Main materials
The growth of car loans in 2024 was almost 60%
In 2024, Russians took out car loans worth 2.34 trillion rubles. This exceeds the figures of the previous year by 58.3%, when the amount amounted to 1.48 trillion rubles. Such data is provided by the National Bureau of Credit Histories.
Technologies
About 72,000 hectares of forest will be restored in the Vologda Region this year.
The Vologda Oblast authorities have planned to restore more than 72,000 hectares of forest this year.
Society
Popular
85% of all warehouses in Russia are occupied by marketplaces
Experts note the growing demand for warehouse real estate from the largest Internet platfo...
Policy
Incidents
Alexander Gratsky, the former deputy mayor of Pskov, was given 10 years in prison for bribes
The court found Alexander Gratsky, ex-deputy mayor of Pskov, guilty of bribery, patronage ...
Economy
Publishers reported a shortage of materials for the production of bright bindings
The shortage of printed materials for book covers was 30% relative to the required vol...
Sport
Fifty Russian athletes have received neutral status from the World Aquatics Federation
Russian athletes engaged in swimming and diving have received a neutral status from the In...
Real estate
Thermal resort to be built in Chelyabinsk for 320 million rubles
A year-round thermal resort is planned to be built in Chelyabinsk on the shore of Smolino Lake.
National projects of Russia
The Popular Front has begun collecting data on non-functioning medical equipment in hospitals in the Sverdlovsk region.
Public activists from the Popular Front intend to collect information about the use of budget money in the healthcare system of the Sverdlovsk region.
New materials
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.
In Ugra, an investment project for the production of shaped rolled products will be launched in 2026
The company will produce about 100,000 tons of products per year.
