Valdai Club

Egor Prokhin

Eduardo Pedrosa

Vladimir Pechatnov

Charles Pennaforte

Daniil Parenkov

Veniamin Popov

Hans-Friedrich von Ploetz

Irina Prokhorenko

Francis Perrin

Vladimir Popov

Russian Federation

Doctor of Economics, advisor to the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).

Materials

Next Economic Miracle in the Middle East?

MENA countries have definitely many crucial ingredients of economic growth – natural resources, human capital, low inequalities and most important – strong state institutions, ensuring low crime and shadow economy rates.

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.