Russia-Europe Relations: a Look from Sweden
Academic Papers of the 8th International session of the HSE "Baltic Practice" which took place at the Stockholm Research center, Sweden, from August 1st to 8th, 2008, have been recently published by INTELCORP.
Organization and Development of Russian Business. A Firm-Level Analysis
A major work by HSE professors Tatiana Dolgopyatova and Andrei Yakovlev and Hitotsubashi University professor Ichiro Iwasaki has recently been published by Palgrave Macmillan.
Walking the Same Road Twice
Dmitry Suslov, expert of the HSE Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies, comments on U.S. –Russian relations .
Reconfiguration, Not Just a Reset. Russia’s Interests in Relations with the United States of America
Report for the meeting of the Russian-U.S. section of the Valdai International Discussion Club (Moscow, June 2009) by Sergei Karaganov, Dmitry Suslov and Timofei Bordachev was published by RIA Novosti.
Comprehensive Approach to Security
On June 3rd Jayantha Dhanapala, the President of the international Pugwash Movement, gave a lecture at the HSE. His speech was dedicated to the prospects of concluding new agreements on nuclear weapons, but he also commented on the main problems of international security today.
World Currencies Competition
M. Gilman, the HSE professor, is among observers who weigh up chances of Russian ruble as a leading regional reserve currency.
Does Russian banking face troubles?
While some economists suggest that bankers may be exaggerating the problems in order to win more cheap state funding, most agree that bad loans are set to surge. Y.Gavrilenkov, the HSE expert, mentiones some aspects of the problem.
National currency fluctuations
Y. Nadorshin, tutor at the HSE International College of Economics and Finance and senior economist at Trust Investment Bank, speaks on ruble depreciation origins.
Banks toxic assets issue
Toxic assets problem in the banks is comprehensively discussed in Russia. "Russia does not have a major toxic asset problem in the banks. Russian banks were not really involved in buying these derivative securities," Martin Gilman, Professor at the Higher School of Economics, said.
Gilman`s starting points of recovery
Martin Gilman, a former senior representative of the International Monetary Fund in Russia and the HSE professor appeals to learn one key lesson from current global crisis.