The holding company “Cemros” has frozen operations at two cement plants in the Belgorod and Ulyanovsk regions, RBC was told by a company representative. According to him, another plant located in the Lipetsk region has been switched to a limited production mode – now only milling and packaging workshops, as well as laboratories, are operating…
The Russian smartphone market plummeted in 2025: according to various estimates, sales fell by 19–25% year-on-year. This follows from the data of the distributor Fplus and “M. Video”, writes “Vedomosti”. In total, over the year, 24.2 million devices were sold in Russia for a total amount of 588 billion rubles, compared to 29.8 million gadgets…
Russian airlines will receive decommissioned old aircraft in 2026–2027 to maintain the growing passenger traffic, RIA Novosti was told by “Rostec”. We are talking about 12 aircraft of various types – nine aircraft of the Tu-204-214 family, one An-148 and two Il-96. The process of their restoration started in 2022 and at the moment, 10…
First Deputy Minister of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine, Alena Shkrum, together with the UK Minister for Trade, Sir Chris Bryant, visited a restored bridge in Kyiv region. In February 2022, it was destroyed during a full-scale Russian invasion. For several years, thousands of people were forced to spend hours on detours between communities.…
Lithuanian Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas said on January 16 he agreed with Poland to cooperate on plans to build a new military training ground near Kapciamiestis, close to the strategically important Suwalki Gap. Kaunas made the comments after meeting in Warsaw with Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz. “The training area planned…
Switzerland is providing financial support worth over 80 million lei to strengthen integrity and transparency in the business environment of Moldova. This has become possible after, in Chisinau, the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization (MDED), along with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), signed the Agreement on the Implementation of the project,…
Foreign workers are becoming an established part of Slovakia’s economy. More than 135,000 foreigners are now employed across the country, accounting for almost 7% of the total workforce. That share is increasing, particularly in industry, logistics and services, while more foreigners are also appearing in high-skilled professions. According to Grafton Recruitment and Gi Group, the…