Main materials
Nissan and Honda corporations are discussing the possibility of merging
Automakers hope that the merger will help them compete with the growing Chinese auto industry. The capitalization of the combined company may exceed $52 billion.
Technologies
In Nizhny Novgorod, about 90 facilities were built using information modeling technology.
The head of the regional Ministry of Construction summed up the work of the construction industry of the region.
Society
Popular
VTsIOM: 8 out of 10 Russians are not ready to work as taxi drivers
Russian citizens do not want to earn extra money as cab drivers.
Policy
Incidents
The ex-mayor of Sredneuralsk was detained in the Sverdlovsk region.
The reason was the commission of a corruption crime.
Economy
China to issue $411 billion worth of government bonds in 2025
According to Reuters, this is the largest issue in history. In 2024, the country issued th...
Sport
A commission for the development of sports among veterans of special operations with disabilities will be created in Russia.
The commission will be headed by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko.
Real estate
Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug will allocate more than 20 billion rubles for the construction of bridges and roads
The comprehensive plan is designed for the next three years.
National projects of Russia
The FAS revealed a cartel agreement in the framework of the implementation of national projects for almost three billion rubles.
The companies Park Invest, Gardarika and two individual entrepreneurs violated the antimonopoly legislation.
New materials
The Center for Strategic Research has begun to design an international transport corridor through Tyva
The road will connect Russia, Mongolia and Western China.
The Yandex operating system can take a leading position in the market of television equipment
The company is in talks with Chinese manufacturers Haier, TCL and Huawei about installing its YaOS (OS) on all TVs they supply to Russia.
Delimobil provided the business with 2.5 times more cars for rent than a year earlier
From January to October 2024, 8 thousand companies used the carsharing services of the service.
Retailers accuse marketplaces of discrimination
Representatives of retail chains demand to regulate the operation of online platforms, including revealing pricing algorithms and prohibiting the promotion of their own brands.
An exchange for initial public offering of shares will be created for small technology companies
The Ministry of Energy plans to launch a platform for the preliminary public offering of securities of companies. This will make it easier for tech startups to find investors.
The prosecutor's office will not conduct more than one hundred thousand business inspections in 2025
At the same time, about 36 thousand inspections have been agreed upon. In 2024, 47 thousand control events were planned and conducted throughout the country.
The Legislative Assembly of the Novosibirsk region adopted the budget for the next three years in the final third reading
The main financial document takes into account all the amendments considered at the previous 52nd session.
Debts of Russians to collectors decreased to a minimum in three years
At the end of the year, the average amount of debt amounted to 196 thousand, 6.7% lower than the value of 2023.
Entrepreneurs have submitted 125 thousand applications for trademark registration
In 11 months, Rospatent received 15.6% more applications than in the same period of 2023.
Ministry of Finance: half of YouTube users switched to domestic video platforms
The Ministry believes that the Russian media content market will continue to grow steadily.
ALROSA slightly reduced diamond production in 2024
33 million carats were mined, a year earlier the volume of production amounted to 34.6 million carats.
Inflation expectations of Russians reached their highest level in a year in December
According to the Central Bank, the inflation rate expected by citizens was 13.9%, after 13.4% in November.
Abkhazia has requested free electricity supplies from Russia
The Republic has requested the supply of 327 million kilowatt-hours of electricity in 2025.
New medical equipment was installed in the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Children's Hospital
The institution received a video endoscopic complex for minimally invasive surgical operations for newborns.
The deputy head of the education department of the Stavropol City Hall was taken into custody
An employee of the city hall is considered guilty of receiving a bribe in the amount of almost 4 million rubles.
