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In a comment for Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Evgeny Goryunov, Head of the Monetary Policy Department at the Gaidar Institute expressed his opinion on the possible consequences of the current monetary policy amid the Central Bank of Russia’s statements about slowing inflation on the eve of the key rate revision.

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.

The unpredictability and harshness of economic decisions of the new US administration will long discourage both American and foreign companies from investing in the US economy and trading with it, TASS quoted Alexander Firanchuk, Senior Researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s International Trade Department.

The US has imposed import tariffs of 145% on China, while other countries are subject to a tariff of only 10%. Gaidar Institute experts told RBC in a commentary how suppliers of Chinese goods can try to circumvent these tariffs.

Alexander Firanchuk, Senior Researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s International Trade Department, believes that global companies will not move production to the United States, as American President Donald Trump insists. The expert’s opinion is quoted by TASS.

The peak of annual inflation in Russia against the backdrop of high key rate and strengthened ruble will be in March-April, Principal Researcher of the Gaidar Institute Sergey Drobyshevsky said in comments for RIA Novosti.

In the program "World Opinion" on Television and radio broadcasting company "MIR", Vladimir Sedalishchev, expert of the Economic Policy Foun, discussed with the host Alexei Melnikov the increase of US tariffs against China.

Vladimir Sedalishchev, expert of the Economic Policy Foun, spoke about the consequences of the trade confrontation between the US and China in his commentary for Vzglyad.

Evgeny Goryunov, Head of the Monetary Policy Department of the Gaidar Institute, commented to Rossiyskaya Gazeta on the data from the Central Bank’s survey on the maximum volumes of stock purchases by both Russians and non-residents recorded in March.

Alexander Firanchuk, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute’s International Trade Department, and Vladimir Sedalishchev, expert at the Economic Policy Fund, have commented for RTVI on how Trump’s new tariff policy will benefit Russia.