The total number of registered passenger cars in Russia has decreased for the first time in 25 years. At the end of 2025, there were 52.8 million cars registered with the traffic police, which is 0.18% less than a year earlier. Thus, almost 100 thousand cars were deregistered over the year. This follows from the…
The price of oil that would allow the government to cover all expenses and achieve a balanced budget amounted to $93 per barrel in 2025, according to analysts at Alfa-Bank. Compared to 2024, the budget-balancing price increased by $4, compared to 2023 – by $7, and compared to the pre-war 2021 – by $21. As…
The commissioning of the “Karat” microchip factory in the Novokoltsovsky district of Yekaterinburg has been postponed until the end of 2027, according to the head of the Middle Urals Development Corporation (KRSU), Andrey Misiura. Previously, it was planned that the enterprise would be launched by the end of 2026, and it would meet 100% of…