and a number of other countries may affect Russia’s foreign economic agenda.

Dmitry Evdokimov, expert of the Gaidar Institute’s Quantitative Analysis of Economic Effects Department, explained in a commentary for Nezavisimaya Gazeta the reasons for the imbalance in the development of mechanical engineering sectors. The Higher School of Economics estimates that from 2021 to 2024, the industrial production index will grow by 35.5%. The volume of own production of machinery and equipment for the same period increased by 80.5% and was at the maximum for the last 10 years.

Alexander Firanchuk, Senior Researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s International Trade Department, in a commentary for TASS, expressed his opinion about the desire of China and the European Union to form more stable trade alliances amid the instability of the US sales market.