Institute of World Economy and International Relations

The Institute of World Economy and International Relations (Институт мировой экономики и международных отношений), or IMEMO, is an independent research institute based in Moscow, Russia. In August 2015 the Institute has changed its name to the Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations to commemorate the name of its former director academician Yevgeny Primakov, who led the Institute from 1985–1989.

Founded in 1956 as a successor to the earlier Institute of World Economy and Politics (1925–1948), the institute is a non-profit organization acting within the Charter of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Directors of the Institute

 * 1956–1965:
 * 1965–1966: (acting)
 * 1966–1982: Nikolai N. Inozemtsev
 * 1983–1985: Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev
 * 1985–1989: Yevgeny Primakov
 * 1989–2000:
 * 2000–2006:
 * 2006-2017: Alexander Dynkin (since 2016 - President)

Notable people
Vladimir Solovyov (TV presenter) - postgraduate studies