What to Expect after May 2018?

What to Expect after May 2018?

2 June, 08:30–10:00

A new presidential term is the start of a new stage in Russia’s development. What vector will be chosen? Focusing on stability and preserving the status quo will maintain slow growth, make the economic structure more archaic and lead to the gradual decay of the country. But is there any capacity for an energetic push for structural reforms? After all, the stereotype about their unpopularity is strong. Endlessly postponing the reforms can come at a high cost. The time to implement them is running out and it is important not to fall behind forever. Do the authorities have enough political capital to finally start the structural transformation? Is there a consensus on the most urgent changes and the best sequence of steps?



Key moments

A responsibility system should be created in state governance.
Alexey Kudrin
Chairman of the Board, Center for Strategic Research Foundation; Deputy Chairman, Economic Council under the President of the Russian Federation
The task facing the Ministry of Finance is to balance the budget.
Anton Siluanov
Finance Minister of the Russian Federation
Any progamme should be modified during its implementation.
Herman Gref
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Sberbank
Business risks must be reduced: to introduce institutional reforms, to change criminal and judicial reforms, to provide guarantees of return on invested capital.
Boris Titov
Presidential Commissioner of the Russian Federation for the Protection of Entrepreneurs’ Rights
The budget is not ready to transition to a new economy, the knowledge economy.
Alexey Kudrin
Chairman of the Board, Center for Strategic Research Foundation; Deputy Chairman, Economic Council under the President of the Russian Federation
Private businesses should be given more room to show initiative.
Alexey Kudrin
Chairman of the Board, Center for Strategic Research Foundation; Deputy Chairman, Economic Council under the President of the Russian Federation
Big data and digitalization are the new dimension of state governance.
Alexey Kudrin
Chairman of the Board, Center for Strategic Research Foundation; Deputy Chairman, Economic Council under the President of the Russian Federation
Reforms should be integral in nature.
Tatyana Golikova
Chairwoman, Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation