By the end of 2025, Russians’ uncollectible debts on loans exceeded 2.4 trillion rubles, having increased by a third over the year. They accounted for almost 7% of banks’ retail credit portfolio, compared to 5.7% a year earlier. At the same time, Russians’ total debt to financial organizations increased by 1.1 trillion rubles over the…
Russians continue to buy esoteric paraphernalia on marketplaces. According to data from the martech company First Data, which are cited by “Vedomosti”, in the first two months of 2026, the demand for talismans against the evil eye and other amulets soared by 120% compared to January-February 2025. Most (97%) of such purchases are made by…
The jump in utility tariffs that Russian citizens faced in early 2026 has become a record for the last 16 years, according to Rosstat data, published in the Unified Interdepartmental Information and Statistical System (EMISS). According to the statistics, in January, the average utility tariffs in the country increased by 15.02% year-on-year, which was the…