Main materials
Russians have been warned about a new fraudulent scheme using contactless payment technologies
F.A.C.C.T. specialists have recorded the spread of a new method of stealing funds from citizens' accounts through NFC applications installed on a mobile phone.
Technologies
Kazan scientists have developed new ways to clean the soil from oil
Scientists from Kazan Federal University have developed ways to clean the soil of petroleum products with active substances released by bacteria.
Society
Popular
Demand for Chinese brand appliances and electronics has tripled in Russia
Residents of the Russian Federation actively buy goods from China.
Policy
Incidents
Fraudsters who stole 380 million rubles from citizens will be tried in St. Petersburg.
The St. Petersburg Prosecutor's Office has approved an indictment against Ilya Zharov,...
Economy
Deputy Prime Minister Patrushev: business should not allow prices for socially important products to rise
The Deputy head of the Government of the Russian Federation appealed to industry unions wi...
Sport
A sports complex worth 2 billion rubles will be built in Omsk.
Omsk Region has won a state subsidy from the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation ...
Real estate
The contractor was unable to build the pavilions for the Nizhny Novgorod metro on time
In Nizhny Novgorod, the contractor was unable to build the pavilions of the metro stations "Engine of the Revolution" and "Proletarskaya" on time.
National projects of Russia
Violations were committed in St. Petersburg during the implementation of the national project "Education"
Employees of the prosecutor's office of the Krasnoselsky district of St. Petersburg checked the state institution for the implementation of the national project "Education".
New materials
Supplies of Vologda plywood abroad have almost tripled in a year
A total of 5,600 cubic meters of laminated plywood were shipped to 6 countries.
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.
