Monday, June 23, 2025
More than a million mortgage loans were issued for 3.1 trillion rubles on the territory of the Russian Federation in January-July of this year, according to preliminary data. This indicator exceeds the results for the same period last year by 35% in quantitative terms and by 65% ​​in monetary terms,...
Russians need to consider an extended working week, according to Nikolai Arefiev, deputy chairman of the State Duma committee on economic policy, industry, innovative development, and entrepreneurship, Russian media reported. In his opinion, the "prolongation" of the workweek can help "pull the country out of ruin." At the same time,...
The Mos.ru charity fund helped to raise over 5 million rubles for donations, as more than 18,000 payments were made through the service, the Department of Information Technologies of Moscow (DIT) said in a statement. The service, launched in 2020, aims to  allocate funding to help children and adolescents, the...
The tax on the extraction of minerals in the metallurgical industry will increase from 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with workers of the Tsemiks plant in Bashkiria, Russia 24 TV channel reported. Earlier, Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Sazonov said that the country's government is working out...
The Moscow metro has launched a fare payment system based on face biometrics, ICT Moscow reported. At the first stage of the test launch, the Face Pay system will be available for 1000 passengers at the stations of the Filevskaya metro line. Turnstiles supporting this fare payment method are marked...
The Russian Olympic Committee already has 62 medals in Tokyo, and some of the Olympians who have completed their performances returned to Russia with their heads held high. Among those who arrived at Moscow's Sheremetyevo were wrestlers Musa Yevloyev and Zaur Uguyev. The champions were greeted with their fans' gratitude,...
Russian developer of unmanned control systems Cognitive Pilot will bring its Cognitive Agro Pilot to the US market, the company said in a statement, ICT Moscow reported. The Russian company is a joint venture of Cognitive Technologies and Sberbank in the field of unmanned control systems. Cognitive Pilot's CEO Olga Uskova said that the autopilot will be sold in...
The mass immunization campaign is nearing its conclusion, and the question of whether Russian vaccine - Sputnik V, EpiVacCorona, or CoviVac - is the most successful remains. Both the Health Ministry and the sanitary watchdog emphasized that vaccination protects against all strains of the virus, including the Delta form, although...
European crude oil prices dipped below $70 per barrel on Thursday as investors dumped petroleum amid the development of the Delta coronavirus strain and stern words from the U.S. Federal Reserve System. However, the price of Russia's Urals mix is nearing long-term highs of more above 5,000 rubles ($68) per...
According to Nezavisimaya Gazeta portal, Gazprom has effectively ceased flowing gas to European underground storage facilities. The decrease began at the end of last week, against the backdrop of gas shortages in the EU and a price increase. Experts believe that, on the one hand, Russia is laying the basis...