South Africa backs Putin’s raw materials initiative

South Africa backs Putin’s raw materials initiative

South African Minister of Electricity and Energy Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said his country supports Russian President Vladimir Putin’s initiative to create raw materials alliances that will regulate global fossil fuel markets. He made the statement in an interview with the Izvestia newspaper . The minister said South Africa was seeking to expand its production capacity, noting that the country would “benefit from […]

Head of Rospatent: Number of applications for high-tech developments increased by 9%

Head of Rospatent: Number of applications for high-tech developments increased by 9%

In 2024, the capital’s exporters of high-tech solutions agreed on deliveries to 20 friendly countries around the world: from Brazil, Costa Rica, Turkey and the UAE to Indonesia, Thailand, China and the CIS countries. The export center’s support tools are varied: from accelerators and the organization of Made in Moscow collective stands at technology exhibitions […]

Shipping subsidies to keep down prices for goods in Russian exclave

Shipping subsidies to keep down prices for goods in Russian exclave

It was decided to additionally support freight carriers on the instructions of the country’s president. The order to subsidize the Kaliningrad direction was signed by the Chairman of the Federal Government Mikhail Mishustin. After that, the aforementioned 1.4 billion rubles were sent from the reserve fund to Rosmorrechflot, which will distribute the money among sea […]

Businesses will be able to use discounts on fines more often

Businesses will be able to use discounts on fines more often

Of course, the rules must be followed. But state control should not ruin. Its goal is to make everyone work correctly. Business should bring joy to people at reasonable prices, and not create risks. That is why it is planned to make the punishment system more flexible. And work on this has been going on […]

The Ministry of Economic Development assessed the OECD forecast for Russia’s GDP growth

The Ministry of Economic Development assessed the OECD forecast for Russia’s GDP growth

The updated estimates of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ( OECD ) on the dynamics of Russian economic growth in 2024 are close to the official forecast of the Ministry of Economic Development , said Lev Denisov, director of the department of macroeconomic analysis and forecasting of the agency. This was reported by TASS . According to him, the […]

Pelosi’s Husband Made a Huge Fortune Selling Visa Stocks Before Their Price Crashed

Pelosi’s Husband Made a Huge Fortune Selling Visa Stocks Before Their Price Crashed

Paul Pelosi, the husband of former Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi , got rich selling Visa stock before its price collapsed following the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit against the company, Fox News reports . Pelosi is said to have sold about 2,000 shares of the company in June, the day before the US Justice Department filed a lawsuit […]

It has become known in which cities apartments have become more expensive

It has become known in which cities apartments have become more expensive

The average full price of one-room apartments in new buildings increased in seven Russian cities with a population of over one million in August. Ufa became the leader in terms of the rate of price increase (+2.6%, up to 5 million rubles). Ufa also became the leader in terms of the rate of price growth for two-room […]

Expert names minimum cost of bottle of quality wine in Russia

Expert names minimum cost of bottle of quality wine in Russia

A quality bottle of Russian wine in a store should not cost less than 500 rubles. This was stated to RIA Novosti by Shamil Aliyev, chief winemaker of the Derbent Vino company, which is part of the Association of Winegrowers and Winemakers of Russia . The cost of the wine itself makes up no more than 45%, the rest […]

Positive consequences of anti-Russian sanctions have become known

Positive consequences of anti-Russian sanctions have become known

Sanctions in themselves cannot be positive. But the restrictions have brought six positive consequences for the Russian economy and the development of the country as a whole. Russian Senator Olga Epifanova told Gazeta.Ru about this . “The first positive consequence is the neutralization of high competition, which allowed Russian enterprises to expand the boundaries of their activities. First of […]