Participants will discuss the development of the Russian economy under sanctions

The sixth Gaidar Forum, dedicated to the theme “Russia and the world: a new vector,” is being held in Moscow, at the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President (RANEPA) on Wednesday, January 14.

On the first day of the forum, participants will discuss the development of macroeconomics. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is expected to speak at the plenary session. The panel discussion “The Healthy Future of the Economy” will feature Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets, Head of the Ministry of Economic Development Alexey Ulyukaev and Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov , Danone CEO Emanuel Faber and Harvard University professor Kenneth Rogoff. The moderator will be Alexey Kudrin. The discussion will examine Russia's presence in the global economic space, as well as the effective structure of budget expenditures, investments in human capital and healthcare costs.

On Thursday, the head of the Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina, and the Deputy Head of the Ministry of Finance, Moiseev , will speak at the plenary discussion “New Challenges for Banking Systems” . The main focus of the meeting will be on the development of the Russian banking system. Speakers will also include Chairman of JPMorgan Chase International Yaakov Frenkel, President of the National Bank of Poland Marek Belka, Chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan Kairat Kelimbetov, First Vice President of Gazprombank Ekaterina Trofimova and others.

The Gaidar Forum is an annual international scientific and economic conference . The forum has been held since 2010 in memory of the ideologist of Russian reforms, Yegor Gaidar.

Gaidar Forum takes place in Moscow