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Valdai-2012. The Future Is Being Made Today: Scenarios for Russia’s Economic Development

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Structural Changes in Russia Need Time

We need to think not only about today or the short-term future, but about our long-term challenges as well. These are global challenges, such as the aging population, ecological problems or climate change. This is also a long-term strategy problem for Russia, which includes, for example, the exploration of Siberia.

Major Environmental Challenges for Russia

Climate change, permafrost melting will affect energy installations in the northern areas of Russia. The Arctic oil could cause tremendous environmental disaster, in terms of oil leakages, in the Arctic Sea. Russia can't possibly manage that alone.

IX Annual Summit of the Valdai Discussion Club

The future of Russia’s economy depends on two factors – the availability of oil export revenues and institutional development. This was the argument put forward by the leading Russian and foreign experts who gathered at the IX Annual Summit of the Valdai Discussion Club.

Putin Proposes Holding Tenth Valdai Club Conference in a Festive Atmosphere

President Vladimir Putin believes that the tenth annual conference of the Valdai Club will he held in a special format and will include discussions of a wide range of current issues

Oksana Antonenko

Putin Urges Experts to Be Objective About Authorities and Opposition

President Vladimir Putin discussed the opposition with Valdai Club members and advised U.S. and European experts to try to be objective about relations between the Russian authorities and the opposition.

Alexander Rahr, Piotr Dutkiewicz

Valdai-2012. The Future Is Being Made Today: Scenarios for Russia’s Economic Development

The Valdai Discussion Club conference, titled “The Future Is Being Made Today: Scenarios for Russia’s Economic Development”, was held from October 20 to 26 in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Around 100 economists and political scientists from 19 countries, including the United States, China, India, Western and Eastern European states, took part in it.

Vladimir Putin Meets With members of the Valdai International Discussion Club. Transcript of the Beginning of the Meeting

During his meeting with members of the Valdai International Discussion Club, Vladimir Putin talked about the current state of the Russian economy and scenarios for Russia’s economic development.

Putin Squares Off with Valdai Experts on Economy, Pussy Riot

If there had been any expectations among Russia watchers of “a new Putin” coming back to the presidential office after the elections, they must have been finally put to rest after the Russian president’s meeting on Thursday with a group of political scientists and economic experts known as the Valdai Club.

Two Evils for Russia: Record-High Oil Prices or Record-Low Prices

Low oil prices are likely to erode the Russian economy like they did in the ‘90s. Whereas with high oil prices, we may – just may – succeed in rebuilding the national economy to move it away from its commodity dependence.

Valdai Experts Lament Poor Institutions in Russia

Lack of efficient institutions and the political will to reform them were the buzzwords among the strategists and experts in economics and public policy at the Valdai Club’s 9th annual conference on Russia’s trajectory.

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Valdai 2012: President Putin meets with Valdai Club experts

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