The world is endowed with a vast wealth of human talent. Too often however, human potential is not realised. This gives rise to very significant social problems that need to be addressed. The Global Human Capital Report 2017 ranks 130
countries on how well they are developing their human capital on a scale from 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

The housing and utilities complex is one of the main infrastructure sectors in Russia, but at the moment there is a number of problems that do not allow for the implementation of a plan to create an effective supply of the population with public services. The study of the Center for Strategic Research is aimed at developing the necessary institutional changes.

The Higher School of Economics started publishing a weekly bulletin about economic and social consequences of the coronavirus pandemic in Russia and globally.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has published a sectoral brief about the impact of COVID-19 on the tourism sector. Although the tourism industry has been hit hard by the necessary measures taken to contain the pandemic, the sector may still play a key role in reinvigorating the global economy once the crisis is over.