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What to know about Andrey Klepach no longer VEB.RF chief economist — press service

The state-owned corporation VEB.RF has announced that Andrey Klepach is no longer serving as its Chief Economist. The corporation's press service stated that a successor has already been selected and will be appointed soon.

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What happened

Andrey Klepach is no longer Chief Economist at VEB.RF, his successor has already been nominated, the corporation’s press service told TASS.

Why it matters

"Andrey Klepach is no longer serving as chief economist at VEB.RF.

Common ground

The candidate has already been selected," it said.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

The state-owned corporation VEB.RF has announced that Andrey Klepach is no longer serving as its Chief Economist. The corporation's press service stated that a successor has already been selected and will be appointed soon.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “combining it with the post of the corporation’s deputy chairman”
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TASS reports that Klepach combined the role of chief economist with the post of the corporation's deputy chairman.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andrei Nikolayevich Klepach (Russian: Андрей Николаевич Клепач; born 4 March 1959) is a Russian economist. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Klepach
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Great Recession in Russia was a crisis during 2008–2009 in the Russian financial markets as well as an economic recession that was compounded by political fears after the war with Georgia and by t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Recession_in_Russia
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web search NEUTRAL — Parque nacional Radal Siete Tazas. 7 idiomas. English. Français. Nederlands.
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parque_nacional_Radal_Siete_Ta…
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Claim 2: “his successor has already been nominated”
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The official press service of VEB.RF told TASS that a successor has already been nominated and will soon be appointed.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Igor Ivanovich Shuvalov (Russian: И́горь Ива́нович Шува́лов, IPA: [ˈigərʲ ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ ʂʊˈvaləf]; born 4 January 1967) is the chair of the Russia's largest state development corporation VEB.RF (since M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Shuvalov
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mikhail Igorevich Poluboyarinov (Russian: Михаил Игоревич Полубояринов; born April 2, 1966) is a Russian businessman, former CEO of Aeroflot, Russia's largest airline, since 20 November 2020 by April…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Poluboyarinov
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nikolay Tsekhomsky (Russian: Николай Викторович Цехомский; born March 21, 1974, in Leningrad, USSR) is a Russian financier and senior manager. He has headed finance departments of MTS, Renaissance Cap…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolay_Tsekhomsky
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Claim 3: “Andrey Klepach is no longer Chief Economist at VEB.RF”
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Multiple independent sources, including the state news agency TASS, Al Jazeera, and Novaya Gazeta Europe, confirm that Andrey Klepach is no longer the Chief Economist at VEB.RF.
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web search NEUTRAL — Andrey Klepach, chief economist of VEB.RF, attends a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.Russian state news agency TASS reported on Sunday that Klepach no longer held the positi…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/18/top-russian-economi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Andrey Klepach is no longer Chief Economist at VEB.RF, his successor has already been nominated, the corporation’s press service told TASS. "Andrey Klepach is no longer serving as chief economist at V…
https://tass.com/economy/2173921
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web search NEUTRAL — Klepach spent around 12 years as VEB’s chief economist. He headed the macroeconomic forecasting department at the Economic Development Ministry starting in 2004 and served as deputy minister from 2008…
https://novayagazeta.eu/en/articles/2026/08/17/russian-state…
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Claim 4: “Klepach took office of VEB.RF chief economist in 2014”
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TASS explicitly states that Klepach took office as VEB.RF chief economist in 2014. This is further supported by the Wikipedia entry for Andrei Klepach which notes he assumed the position in July 2014.
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web search NEUTRAL — Andrey Klepach, the former chief economist of VEB at a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in June (Reuters). "In my view, the economy will hold up, but a social crisis could ar…
https://nz.news.yahoo.com/russia-fires-top-economist-compare…
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web search NEUTRAL — Klepach took office of VEB.RF chief economist in 2014, combining it with the post of the corporation’s deputy chairman after vacating the office of a deputy economic development minister in charge of …
https://tass.com/economy/2173921
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web search NEUTRAL — Andrey Klepach. Chief Economist, VEB.RF. He worked at the Political Economics Department of the Moscow Lomonosov State University (1981–1991).
https://valdaiclub.com/about/experts/294
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Claim 5: “vacating the office of a deputy economic development minister in charge of macroeconomic policies”
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TASS reports he vacated the office of deputy economic development minister in charge of macroeconomic policies. Novaya Gazeta Europe corroborates this, stating he served as deputy minister from 2008 to 2014.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In February and March 2014, Russia invaded the Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine, occupied it, and then annexed it after an illegitimate referendum. This took place amid the uncertainty that immediately fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Russian_annexation_of_Cri…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andrei Nikolayevich Klepach (Russian: Андрей Николаевич Клепач; born 4 March 1959) is a Russian economist. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Klepach
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — National Dairy Producers Union (SOYUZMOLOKO) (Russian: Национальный союз производителей молока (СОЮЗМОЛОКО)) is a nonprofit organization based in Moscow, Russia. SOYUZMOLOKO unites milk producers and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Dairy_Producers_Union…
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