Thursday, March 28, 2024
The rapid rise in food prices could force the Russian government to introduce food stamps for the country's low-income citizens, Russian media reported. This is better than simply giving away money that can be spent on other goods, said Valery Mironov, chief economist at the HSE Development Center for Economic...
The Russian government has approved a draft decree concerning the payment of benefits for compulsory social insurance, local media reported. According to it, the Social Insurance Fund will be provided for the payment of benefits for temporary disability and in connection with maternity. "Adopt the draft order of the government of...
Moscow and the Moscow Region are the leaders among the regions in terms of the volume of loans taken, Russian media informed. In these regions, and most of all outstanding "bad" debts (overdue more than 90 days), were counted in the National Association of Professional Collection Agencies (NAPKA) report and...
From December 1, St. Petersburg restaurants and shops can only be entered using a QR code, which proves that a person has either recently had a coronavirus infection or has been vaccinated. The system of QR codes will be introduced in connection with the insufficient level of herd immunity and...
The average bill for housing and communal services in Russia in 2021 was 3410 rubles. This is 9 percent more than a year earlier when Russians paid an average of 3137 rubles a month, Russian media reported. For men, payments are on average higher than for women - 3480 rubles...
The declaration of a lockdown in Moscow prompted fear among market participants who had not anticipated such severe restrictions. Movie theaters are delaying new openings, merchants are concentrating on online sales, and the suspension of operations for event promoters and the food service sector may result in a fresh...
Russian banks occupied almost 10% of the global banking transactions market, and the Mir payment system is recognized in the international banking community, a study from Nilson Report showed, Russian media inform. There are 89 brands worldwide that are dedicated to the domestic market only. The Mir payment system, created...
In Russia, 844 thousand citizens are officially registered in employment centers, Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection Elena Mukhtiyarova told Russian media. "And we have unemployed, according to Rosstat, 3.4 million citizens. That is, a huge number of citizens with whom we do not communicate, we have not reached...
The backbone enterprises, grocery stores and companies that supply antique products will continue to work on non-working days, said the head of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov. "Of course, during non-working days announced by President Vladimir Putin, the backbone enterprises, production of a continuous cycle, all...
Russians are losing money in financial pyramids, Valery Lyakh, head of the department for countering unfair practices of the Bank of Russia, said on Instagram, Russian media reported. On average, a person loses from 50 thousand to 100 thousand rubles. If the organizers of the pyramids operate on a large...