Gasoline Prices: Financiers Discuss Shortage and CostsA detailed analysis of the gasoline crisis in Russia, with expert opinions on shortages, price increases, and future outlook — for those who like to delve into the numbers.
Gasoline Prices: What Will Happen? Experts ExplainAs gasoline prices surge across Russia, experts analyze the shortage, its causes, and the outlook for the coming months, with a glimmer of optimism for stabilization.
Will Key Rate Decision Finish Off Russian Economy?Russia's stock market has fallen to 2022 lows, businesses face rising costs and a fuel crisis, as the Central Bank prepares to decide on the key rate. Forecasts are grim.
Fuel Crisis and Market Slump Pressure Rate DecisionThe Russian stock market has fallen to late 2022 levels, and businesses face rising costs amid a fuel crisis, ahead of the Central Bank's key rate decision on July 24.
Omsk mortgage demand spike explained by economistResidents of Omsk took out 61.8% more mortgages in the first five months of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025, with an economist attributing the surge to fears of subsidy program cancellations. Demand is expected to rise again in the fall.
Fashion for Bankruptcy: Russian Clothing Market Devours ItselfThe Russian clothing market shrank 5% in the past year, with one-third of mass-market brands and half of premium brands reporting losses, as rising taxes, rent, and falling purchasing power take their toll.
Bankruptcy Craze Consumes Russian Clothing MarketThe Russian clothing market continues to shrink year after year, with one in three mass-market brands ending last year in the red and half of premium businesses now unprofitable.
Bankruptcy Fashion: Russian Clothing Market Self-DestructsThe Russian clothing market shrank 5% in 2025: one in three mass-market brands ended in the red, and premium segment half unprofitable, as leaders Tvoyó, Oodji, Zenden fall into losses.
Omsk Mortgages Surge 61.8%, Average Loan 3.81M RublesIn the first five months of 2026, Omsk residents took out 61.8% more mortgage loans than a year earlier, with the average loan reaching 3.81 million rubles ($42,300 at current rates).
Kuzbass Freezes Public Sector Salaries Amid Coal CrisisKuzbass authorities have confirmed that public sector salaries will not be indexed in 2026 due to the region's financial crisis caused by the coal industry downturn.
FAS to check bread prices in VolgogradThe antimonopoly service has launched a check of prices on bakery products in Volgograd. In the future, the department plans to control the cost of other socially significant goods.
Saratov spent over 65 billion rubles on officialsOver 60 billion rubles were spent in 2024 on salaries and related accruals for Saratov region state employees and institution staff, according to the finance ministry.
UAC to Sign 90 MC-21 Aeroflot Deal in 2026United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) plans to sign a contract in the first quarter of 2026 to supply Aeroflot with 90 MC-21 aircraft, following an initial agreement for 18 planes.
