Russian developers have sharply increased the volume of overdue loan debt amid financial difficulties. As of November 2025, the total figure rose to 279.3 billion rubles, an increase of 27% year-on-year. At the same time, the total amount of construction loans amounted to 5.2 trillion rubles. It increased by 10% compared to the previous year,…
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…
In December 2025, the average price of Urals oil (https://t.me/Pravda_Gerashchenko/128579) dropped to $39.18 per barrel. Compared to November, the key export grade fell by 13%, and compared to the beginning of the year – by 41%, reports The Moscow Times. The sharp drop is associated with US sanctions against “Rosneft” and “Lukoil”. As a result,…
The revenues to the federal budget from the Federal Customs Service decreased by 20% in 2025, according to the department’s data. As reported by “Interfax”, the FCS transferred 5.965 trillion rubles to the treasury last year – the lowest amount since 2020. In 2024, customs duties reached 7.349 trillion rubles and decreased by 1.4 trillion…
The Russian market for microelectronics and electronic components shrank by a quarter last year and continues to depend on foreign supplies. According to the Association of Electronics Developers and Manufacturers (ARPE), the volume of the electronic components market – chips, electronics – decreased by 25% at the end of the year and amounted to 288…