Main materials
The annual volume of betting in bookmakers for the year amounted to 1.7 trillion rubles.
The increase in the volume of the betting market in 2024 amounted to 40%, experts attribute the increase to the blocking of illegal offices and rising inflation. Kommersant writes about this today.
Technologies
In Nizhny Novgorod, the contractor is conducting engineering and geological studies to continue the construction of the metro.
In Nizhny Novgorod, the contractor began conducting engineering and geological studies to extend the Sormovskaya metro line.
Society
Popular
Mishustin: calculations in the national currencies of Russia and Uzbekistan amounted to 70%
The head of the Russian government went to Tashkent on an official visit.
Policy
Incidents
The court sentenced a resident of Saratov, who broke her mother's head with a plate.
During the conflict, the woman threw a ceramic plate towards the victim.
Economy
Annual inflation in Russia has exceeded 10%
According to Rosstat, since the beginning of the year, the increase in prices for goods an...
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
Illegal garages continued to be demolished in Voronezh
Demolition of illegal buildings continues in Voronezh.
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
More than 300 heads of Chelyabinsk enterprises took part in the Productivity Leaders project
In total, the new federal project will help to improve the skills of 20,000 managers.
VTB bought out a stake in Post Bank and became its sole owner
The transaction amount amounted to 36 billion rubles. Before that, the company owned almost half of the shares of Post Bank
A garbage sorting complex will be built in Tyva in 2026 for 3 billion rubles
The implementation of this project will help transform the waste management system in the republic.
Gold prices have exceeded the $2,700 per ounce mark
The price of a troy ounce of the precious metal has increased for the first time since November 25.
Coffee has risen in price on world markets at a record high. Stock prices have updated the maximum
Brazil and Vietnam, the largest coffee suppliers, are projected to produce even less coffee than previously expected.
The Accounting Chamber summed up the results of the implementation of the federal program "Sport is the norm of life"
The project aimed at involving the maximum number of Russians in systematic sports started in 2019.
TV channels will raise advertising prices in the new year
In 2025, most broadcasters will increase the cost of advertising time by 5-15%. The main reason is the high demand from advertisers.
The grocery delivery market has almost doubled in a year. Experts predict a further decline in indicators
For 9 months of 2024, the growth in delivery, according to analysts, amounted to 45.6%. Further volume increases are limited by a shortage of personnel.
Sberbank's net profit for the first 11 months of 2024 approached 1.5 trillion rubles
The number of individual clients has grown to almost 110 million people. The number of corporate clients amounted to 3.2 million companies.
47 thousand American visas were issued to Russians during the year. Almost 40% of applicants received refusals
7,000 fewer U.S. visas were issued to Russian citizens than in 2023. The failure rate remained at the level of 2023 - about 38%.
The government wants to limit the price ceiling for hotel accommodation
It is planned to develop coefficients of the marginal cost of housing for each region during periods of peak demand, for example during major forums.
Repin's "Portrait of a Persian Woman" is up for auction for 60 million rubles
On December 15, the Moscow Auction House will hold the final auction of the year, where paintings and graphics by Russian artists of the XIX century will be presented.
In Russia, a record volume of commercial real estate was introduced in 2024 - more than 6 million square meters
Most of the areas are storage facilities. Experts expect the growth trend to continue next year.
A unique basketball hall will soon open in Angarsk
Several new sports facilities appeared in the city district in 2024.
Elon Musk may once again become the "Man of the Year" according to Time magazine
The billionaire has already received this status in 2021. Musk said he did not want to see his portrait on the cover of Time
