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Antonina Levashenko, Head of the International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, appeared on the RBC TV program "Den. Glavnoye".

Diana Sinelnikova-Muryleva, Researcher of the International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented for Nezavisimaya Gazeta on growing cash volume in Russia and on the prospects of introduction of the digital ruble offline mode.

Kirill Chernovol, Researcher of the International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, told Vzglyad newspaper, how Russian business uses generative artificial intelligence, why its introduction has not yet become massive and what are the risks for labor market using this technology.

Sergey Drobyshevsky, Principal Researcher at the Gaidar Institute, prepared an author’s column for the Telegram channel "Sovereign economy." The expert discussed the transformation of the global economy and the new centers of economic activity that could emerge in the coming years.

Evgeniy Goryunov, Head of Monetary Policy Department at the Gaidar Institute, commented to Nezavisimaya Gazeta on the increase in public debt envisaged in a Federal budget draft for 2027–2029. He believes that there are currently no grounds for a budget crisis, though the cost of servicing the debt raises more questions.

The salary gap between managers and ordinary employees in Russia is narrowing: employers are increasingly willing to pay more to specialists who are harder to find and replace. Ivan Ermokhin, researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s International Best Practices Analysis Department, told RBC about this situation.

Kirill Chernovol, a researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s International Best Practices Analysis Department, assessed in comments to RBC how restrictions on taking cash rubles abroad might affect the Russian currency's exchange rate.

New restrictions on the export of ruble cash are primarily aimed at tightening control over the cross-border movement of funds and may affect most heavily small businesses that rely on cash settlements with foreign partners. Antonina Levashenko, Head of the International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, told about this situation to RTVI.

The Russian authorities have abandoned the plan to gradually increase VAT on foreign goods which Russians order through marketplaces and have proposed the rate of 22% to be applied immediately. Kirill Chernovol, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s International Best Practices Analysis Department, spoke to Forbes about the consequences of this measure.

Rosstat estimated the size of Russia's non-observed economy at 10.9% of GDP by the end of 2024. Of this, 2.6% of GDP accounts for shadow operations of companies, and another 8.3% for the informal sector and households’ production. Sergey Drobyshevsky, Principal Researcher at the Gaidar Institute, explained what is behind these figures.

The Ministry of Economic Development has updated its baseline scenario for Russian economic development through 2029 and significantly worsened its investment forecast. Evgeny Goryunov, Head of the Monetary Policy Department at the Gaidar Institute, explained in a commentary to Forbes, why the decline in investment should not yet be seen as a sign of economic overcooling.

Anastasia Levchenko, researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s Industrial Organization and Infrastructure Economics Department spoke to the Nezavisimaya Gazeta daily about the factors behind rising global diesel prices, the impact of the shortages on the Russian market and the prospects for a resumption of oil supplies from Persian Gulf countries.

Maria Girich, researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s International Best Practices Analysis Department told News.ru how the procedure for receiving the one-time payment of Rb1 mn -- awarded to women with the "Mother Heroine" title -- might change.

Tatyana Ivakhnenko, researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s Mathematical Modeling of Economic Processes Department explained to the Nezavisimaya Gazeta daily why the earnings gap between men and women persists.

The high rejection rate for POS loans is primarily related to stricter requirements regarding the assessment of borrowers' income and debt burden. Kirill Chernovol, researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s International Best Practices Analysis Department discussed this issue with the Nezavisimaya Gazeta daily.

Alexey Vedev, leading researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s Financial Sector Department, assessed economic growth outlook, the state of the budget and the dynamics of non-oil and gas revenues in comments to “Svobodnaya Pressa”.