Main materials
The law on the "cooling-off period" for lending was adopted by the State Duma in the first reading.
The document provides for a mandatory delay in the issuance of consumer loans, and also introduces a number of requirements for banks and MFIs to prevent fraud.
Technologies
A group of drones will be created in the Angara region to prevent forest fires.
Forest fire brigade workers will be trained before the start of the dangerous season.
Society
Popular
In Mordovia, they plan to create a detachment of cyber volunteers
ANO "Center for the Development of Youth Civic Engagement" within the framework ...
Policy
Incidents
Reuters: The cost of oil tanker freight has increased dramatically
The price increase is due to increased demand for the transportation of oil and petroleum ...
Economy
China's investments in the Russian regions of the Far East in 2025 may reach 1 trillion rubles.
According to the Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Khabarovsk, 90...
Sport
Construction workers have completed the reconstruction of two buildings of the Moscow State University of Sports and Tourism
Each building has been redeveloped to make the space as efficient as possible.
Real estate
The exterior of the Sretensky Cathedral was restored in Nikolsk
The active revival of the main city shrine began in 2024.
National projects of Russia
In the next 5 years, Russia plans to increase the aviation mobility of citizens by 50% thanks to the national project
At the moment, this coefficient is 0.76 points.
New materials
Tourists brought more than 730 billion rubles to the economy of St. Petersburg in 2024.
This figure is one and a half times higher than the income from tourism in 2023.
The Lipetsk region has once again become a leader in growing vegetables indoors
In 2024, 145,200 tons of greenhouse vegetables and salads were harvested in the region.
The government of the Krasnoyarsk Territory held its last meeting this year.
A number of resolutions were adopted.
Public toilets will be installed in Samara's parks and squares for 2.4 million rubles.
The Department of Urban Economy has announced a tender to find a supplier of modular cabins.
The construction of monolithic structures of the hospital building for 5.2 billion rubles is being completed in Verkhnyaya Pyshma.
The large-scale project is being implemented by decision of the Governor of the Sverdlovsk region, Evgeny Kuyvashev.
The Pskov company Aurora Group was added to the list of unscrupulous suppliers for two years
The customer unilaterally refused to fulfill the contractor's obligations to organize a gathering-festival of patriotic associations.
De Beers cannot sell off a $2 billion diamond reserve.
The reason is the decreased demand and competition from companies selling artificially grown gems.
US stock indexes rose on the first day of the "Santa Claus rally"
This is the name of the traditional rise in American stocks on New Year's Eve. This happens during the five trading days of December and two days of January.
The Bank of Russia has registered an additional issue of T-Bank shares to join Rosbank
300 million securities with a nominal value of 10 rubles were placed in the amount of 3 billion.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade will review the list of goods for parallel import
According to the head of the department Anton Alikhanov, the number of products imported into the country in this way will gradually decrease.
According to the results of 11 months of 2024, car loans in Russia showed steady growth.
The number of loans issued for the purchase of cars exceeded 1.5 million, which is 67.3% more than the same period in 2023.
The simplified procedure for registration of medicines has been extended until the end of 2027.
The Government has extended the simplified registration form for certain types of drugs and medical products.
Deputy Prime Minister Novak: Russia is ready to continue gas supplies to Europe
According to the Deputy Prime Minister, the total volume of Russian gas exports to European countries in 2024 increased by 18-20% compared to 2023, indicating an interest in continuing supplies.
In 2024, the Ministry of Finance allocated 1 trillion rubles from the National Welfare Fund for infrastructure projects.
Borrowing from the National Wealth Fund will continue in 2025.
Toyota sold 920,000 cars in November 2024, setting a record
In the first 11 months of 2024, the company sold about 9 million 254 thousand vehicles worldwide, however, having worsened last year's figure by 1.2%.
