The 2-nd International Moscow Coffee Forum sets as an object not only to present the level of branch development in different countries but also to describe the general state of the economy in Russia and all over the world. In hard time when uncertainty still remains as a result of the crisis phenomena but economic growth are already outlined it is important to be well informed about all economic tendencies. In connection with a high actuality of this aspect the Organizing Committee has made decision to invite Evgeniy G. Yasin, one of the most authoritative economists of the country, as a speaker . The former Minister of Economics and nowadays the Academic Advisor of Higher School of Economics, the director of Expert Institute will make the review of a current economic situation in Russia. Biography in brief: From November, 1994 till April, 1997 Evgeniy G. Yasin held a post of the Minister of Economics in the Russian Federation. In December, 1994 he was accepted into Governmental Committee on the structure improvement of the bodies of Executive power in Russia. Since April, 1997 he was the Minister in the government of Victor Tchernomyrdin. In March, 1998 was retired as a part of all government. Since October, 1998 to the present - Academic Advisor of Higher School of Economics , the director of Expert Institute. In February, 2000 he became a head of Scientific Fund of theoretical and applied researches Liberal mission . The Doctor of Economics, the Professor. He was involved in the program of economic stabilisation and reformation, called 500 days under the direction of academician S.Shatalin and G.Yavlinsky in 1990. Evgeniy G. Yasin put forward his own program of transition to the market which was admitted as superradical. He supervised over working out of the program of selective support of the industry accepted by the government in 1993. The author of a variant of the intermediate - term program of the Government for 1997-2000. (Under the information from open sources)