Main materials
St. Petersburg Stock Exchange reported a sevenfold increase in trading operations over the weekend
On February 15 and 16, the trading volume on the St. Petersburg Stock Exchange reached 375.63 million rubles, which is 7.3 times higher than the figures of the previous week (51.36 million rubles on February 8 and 9).
Technologies
The asphalt concrete plant was allocated two sites for production in Beloostrov
Asphalt Concrete Plant No. 1 JSC has received two sites in the Kurortny district of St. Petersburg.
Society
Popular
Head of SME Bank on transfers to China: sneaking like a thief in the night
The head of the financial institution of the Russian Federation spoke about the difficulties...
Policy
Incidents
Novosibirsk court ordered compulsory labor for a man for trying to sell a weapon
A resident of Ust-Tarka has put up for sale his Khatsan air rifle on a social network.
Economy
The Moscow coffee House on Payakh will invest more than 148 million rubles in the expansion of production
The company "Moscow coffee House on Payakh" plans to expand production in the Re...
Sport
Representatives of the Ministry of Sports and the Ministry of Defense discussed the development of mass sports and the adaptation of veterans of special operations
The head of the Ministry of Sports Mikhail Degtyarev met with the Deputy head of the Minis...
Real estate
Krasnodar evaluates development options for the north-eastern district of the city
It is expected that more than 5 million square meters of living space and about 1 million business areas will appear on the territory of 1,500 hectares.
National projects of Russia
Stavropol wants to upgrade the airport infrastructure within five years as part of a national project.
Stavropol airport plans to upgrade its infrastructure as part of the national project "Efficient Transport System".
New materials
Two new cinemas have been opened in the Sverdlovsk Region as part of the Culture national project
In total, 40 modern film screening sites have been created in the region.
The Central Bank highly appreciated the results of the first year of the long-term savings program
Since January 1, 2024, more than 2.7 million people have participated in the PDS, over 196 billion rubles have been raised.
Transnistria announced the possible termination of gas supply from December 28
The decision on temporary disconnection of consumers will be made in case of termination of fuel supplies to the territory of the republic.
Sberbank and T-Bank have become participants in the digital ruble testing project
At the moment, the 15 largest credit institutions are conducting a pilot check of the infrastructure of the electronic national currency.
The average maximum deposit rate in Russian banks broke a record in December 2024
According to the Central Bank, the average maximum rate in the largest Russian banks was 22.3%.
The Central Bank predicts peak inflation in April 2025
The current rate of inflation, excluding the base of 2024, will decrease next year.
The government will limit the possibility of online calls in order to combat fraud
Calls using IP telephony over the Internet to mobile and landline phones will be prohibited from September 1, 2025. The restrictions will not apply to instant messenger calls.
Export duties on legumes from January 1 will amount to 5%
The Russian government has established permanent customs duties on the export of Russian peas, chickpeas and lentils outside the EAEU.
More than 49,000 bloggers and owners of public pages on social networks have registered with Roskomnadzor.
Starting from January 1, 2025, channel owners who have not been verified by the agency will not be able to cooperate with advertisers.
The index of business activity in the service sector in Russia showed a decrease in December
The PMI index in the service sector, according to a study by S&P Global, has decreased by 2 points since November and amounted to 51.2 units. An indicator above 50 indicates an expansion of business activity.
Criminal liability may be imposed for illegal registration of sole proprietors.
The government bill provides for a penalty of up to 5 years in prison for registering businesses through front persons.
A single standard for chargers has been introduced in Europe
Now, for all types of new gadgets, except laptops, the use of fast Type-C "chargers" is provided.
2.3 billion rubles will be allocated for mobile communications in small towns in 2025
The funds will be allocated from the Government's reserve fund. They will be spent on providing communications and high-speed Internet to residents of at least 406 settlements.
Ozon changes Cyprus jurisdiction to Russian one
Trading in the company's shares will be suspended for the duration of the re-registration and will resume on the Moscow Stock Exchange in a few weeks.
The collections of Russian films in cinemas in 2024 increased by 25%
Ministry of Culture: the total box office of all films in the Russian box office is close to 43 billion rubles. 78% of them were domestic paintings.
