Foreign cities where Russians have planned their October vacations have been named

Foreign cities where Russians have planned their October vacations have been named

The share of Russians booking air tickets abroad for October increased by 29% compared to September, to 46%. The most popular holiday destination was Istanbul ( Turkey ) – 8% of all bookings. Such statistics were provided to Gazeta.Ru by the press service of the Aviasales service. Yerevan ( Armenia ) and Tashkent ( Uzbekistan ) accounted for 7% of bookings each,  Antalya (Turkey) – 6%, Baku ( Azerbaijan ) […]

Russians told what they will do with small apartments

Russians told what they will do with small apartments

About 15% of Russians who previously bought smart housing are planning to sell their small apartments in order to expand their living space. This is evidenced by a study by Level Group. Gazeta.Ru has a copy. The survey revealed that in most cases Russians were disappointed with the purchase of apartments smaller than 28 square […]

Expert explains growth of inflation expectations of Russians

Expert explains growth of inflation expectations of Russians

Russians visit stores and see price increases from purchase to purchase. Therefore, citizens are becoming more convinced that the cost of goods will continue to increase at the same rate, Igor Balynin, PhD in Economics and Associate Professor of the Department of Public Finance at the Faculty of Finance at the Financial University under the […]

Expert Allows Key Rate to Increase to 20%

Expert Allows Key Rate to Increase to 20%

The Bank of Russia will have to further raise the key rate to 20% and hold it for a long period of time. In this scenario, achieving inflation of 4% by the end of 2025 is quite realistic. Nikita Kulagin, Head of Macroeconomic Analysis at Sovcombank, told Gazeta.Ru about this . “According to our forecasts, inflation at the […]

Hungary criticizes Ukraine’s halt in Lukoil oil transit

Hungary criticizes Ukraine’s halt in Lukoil oil transit

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto called Ukraine’s halting of Lukoil oil transit an unfriendly move. His words are reported by RIA Novosti . According to Szijjártó, the EU has failed to make it clear to Ukraine that the energy security of other EU member states cannot be jeopardized. He added that energy security is of paramount importance. “They said it was not a big […]

Coffee prices are expected to rise in Russia

Coffee prices are expected to rise in Russia

Coffee in Russia will rise in price by 20-30% by the end of 2024, Kommersant writes, citing market participants. According to the publication, one of the reasons is the decline in coffee harvest volumes due to drought in  Brazil and Vietnam . Because of this, stock exchange prices for unroasted coffee beans have increased. “Exchange prices have almost doubled over the […]

MP calls for avoiding distortions in the tobacco industry

MP calls for avoiding distortions in the tobacco industry

State Duma deputy Mikhail Delyagin reminded in his Telegram channel that from March 1 next year, at the initiative of the Ministry of Health, it is legally prohibited to add any flavors to chewing tobacco. Dyes and additives that increase nicotine addiction can be added only if they are included by the government in a special list. “The […]

It has become known about the growth of income of Russian oil workers

It has become known about the growth of income of Russian oil workers

“The Russian oil and gas sector demonstrated significant revenue growth in the first half of 2024, increasing the figure by 34.2% compared to the same period last year. This is reported by Lenta.ru with reference to data from FinExpertiza analysts. Total revenue reached 38.3 trillion rubles. Non-resource companies also showed positive dynamics, increasing revenue by 19.5% to […]

MTS Exolve has completely updated its virtual PBX

MTS Exolve has completely updated its virtual PBX

MTS Exolve (a subsidiary of MTS) has launched a new version of the virtual automatic telephone exchange (VATS), the company’s press service reports. Thanks to integration with Telecom API solutions, the updated virtual PBX now includes both new and unique services for managing omnichannel communications, including SMS messaging, independent configuration of outgoing number selection, integration with […]