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
Korean automotive components manufacturer Donghee Rus intends to restart production in St. Petersburg
The Korean company Donghee Rus has announced a staff search. The company, which manufactures automotive components, plans to restart its facilities in St. Petersburg.
Society
Popular
The new rehabilitation department will be able to serve patients in 8 districts of Mordovia
It will provide assistance to people who have suffered a stroke and are being treated in the...
Policy
Incidents
In Ulyanovsk, a gang stole postage stamps worth 27 million rubles
Three members of an organized group who stole stamps from the Russian Post were convicted ...
Economy
Representatives of trading companies are appealing to the authorities to review the sanctions for traffic on highways during the drying period.
Leading Russian retailers have written an appeal asking to be exempted from fines for tran...
Sport
The Russian Sports Minister spoke about Yekaterinburg's readiness to host the World and European Championships
Mikhail Degtyarev, Head of the Russian Ministry of Sports, met with Evgeny Kuyvashev, Gove...
Real estate
Trams to be launched in Novokoltsovsky microdistrict of Yekaterinburg
The Yekaterinburg City Hall announced plans to continue the tram line from the ring at Botany to the Novokoltsovsky microdistrict.
National projects of Russia
In Buryatia, 5 billion rubles will be allocated for the renovation of two airports as part of a national project.
The Ministry of Transport of Buryatia told about the reconstruction project of the airports of Taksimo and Nizhneangarsk.
New materials
China's retaliatory trade duties on American goods have come into force.
China has imposed 15% tariffs on a number of agricultural products from the United States since March 10, which could increase trade tensions between the world's two largest economies.
Working professions are overtaking IT in terms of salary growth
According to the SuperJob portal, by March 1, 2025, salaries of technical professionals and production staff increased by 15.8% and 15.5%, overtaking the growth of salaries in the IT sector, which amounted to 15.3%.
Major banks and fintech companies in the United States are actively introducing stablecoins
Bank of America, Standard Chartered, PayPal, Revolut, and Stripe are actively developing stablecoins in an effort to gain market share in cross-border payments in competition with cryptocurrency groups Tether and Circle.
CNN reports on the upcoming new meeting of representatives of Russia and the United States
Separate meetings are planned in Saudi Arabia this week between representatives of the United States, Russia and Ukraine, sources told the publication.
Three new SEZs will be created in the Russian Federation
The Russian authorities have approved the formation of three special economic zones in the Moscow, Vologda and Novosibirsk regions.
Citizens with an established ban on credit transactions apply for loans
Banks and microfinance organizations note that citizens who voluntarily imposed a ban on loans are still applying for loans.
Wildberries is going to launch its own "bulletin board"
The platform plans to introduce a service for selling used goods to its customers. According to sources close to the field of online commerce, users will be able to independently publish ads for the sale of goods through the new service.
Social pensions in Russia will be indexed by 14.75% from April 1, 2025
The Russian authorities have approved an increase in social security payments to pensioners by 14.75%, based on a corresponding increase in the minimum wage over the past year.
In Ulyanovsk, the heads of legislative authorities of the Volga regions will discuss the development of unmanned aircraft
The meeting of the Association of Legislative Bodies of the state power of the subjects of the Volga Federal District will be held on Friday, March 14. This is reported by the press service of the Legislative Assembly of the Ulyanovsk region.
Vologda authorities are introducing a regional style of customer orientation
In 2025, the Vologda Region became a participant in a pilot project aimed at popularizing the corporate identity of customer orientation.
Shareholders of a problematic new building in Anapa were able to move into apartments
In Anapa, the first owners of apartments in two buildings of a troubled house received the keys to their homes.
Doctors at a Voronezh hospital have reduced the number of anaesthesia by 30% thanks to a new ultrasound machine
At the end of last year, the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care at Voronezh City Clinical Hospital No. 2 received a new ultrasound machine.
In Samara, they are discussing the improvement of an ecopark within the city
In Samara, they began discussing design projects for future public spaces to be improved as part of the "Creating a comfortable Urban Environment" program next year.
The products of the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant began to be produced in Cuba
The first UAZ Patriot car was assembled at the Cuban EISA enterprise.
A virtual Podorozhnik card has started working in St. Petersburg on public transport
The authorities of St. Petersburg have completed tests of the new mobile application "Podorozhnik".
