Main materials
Tourists brought more than 730 billion rubles to the economy of St. Petersburg in 2024.
This figure is one and a half times higher than the income from tourism in 2023.
Technologies
Lipetsk entrepreneur built a greenhouse with the help of a grant from Agrostartap
A businessman grows tomatoes in a modern 1,000 square meter structure.
Society
Popular
Residents of Novosibirsk have become interested in new buildings in St. Petersburg
Russians are actively interested in real estate outside their regions of residence.
Policy
Incidents
In the Irkutsk region, five men were sent to a penal colony for illegal logging
The damage from the activities of the accused amounted to 11 million rubles.
Economy
Ozon changes Cyprus jurisdiction to Russian one
Trading in the company's shares will be suspended for the duration of the re-registrat...
Sport
A commission for the development of sports among veterans of special operations with disabilities will be created in Russia.
The commission will be headed by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko.
Real estate
The grand opening of the Mining Institute metro station took place in St. Petersburg
It also became known that the "Red" metro line will be laid to Pulkovo airport.
National projects of Russia
In Tyva, a contractor stole almost 4 million rubles while repairing roads under a national project
The entrepreneur is suspected of especially large-scale fraud.
New materials
The former chairman of the world's largest bank, Bank of China, was sentenced to death
In China, the ex-head of the Bank of China was sentenced to death for accepting bribes. This is far from the first case of capital punishment being applied to Chinese banking officials.
Transneft announced a reduction in investment projects against the background of an increase in the income tax rate for the company to 40%
The income tax for the operator of the main oil pipelines from 2025 to 2030 will be 40%, the relevant amendments were adopted by the State Duma today.
Festive installations have been installed in Krasnoarmeysk
Glowing figures create a New Year's atmosphere in the city.
A meeting of the Council of Deputies was held in the Pushkinsky City District
The participants of the meeting worked out 13 issues.
A pupil of the sports school "Krasnoarmeysk" of the Pushkinsky district won the bronze medal at the All-Russian junior badminton competitions
The competitions were held in Orekhovo-Zuyevo from November 20th to 25th.
The head of the Pushkinsky district near Moscow took part in a regional meeting to support the families of participants in the special operation
Certificates on the status of military personnel can now be requested through the "State Services".
The first ice rinks will open in the Pushkinsky Urban District this week
Ice skating will be available in Pushkino and Ivanteevka parks from December 1.
The new equipment was received by the Sports School of the Moscow region Pushkin
Kayaks, canoes and gymnastic carpets were purchased with the funds of a regional grant for classes.
The buyer of the blogger Valeria Chekalina's course, known as Lercek, demands two million rubles from her through the court
The corresponding claim was filed with the Moscow court.
Telegram's revenue increased almost 3 times in the first half of 2024
The messenger's revenue exceeded last year's figures by 190% and reached $525 million. The value of the company's digital assets increased more than 3 times and amounted to $1.3 billion.
The new contactless payment service may become available to Alfa-Bank customers
The bank announced its readiness to connect the Wave contactless payment service instead of Apple Pay after determining the technical requirements.
The UK will impose additional duties on Harley-Davidson and Jack Daniel's as a response to the new US customs policy
The United Kingdom intends to return additional tariffs on the import of a number of goods from the United States, in the event of an increase in duties on all imports announced by Donald Trump
The Ministry of Finance has developed a package of measures to protect citizens from fraudsters
The new block of bills took into account the most common cyberbullying schemes and proposed protection measures.
UnionPay cards continue to be issued by only two major Russian banks
Russian users can apply for international UnionPay cards at the Russian Agricultural Bank and the Asia-Pacific Bank.
Russian companies can be provided with preferential loans for the purchase of domestic electronic equipment
Computer manufacturers have applied to the Industrial Development Fund with an initiative to provide loans at 3% per annum for the purchase of their products.
