Main materials
An increase in the incidence of acute respiratory viral infections has been recorded in the Ivanovo region
In the Ivanovo region, from February 10 to February 16, 2025, the number of requests for medical help with symptoms of acute respiratory infections increased by 4.1% compared to the previous week.
Technologies
Nizhny Novgorod company increased the production of doors by a third due to participation in the national project
The company "Aurum Doors" LLC, together with experts from the federal competence center, summed up the results of their work within the framework of the national project "Labor Productivity".
Society
Popular
The number of international flights from Krasnoyarsk increased by a third in July
In total, almost 73 thousand people have flown out of the city to other countries this year....
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
A joint Russian-Chinese production of generators will be established in St. Petersburg.
Alfa Baltic Engineering, a Russian company, and Yuchai, an engine manufacturer from China,...
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
The Pskov region was visited by students from Belarus under the program "More than a trip"
The region took part in the project for the first time.
The price for two tickets to the ballet "The Nutcracker" reached 400 thousand rubles
On December 10, 2024, a pair of tickets for the New Year's ballet at the Bolshoi Theater could be bought for 400 thousand rubles.
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.
