Main materials
The average repayment period of mortgage loans has decreased in Russia
According to the United Credit Bureau, the duration of the mortgage loan issued in January 2025 was 20 years and 4 months, which is 1 year and 4 months less than in January 2024.
Technologies
Nine large-scale agricultural investment projects are being implemented in the Irkutsk Region by 2030.
Nine large agricultural projects are being implemented in the Angara region by 2030, in which about 59 billion rubles are being invested.
Society
Popular
The national project "International Cooperation and Export" is being actively implemented in Mordovia
Efficiency is largely due to the coordinated work of systemic measures for the development...
Policy
Incidents
A truck driver who killed a man in a field will be tried in the Novosibirsk region.
A 52-year-old man is accused of causing death by negligence.
Economy
New York collected $48.6 million in the first month of entry fees to downtown Manhattan
On January 5, 2025, New York City launched a program aimed at regulating traffic in midtow...
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
Vologda region wants to restore two idle children's camps
The Vologda Oblast authorities intend to restore the work of two abandoned children's health camps, but no specific facilities have been named.
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
A second ice arena may be built in Cherepovets.
The mayor of the city, Vadim Germanov, shared plans for the construction of the facility.
In 2024, he employed more than 3,300 people in the Pskov region.
The regional Labor Committee summed up the results of the work.
In Chelyabinsk, passenger traffic increased by 70% after the launch of new trolleybuses
By the end of 2024, the number of passengers of this type of transport will reach 10 million people.
A new CT machine has appeared in an antituberculous dispensary in Tuva
The device transmits the results of the study to the doctor's computer in real time.
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.
