Main materials
The price of Kia and Hyundai brand cars has increased by 42% in three years
The average cost of three-year-old used Kia and Hyundai cars in Russia has reached 1.7 million rubles, which exceeds the initial price in car dealerships by 42% compared to 2021.
Technologies
The first stage of the IT park will be completed in Krasnodar this year.
The Krasnodar Regional Department of Informatization plans to complete the first stage of the construction of an IT park in the regional capital this year.
Society
Popular
A resident of Mordovia is suspected of drug possession and cannabis cultivation
A resident of the village of Malye Bereznyaki, Romodanovsky district, was growing a prohibited...
Policy
Incidents
The capital's court arrested the accounts of Ilya Varlamov, a foreign agent*
In Moscow, a court seized all accounts of urban blogger Ilya Varlamov* at the request of a...
Economy
The T2 operator commissioned 36,000 base stations in the Russian Federation in 2024
The operator has almost doubled the number of launched base stations, reaching 36,000 unit...
Sport
Football was recognized as the most popular sport in the country
The Russian Football Union and Mediascope investigated the preferences of Russians in the ...
Real estate
A new building of the Maritime Technical University was commissioned in St. Petersburg.
The new scientific and production building of St. Petersburg State Technical University has been granted a commissioning permit.
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 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
In Voronezh, streets and sidewalks are treated with deicing materials
Due to temperature "swings", an ice crust forms on the roads.
The mayor of Novosibirsk spoke about plans to open another rehabilitation center for participants of the special operation
The new social and medical institution will start operating in January 2025.
