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Four new laws to come into force in Russia in February

Four new laws to come into force in Russia in February

In February 2023, four new laws will come into force in Russia. This is stated in a message published on the State Duma's Telegram channel. In particular, from the first day of next month, retaliatory measures to introduce …

 Islamic banking may be introduced in Russia by late winter

Islamic banking may be introduced in Russia by late winter

Russian banks may start providing financial products based on the principles of Islamic banking as early as February 2023, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on the financial market Anatoly Aksakov told Izvestia. He stressed that the …

Poll reveals how many Russians fed up with foreign loanwords

Poll reveals how many Russians fed up with foreign loanwords

Almost half of Russians support a ban on the use of foreign loanwords that have Russian equivalents, according to a poll conducted by the Superjob job search service. "Four in ten Russians (41%) support a ban on the use of English …

Unemployment in Russia drops to record low

Unemployment in Russia drops to record low

Unemployment in Russia has dropped to a record low, under these conditions, real wage growth is accelerating and could outpace productivity growth, the Bank of Russia said in a press release after a meeting of its board of directors on …

Russia’s life expectancy on the rise since end of 2021

Russia’s life expectancy on the rise since end of 2021

Russia’s life expectancy has increased by 1.8 years since the end of 2021, the country has also reached a steady downward trend in mortality, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Monday. "Today, we have reached a …

Shadayev: Russia achieved digital sovereignty

Shadayev: Russia achieved digital sovereignty

Russia has achieved digital sovereignty, Maksut Shadayev, head of the Russian Ministry of Digital Development said. According to him, this happened because foreign companies left our market. "If we talk about digital …

Psychologist recommends to listen to sad music

Psychologist recommends to listen to sad music

When a person is sad, it is much more useful listening depressive music than cheerful, psychologist Pavel Zygmantovich said. According to the expert, if you listen to sad music in moments of sadness, sadness will pass faster, even if at …

Putin highlights low unemployment in Russia

Putin highlights low unemployment in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin pointed to a stable labor market situation, low unemployment and forecasted a slowdown in inflation, when speaking at a conference on supporting incomes of families with children on Tuesday. "The …

Dolphins thrown into the sea not found yet in Sevastopol

Dolphins thrown into the sea not found yet in Sevastopol

Trained dolphins thrown on Wednesday into the sea in Sevastopol have not yet been found, city governor Mikhail Razvozhaev informed in his Telegram channel. “In the morning there was patrolling from the shore, and in the afternoon …

Putin establishes Mother Heroine title in Russia

Putin establishes Mother Heroine title in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has established the title Mother Heroine for the mothers of ten or more children, which entitles them to a lump sum payment of one million rubles ($16,138), says a decree published on Monday on the official portal …

Unemployment in Russia to rise in autumn?

Unemployment in Russia to rise in autumn?

Russia’s Economic Development Ministry expects unemployment to grow this autumn from the current level of 3.9%, Minister Maksim Reshetnikov said on Friday, adding that the situation on the country’s labor market was under control. …

Sberbank cuts interest rates on loans for small businesses

Sberbank cuts interest rates on loans for small businesses

Russia's Sberbank has cut interest rates on loans for small businesses, the bank’s press service reported. The lowest rate is 12.4% per annum can be obtained if a company takes a loan to purchase real estate for commercial …

Russia to create AppStore analogue

Russia to create AppStore analogue

A domestic store of mobile offers will appear in Russia. The relevant law was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The document, published on the official portal of legal information, says that it's about the …

Kremlin: lifting of freeze from death penalty not on agenda

Kremlin: lifting of freeze from death penalty not on agenda

The question of lifting the freeze from the death penalty is not on Russia’s agenda, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media on Thursday. "The Kremlin has not changed its mind on this score," Peskov said in …