Main materials
Consumer lending in Russia decreased by more than 50 over the year%
According to the National Bureau of Credit Histories, in December 2024, loans were issued for almost 200 billion rubles, which is 52% less than in January 2024.
Technologies
The Kazan plant produced more than 50 civilian helicopters last year.
Kazan Helicopter Plant completed the plan ahead of schedule in 2024.
Society
Popular
The court fined Kinopoisk three million rubles
The service was found guilty of promoting non-traditional relationships.
Policy
Incidents
The director of the Novosibirsk construction company was sent under house arrest
The court hearing was held in the Oktyabrsky District Court on February 3.
Economy
Russians have become more likely to complain about the conditions of bank deposits
In 2024, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation recorded over two thousand complaints ...
Sport
In 2025, more than 14 thousand competitions will be held in Russia.
Dmitry Chernyshenko, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Government, and Mikhail Degtyarev, Head...
Real estate
Animation House to be built in Voronezh for almost 600 million rubles
The Voronezh Ministry of Construction started looking for a contractor to build an Animation House.
National projects of Russia
The Popular Front has begun collecting data on non-functioning medical equipment in hospitals in the Sverdlovsk region.
Public activists from the Popular Front intend to collect information about the use of budget money in the healthcare system of the Sverdlovsk region.
New materials
A second ice arena may be built in Cherepovets.
The mayor of the city, Vadim Germanov, shared plans for the construction of the facility.
In 2024, he employed more than 3,300 people in the Pskov region.
The regional Labor Committee summed up the results of the work.
In Chelyabinsk, passenger traffic increased by 70% after the launch of new trolleybuses
By the end of 2024, the number of passengers of this type of transport will reach 10 million people.
A new CT machine has appeared in an antituberculous dispensary in Tuva
The device transmits the results of the study to the doctor's computer in real time.
Two new cinemas have been opened in the Sverdlovsk Region as part of the Culture national project
In total, 40 modern film screening sites have been created in the region.
The Central Bank highly appreciated the results of the first year of the long-term savings program
Since January 1, 2024, more than 2.7 million people have participated in the PDS, over 196 billion rubles have been raised.
Transnistria announced the possible termination of gas supply from December 28
The decision on temporary disconnection of consumers will be made in case of termination of fuel supplies to the territory of the republic.
Sberbank and T-Bank have become participants in the digital ruble testing project
At the moment, the 15 largest credit institutions are conducting a pilot check of the infrastructure of the electronic national currency.
The average maximum deposit rate in Russian banks broke a record in December 2024
According to the Central Bank, the average maximum rate in the largest Russian banks was 22.3%.
The Central Bank predicts peak inflation in April 2025
The current rate of inflation, excluding the base of 2024, will decrease next year.
The government will limit the possibility of online calls in order to combat fraud
Calls using IP telephony over the Internet to mobile and landline phones will be prohibited from September 1, 2025. The restrictions will not apply to instant messenger calls.
Export duties on legumes from January 1 will amount to 5%
The Russian government has established permanent customs duties on the export of Russian peas, chickpeas and lentils outside the EAEU.
More than 49,000 bloggers and owners of public pages on social networks have registered with Roskomnadzor.
Starting from January 1, 2025, channel owners who have not been verified by the agency will not be able to cooperate with advertisers.
The index of business activity in the service sector in Russia showed a decrease in December
The PMI index in the service sector, according to a study by S&P Global, has decreased by 2 points since November and amounted to 51.2 units. An indicator above 50 indicates an expansion of business activity.
Criminal liability may be imposed for illegal registration of sole proprietors.
The government bill provides for a penalty of up to 5 years in prison for registering businesses through front persons.
