... financial document of the city will continue next year
December 4th. /MEDIA TALK/.The regular 39th session was held in the Council of Deputies of the city of Novosibirsk. The main issue at it was the approval of the budget of the capital of Siberia for 2025.
The budget of the city was represented by the head of the Department of Finance and Tax Policy of the Novosibirsk City Hall, Alexander Veselkov. According to him, in 2025, revenues to the city treasury should amount to 97.8 billion rubles, ...
In 2025, large-scale construction of educational facilities will continue in the Moscow region.
January 23. /MEDIA TALK/. In 2025, large-scale construction of educational facilities will continue in the Moscow region. According to the head of the Moscow ...
In Russia, in the middle of 2025, mass production of trucks of the BAZ brand will start, which are comparable in their characteristics to Volvo and Mercedes-Benz models.
February 6th. /MEDIA TALK/. In Russia, in the middle of 2025, mass production of trucks of the BAZ brand will ...
The head of the regional capital announced the completion of work on the draft of the main financial document of the city for 2025 and the planning period of the next two years.
November 16th. /MEDIA TALK/.The head of the regional capital announced the completion of work on the draft of the main financial document of the city for 2025 and the planning period of the next two ...
DOM Corporation.The Russian Federation, which is engaged in the development of housing construction and mortgage lending, has confirmed its intentions to hold an initial public offering (IPO) in the fourth quarter of 2025.
February 10th. /MEDIA TALK/. DOM Corporation.The Russian Federation, which is engaged in the development of housing construction and mortgage lending, has confirmed its intentions to hold an initial public offering (IPO) in the fourth quarter of ...
The current rate of inflation, excluding the base of 2024, will decrease next year.
December 28. /MEDIA TALK/. According to the forecasts of the Bank of Russia, in the first months of 2025, the annual inflation rate in the country will continue to increase and reach its maximum in April, such information was announced during a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank on the key rate. A summary of the discussion was published ...
... unscheduled meeting was held in the Government of the region.
October 10th. /MEDIA TALK/.An unscheduled meeting was held in the Government of the region.
The Governor of the Stavropol Territory, Vladimir Vladimirov, spoke about budget priorities in 2025, highlighting the main approaches to budget formation for the next year.
The head of the region instructed ministers and heads of departments to rationally approach cost planning in 2025.
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According to the governor,...
... China announced the extension of duty-free import of a number of goods from the United States, among them, for example, rare earth ores.
November 29th. /MEDIA TALK/. China has extended the exemption of some American goods from duties until February 28, 2025. The Global Times writes about this today with reference to the statement of the Commission on Customs Tariffs of the State Council. It is noted that the group of goods for which duty-free importation has been extended includes ores of rare earth ...
... system to accept payments using Russian Mir cards.
the 13th of November. /MEDIA TALK/. Today, Chairman of the Iranian Central Bank Mohammad Reza Farzin named the time frame in which Russian Mir cards will be launched in the republic. As early as January 2025, Russian Mir users will be able to withdraw cash from Iranian ATMs, and by the end of 2025 they will be able to use it to pay in stores.
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The completion of the technical integration of the payment systems of the ...
AvtoVAZ announced preparations for the serial production of Lada Iskra. It is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2025.
15th of November. /MEDIA TALK/. Based on the results of the Board of Directors, AvtoVAZ Concern has determined the dates for the start of serial production of Lada Iskra series cars. It should start next spring. TASS writes about this today with ...
United Russia has compiled a list of educational institutions that will be updated within three years.
November 14th. /MEDIA TALK/.The United Russia Party has compiled a list of schools and kindergartens that will be renovated in the period from 2025 to 2027. The organization has submitted the list to the Ministry of Education and will keep this issue under special control.
In the Chelyabinsk region, major repairs are planned in 11 schools, colleges and kindergartens in 2025. The list of ...
... is the largest issue in history. In 2024, the country issued three times fewer special treasury bonds.
December 24th. /MEDIA TALK/. The Chinese authorities plan to issue government bonds worth 3 trillion yuan (equivalent to 411 billion dollars) in 2025. This is reported by Reuters, citing sources familiar with the situation.
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This will be the largest government loan in the country's history. China's economy is still experiencing difficulties recovering from the ...
... inspections have been agreed upon. In 2024, 47 thousand control events were planned and conducted throughout the country.
December 19th. /MEDIA TALK/. The Prosecutor General's Office refused to conduct more than 101 thousand inspections of enterprises in 2025. The head of the department, Igor Krasnov, announced this at a joint meeting of the Federation Council Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Construction and the Committee on Defense and Security. His words are quoted by TASS. At the ...
The lower house of Parliament will study the financial document of the Cabinet of Ministers.
September 30th. /MEDIA TALK/.On Monday, September 30, the Government of the Russian Federation submitted to the State Duma a draft budget for 2025 and the planning period 2026-2027, as well as a package of related bills. The document appeared in the legislative support system.
The draft budget is based on the forecast that by 2027 the economic dynamics in the country will be moderate — ...
The financial regulator of the Russian Federation has published a new report with forecasts for the near future.
August 29th. /MEDIA TALK/. On Thursday, August 29, it became known that the Central Bank may raise the key rate to 20-22% in 2025 in the event of a global crisis. This is stated in the report of the Bank of Russia.
The Central Bank called such a scenario "risky" and applicable in the event of a global financial crisis, increased sanctions against the Russian ...
In the first decade of February 2025, the average maximum interest rate on ruble deposits in the ten largest banks in Russia decreased to 21.44% per annum.
12th of February. /MEDIA TALK/. In the first decade of February 2025, the average maximum interest rate on ruble deposits in the ...
The CEO of YouTube presented the key directions of the platform's development for 2025, focusing on the integration of artificial intelligence and support for content creators.
12th of February. /MEDIA TALK/. The CEO of YouTube presented the key directions of the platform's development for 2025, focusing on the integration of artificial ...
In January 2025, Russians took out fewer loans to purchase goods directly in stores. 222,000 such loans were issued in the amount of 13.8 billion rubles.
February 20th. /MEDIA TALK/. In January 2025, Russians took out fewer loans to purchase goods directly in stores....
... framework of the new national project "Tourism and Hospitality". It retains key support programs, as well as adds a separate federal project that will focus on the production of domestic equipment for the tourism industry. In the period from 2025 to 2027, the region will receive 37.5 million rubles annually.
The specific initiatives that will receive funding this year will be determined through a competitive selection process. It will be held in the spring. In 2023 and 2024, 21 initiatives ...
... told us when the monetary policy of the regulator may soften.
July 31st. /MEDIA TALK/.On Wednesday, July 31, it became known that economists surveyed by the Center for Price Indices expect the Central Bank's key rate to remain at 18% until the end of 2025. This was reported by Kommersant.
Most experts believe that the indicator will not be increased until the end of 2024. Analysts also added that in the second quarter of 2025, it is possible to reduce the rate to 16%, and then to 12% by the ...
... by the platform confirmed the availability of additional medical insurance for staff, and there were 6% more such companies over the year. 70% of companies that do not have such support for employees have declared their readiness to introduce it in 2025.
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30% of the respondent companies have free psychological assistance programs. 56% of companies have corporate training and development programs, which increased by 5% over the year.
More than half of the ...
... relevant committee of the regional parliament supported the main financial document of the region for the next three years.
The Budget Committee of the Legislative Assembly of the Novosibirsk region considered the draft law on the regional budget for 2025 and the planning period of 2026 and 2027.
Vitaly Golubenko, Minister of Finance and Tax Policy of the region, delivered a keynote speech to the deputies. He provided updated figures on federal transfers. The region will receive about 24.5 billion ...
... Nabiullina at a speech in the SF.
The introduction of a new type of money next year will be possible if it is successfully tested, she noted.
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Nabiullina added that the Central Bank is focusing on the summer of 2025, but the process will be gradual.
Recall that in mid-July, President Vladimir Putin announced the need to introduce a digital ruble. This type of currency should be used in the economic activity and finance of the country, he said.
The Italian financial institution has released a new report.
July 24th. /MEDIA TALK/.On Wednesday, July 24, it became known that UniCredit plans to reduce its business in Russia by 2025. This is stated in the latest report of the Italian group.
So, in the next six months, the organization intends to reduce cross—border exposure to almost zero, international payments to below 8.5 billion euros, loans minus reserves below ...
... introduce a new fee.
October 31st. /MEDIA TALK/. On Thursday, October 31, it became known that starting next year, a tourist tax will be levied in Kazan and Vladivostok. This was reported by the press service of the city duma.
The tax rate in 2025 will be 1%, by 2029 it will grow to 5%. It is expected that in the first year the changes will bring Vladivostok and Kazan 75.5 and more than 150 million rubles, respectively.
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At the same time, in the first city,...
... institution told when the regulator of the Russian Federation can soften monetary policy.
August 8th. /MEDIA TALK/.On Thursday, August 8, it became known that the BEAC expects a reduction in the key rate in Russia no earlier than the second quarter of 2025. This was reported by TASS with reference to the statement of the head of the Finance unit of the bank Taras Skvortsov.
He stressed that the credit institution does not expect a rate cut this year.
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Earlier,...
... State Development Corporation commented on the monetary policy of the Central Bank.
August 23rd. /MEDIA TALK/.On Friday, August 23, the chief economist of VEB.Russia's Andrey Klepach said he expects a reduction in the key rate to 14-16% by the end of 2025. There will be no easing of the Central Bank's monetary policy in 2024, he shared his opinion with TASS on the sidelines of the Grain of Siberia forum.
Klepach also noted that the key rate is unlikely to decrease until the middle of next year....
... including the anniversaries of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The minimum federal pension in the country from January 1 will be 15,250 rubles, in St. Petersburg, taking into account the regional allowance, 19,116 rubles.
Starting from February 1, 2025, pensions for working pensioners will also be indexed throughout the country. The relevant amendments were adopted in the summer.
... "Operator". The tool will use artificial intelligence technologies to solve tasks such as writing code or booking trips.
As the creators explained to the publication, it is planned to launch the "agent" in test mode in January 2025. It is noted that this launch will be part of a larger project to create AI software to perform multi-stage tasks with minimal user control.
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Microsoft recently launched a service using a similar technology that ...
... Cabinet of Ministers has approved a resolution allowing citizens to regulate the issuance of loans.
October 15th. /MEDIA TALK/. On Tuesday, October 15, it became known that residents of Russia will be able to set a self-ban on issuing loans from March 1, 2025. This was reported by the press service of the government of the country.
So, citizens will be able to prohibit making loans and microloans in their name on the public services portal or by personally visiting the MFC. In both cases, the decision ...
...
September 5th. /MEDIA TALK/.Competitions will be organized in 16 sports areas next summer.
Mikhail Degtyarev invited young people from North Korea to participate in joint games with Russian athletes. The event is scheduled for the summer of 2025. The competition protocol is being prepared now. The document will be signed in November in the DPRK.
The games will include competitions in 16 sports.
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This year, Russian experts conducted training sessions ...
... of regional flights, will remain in the new year. Airlines have been ordered to start selling tickets to these destinations.
November 14th. /MEDIA TALK/. Today, the Ministry of Transport explained how subsidies for air transportation will operate in 2025. RIA-novosti writes about this. According to the Ministry, the draft budget for the next 3 years provides separate financing of subsidies for regional transportation, the United Far Eastern Airline and transportation of the least socially protected ...
... Podvalny, director of the Self-service Device Network Management division of the organization.
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He explained that more than 90% of the ATM fleet of the institution is already made up of ATM from Korean manufacturers. By the end of 2025, all American devices belonging to the organization will be replaced.
Podvalny added that now the institution is also testing Chinese ATMs, but it is "more logical to go" to domestic manufacturers, since they produce products based on the ...
... Labor, Social Policy and Veterans Affairs.
The head of the federal department added that the draft budget for the next three years includes about 1.7 trillion rubles for these payments.
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Starting from February 1, 2025, the amount of maternity capital will increase by 7.3%. Thus, the payment for the first child will increase by 46 thousand, to 676 thousand, for the second — by 61 thousand, to 893 thousand rubles.
Recall that in early October it was reported ...
... TALK/.On Monday, September 30, it became known that next year the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum will be held from June 18 to June 25. This was reported by the press service of Roscongress.
The organization noted that in the summer of 2025, it is planned to discuss issues of accelerated digitalization, adaptation of the global economy to new conditions, etc. The forum is also expected to develop practical solutions to such problems.
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Roscongress stressed ...
... violations on the road. Some of them can rise one and a half times.
November 18th. /MEDIA TALK/. As Vedomosti reports today, with reference to the draft amendments to the Administrative Code concerning fines for traffic violations, from January 1, 2025, the penalty for traveling without seat belts may be increased from 1,000 to 1,500 rubles, for drunk driving - from 30 to 45 thousand rubles. The range of fines for speeding violations is proposed to be changed from 500-5000 rubles to 750-7500. The ...
... Pushkino, near Moscow, on Rozanov Passage, the construction of a children's polyclinic for 400 visits per shift continues. Now workers are strengthening the walls of the pit and pouring plates of the zero cycle. The work should be completed by the end of 2025.
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According to the project, the new polyclinic is a four–storey building with a total area of 5,000 square meters. It is planned that there will be a clinical laboratory,...
In one of the regions of Russia, they intend to collect money from travelers.
October 15th. /MEDIA TALK/. On Tuesday, October 15, it became known that from January 1, 2025, a tourist tax may be introduced in Volgograd. This is stated in a post on the Telegram channel of the duma.
The relevant draft law was submitted for consideration by local deputies. They offer to charge travelers 1% of the cost of accommodation ...
... also became more selective, denying services to high-risk customers. Kommersant writes about this today.
According to insurance brokers, in 2024, tariffs for warehouse insurance ranged from 0.05–0.09% of the cost of the building. However, in 2025, minimum rates started at 0.07%, and tariffs for high-risk facilities could reach 0.7% or higher.
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Experts note that the increase in tariffs increases the marginality of the insurance business, but a further significant ...
... towns in Russia are planning to provide Internet access this year.
January 14th. /MEDIA TALK/. The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation summed up the results of voting on the priority connection of small settlements to the mobile Internet in 2025. The list includes about 1,600 villages and villages.
The voting took place from August 5 to November 17. It was attended by more than 717,000 people. 479,000 requests were received through Public Services, and another 238,000 people made their ...
Moscow and Minsk are preparing for consultations on the purchase of hydrocarbons.
September 18th. /MEDIA TALK/. On Wednesday, September 18, it became known that Russia and Belarus will discuss the terms of gas supply to the republic after 2025. The parties are preparing for consultations on this issue, Interfax reported, citing a statement by the head of the Energy Ministry of the neighboring state, Alexei Kushnarenko.
He noted that the task is to form a tariff and pricing policy ...
... indicator in the Social Fund was explained by the indexation of payments for working citizens — the corresponding decision was made this year.
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In total, almost 11 trillion rubles will be allocated for pensions in 2025. Of these, 106.4 billion will be used to index payments to working elderly residents of the country.
It should be noted that in the middle of this year, the Social Fund found out that 41.1 million pensioners live in the Russian Federation, including ...
... Reshetnikov, head of the Ministry of Economic Development.
The construction of a special economic zone will begin in the Vologda Region next year. The object will appear near the village of Leskovo. This will be the first SEZ in the region.
In 2025, specialists will begin to design and build infrastructure for the special economic zone. It should become a place that will attract new investors and production, said the head of the region, Georgy Filimonov.
According to the governor, at the ...
In the Russian Federation, a sharp decrease in the rate of registration of housing loans is expected.
September 2nd. /MEDIA TALK/.On Monday, September 2, it became known that in 2025, mortgage issuance in Russia may fall to the figures of 2020. This was reported by Kommersant with reference to the NRA rating agency.
Experts believe that the end of preferential programs and high rates will lead to a significant decrease ...
... from Russia.
September 6th. /MEDIA TALK/. On Friday, September 6, Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia Aleksandar Vulin announced the imminent start of negotiations on gas supplies from Russia. The corresponding agreement between the countries expires in 2025, TASS reported, citing the politician's press service.
Vulin noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin "cares about Serbia." He also stressed that for Russia, trade exchange with the country is a "statistical error", but ...
... to transportation and sale. The specialists will take into account Russian and international standards, as well as their own practical experience.
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Roskachestvo is going to conduct additional product inspections in 2025. During the study of product samples in April 2024, the organization's specialists identified the presence of harmful microorganisms, and also established that 27 of the 29 test samples did not comply with sanitary and epidemiological standards. ...
... Duma, the Head of the Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina, presented the main directions of monetary policy for the next three years.
November 19. /MEDIA TALK/. Speaking to the deputies with a report on the main directions of the state monetary policy for 2025 and the planning period of 2026 and 2027, the Head of the Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina noted that the results of a high key rate in the form of a decrease in inflation may become noticeable in the coming months. The rate reduction may begin next ...
... provide high-speed Internet to small settlements with up to 500 people. The relevant resolution is posted on the website of the Government of the Russian Federation. With this money, it is planned to provide communications to at least 406 villages in 2025.
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In November, the Ministry of Finance summed up the voting results on the selection of small settlements, which first of all will have to be connected to the Internet. It was part of a program to eliminate digital ...
... fields of infrastructure, energy supply, the agricultural sector and trade in building materials.
Construction of the logistics complex on the Russian part of the railway crossing in the Jewish Autonomous Region is expected to be completed in 2025. It is also planned to commission the world's first interstate cable car between Heihe and Blagoveshchensk. The construction of the Amur Natural Gas Processing Plant and the Amur Gas Chemical Complex continues.
Recently, we talked about the ...
The Russian Federation is considering a draft law concerning the activities of financial organizations.
July 17th. /MEDIA TALK/.On Wednesday, July 17, it became known that starting from 2025, Russia may increase fines for banks for defrauding customers to 0.1% of the capital. This was written by Izvestia with reference to the head of the service for consumer protection and accessibility of financial services of the Central Bank Mikhail ...