Developers in 2025 put 41 million square meters of housing on the market, and the launch of new projects decreased by 12%, according to the “Dome. RF” summary of the year. According to the state company, in 2024, the construction of 48 million square meters was started. Last year’s decline was much greater than in…
The sharp increase in the recycling fee didn’t help AvtoVAZ: by the end of 2025, it reduced both sales and market share. However, new Russian manufacturers – companies engaged in assembling Chinese cars – are strengthening their positions. According to data from the analytical agency “AUTOSTAT”, 1.326 million new passenger cars were sold in Russia…
“Russian Railways” have recorded a decline in freight transportation for the fourth consecutive year due to intensified sanctions that hit exports and a slowdown in the economy, whose growth practically stalled last year. By the end of 2025, loading on the Russian Railways network – the third longest in the world – decreased by another…
Russian oil companies were forced to significantly reduce production in December due to sanctions from Donald Trump’s administration, which disrupted the sale of barrels to the Kremlin’s largest customers – India and China. Last month, oil production volumes in Russia fell by more than 100 thousand barrels per day, to 9.326 million barrels per day,…
The revenue of Russian oil companies continues to decline rapidly following the fall in prices for the Urals oil grade, which is being sold at a discount of almost 50% compared to the Brent oil price. At the end of the week ending January 4, the average 4-week volume of Russia’s oil export revenues fell…
The increase in VAT, the introduction of a «technological levy» and mandatory labeling, as well as a global shortage of RAM, promise Russian consumers a sharp rise in the prices of technology and gadgets in 2026. Smartphones may become more expensive by about 10%, and laptops by 20-30%, Forbes was told by representatives of retailers…
2026 started with a massive increase in prices for new cars. January kicks off with price adjustments in price lists, the scale of which will become clear by the end of the first working week, but it’s already clear that the increase will be widespread and long-term, writes the general director of the analytical agency…