Main materials
Lenta reported a one-and-a-half-fold increase in revenue
In 2024, the Lenta retail chain, which is one of the leading participants in the Russian retail sales market, showed a significant increase in revenue.
Technologies
Nizhny Novgorod Molecular Genetic Laboratory was the first in the country to receive accreditation in the field of agriculture
For the first time in the country, the Laboratory of Molecular Genetic Examination at the Volga Research Medical University in Nizhny Novgorod has received the accreditation of the GOST ISO/IEC 17025-2019 quality standard.
Society
Popular
The Moscow Biathlon Championship and Championship were held in the capital of Mordovia
Due to the lack of necessary infrastructure for training and competitions, biathletes from...
Policy
Incidents
A criminal case was opened against fishermen in the Moscow region for fishing for fish and crayfish.
The staff of the interdistrict environmental prosecutor's office checked the fishermen...
Economy
Alibaba added $87 billion in a month thanks to AI breakthroughs
The value of Alibaba's technology company's securities has increased by $87 billio...
Sport
The head of a sports school was detained in Chelyabinsk for bribery
A criminal case was opened against the head of a sports school in Chelyabinsk.
Real estate
Russian Railways is ready to start construction of a high-speed highway between Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Russian Railways said that they are ready to start construction of a high-speed highway between Moscow and St. Petersburg.
National projects of Russia
In Bashkiria, the head of a rural cooperative will be tried for fraud in the framework of a national project.
In Bashkortostan, the prosecutor's office has approved charges against the head of an agricultural cooperative.
New materials
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.
In Ivanovo, the first batch of products was released at the restored dairy
Investors plan to increase the production volume of the enterprise to 200 tons of milk per day.
