Stanimir Dobrev
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Some of the worst utilities outages from last week. In Zabaikalsky krai in Anatamovka which hosts the 103rd armored vehicle reapir plant(БТРЗ) parts of the town have not had heating since December 30th due to multiple breakdowns:
zab.ru/news/193505
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В Атамановке устраняют новый порыв на сетях водоснабжения
Там с 30 декабря не было отопления в домах
https://zab.ru/news/193505
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If you want to track restrictions on flights in and out of Russian airports you go to this telegram channel. Every post announcing a restriction has a linked post when the restriction is lifted.
t.me/korenyako
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Представитель Росавиации
Советник руководителя Росавиации, пресс-секретарь ФАВТ Артём Кореняко Связь: @akorenyako ТГ-канал агентства: @favt_ru Мы и дроны: @favt_drone
https://t.me/korenyako
about 17 hours ago
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Map of Utilities outages in Russia for the week 29th of December to January 4th. For those who are new here around the Russian holidays authorities work overtime to minimize outages.
3 days ago
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Russian Business news 30/December/2025: The Russian government has increased the quota for the export of scrap and ferrous metal waste to 2,2 million tons for 2026. This means they don't expect a recovery of metallurgy in Russia in 2026.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8336038
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Правительство увеличило квоту на экспорт лома и отходов черных металлов
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https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8336038
8 days ago
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The Russian Services PMI for December came in at 52,3 after 52,2 showing much healthier services over manufacturing. The manufacturing PMI came in at 48,1 vs 48,3 in November continuing contraction.
www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/...
www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/...
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https://www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/PressRelease/ddb690c62d014ed1a09b1e1760ea7219
8 days ago
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At 34 USD per barrel and 79 rubles per USD the Russian budget will get 5 825 rubles per ton of oil sold vs the 13 943 it will get if oil is 59 USD per barrel as the budget plans and USD is 90 rubles per USD as Russian banks hope for 2026.
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The Zabaykalsky krai is reducing benefits it pays to doctors and nurses, pedagogical workers and people working in cultural institutions who have worked in rural areas for at least 10 years and their families from January 1st 2026.
zab.ru/news/193213
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В Забайкалье отменяют часть мер социальной поддержки
Изменения, принятые краевым парламентом во втором чтении, затронут компенсации ЖКУ и оплату санаторно-курортного лечения
https://zab.ru/news/193213
8 days ago
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In December 2025 Russian deliveries of oil to India will be the lowest they have been since 2022 at 1,1 million barrels per day vs 1,8 million in November. In the second week of December deliveries dropped to 712 000 barrels per day but then rose again.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8335994
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Bloomberg: в декабре Индия закупит у России минимальный объем нефти с 2022 года
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https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8335994
8 days ago
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Russian Business news 29/December/2025: The volume of sales of organized tourist tours in Russia in 2025 decreased by 10,6% after years of growth. For comparison in 2024 the sales of organized tours grew by 8%.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8292620
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Туризм расширяет границы
Путешествия по России переживают спад
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8292620
9 days ago
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In Yakutia in 2025 they reduced local public sector by 300 people and over the next few years they will fire another 2000 public sector employees. That's a big number for a region with around a million people.
1sn.ru/v-yakutske-3...
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В Якутске 300 бюджетных работников были уволены по сокращению штатов, на очереди ещё 2 000
https://1sn.ru/v-yakutske-300-byudzetnyx-rabotnikov-byli-uvoleny-po-sokrashheniyu-statov-na-oceredi-eshhyo-2-000
9 days ago
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An example of what Russian villages have to deal with when it comes to utilities.
9 days ago
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Russian nurses in Amur region en masse are suing their hospital and the local authorities for the reduction of their salaries initiated by the hospital asking them to sign contracts that reduced their total salaries.
www.amur.life/news/2025/12...
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Медсестры Амурской областной больницы массово судятся из-за того, что им урезали зарплаты
Медицинским работникам Амурской областной клинической больницы через суд удалось доказать, что им незаконно уменьшили зарплаты. Решения пока не вступили в законную силу. Как сообщили в Благовещенском ...
https://www.amur.life/news/2025/12/26/medsestry-amurskoy-oblastnoy-bolnicy-massovo-sudyatsya-iz-za-togo-chto-im-urezali-zarplaty
9 days ago
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The Russian Central Bank is repeating what is said a few weeks ago, that to fight inflation the tight monetary policy must be maintained and the reduction of the interest rate must be put on pause for a while.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8335686
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Банк России сообщил о вероятной необходимости пауз в снижении ключевой ставки
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https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8335686
9 days ago
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A metric that can be used to track the Russian army, in November 2025 5 500 used motorbikes were sold in Russia which is 65% higher than in November 2024. For the period Jan-Nov 2025 the increase is just 8% to 120 300.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8335279
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«Автостат»: объем продаж подержанных мотоциклов вырос на 65% в ноябре
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https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8335279
9 days ago
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Map of Utilities outages in Russia for the week 22th to the 28th of December.
10 days ago
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Russian Business news 26-28/December/2025: Russian inspection of China car tires found an excess of carcinogenic oils. This is so they can levy an eco tariffs on Chinese tires and make it easier for domestic producers to compete.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8317724
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Роскачество выявило превышение канцерогенных масел в автомобильных шинах из Китая
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https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8317724
10 days ago
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I just found a new metric for leaking water pipes in Russia. On a part of the water main in Belgorod the leaks are so bad, beavers made a dam near it. There are however no plans to fully replace the pipe till 2028.
bel.ru/news/2025-12...
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https://bel.ru/news/2025-12-25/shest-proryvov-nol-planov-na-zamenu-staryy-vodoprovod-v-belgorode-prodolzhaet-tech-5529575
10 days ago
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How's the Russian army doing? I spent an evening comparing horse prices in Rostov region, that's how.
11 days ago
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Russian Deputy Prime Minister Khusnullin warned that the construction sector will collapse if the volume of issued mortgages in 2026 drops below 4 trillion rubles. For reference in 2025 only 4,1 trillion rubles in mortgages were issued.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8329026
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Хуснуллин предупредил о коллапсе при выдаче ипотеки меньше чем на 4 трлн рублей
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https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8329026
12 days ago
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Russian Business news 25/December/2025: In 2025 16 restaurants around Moscow's Patriarch's Ponds closed down. The vacancy rate in the area rose by 5% to 11% and the share of restaurants among the closed establishments is 76% in the area.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8317038
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На Патриарших прудах за год закрылись 16 ресторанов
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https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8317038
13 days ago
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Russian Business news 24/December/2025: The total mortgage debt of Russians in November grew by 1,4% compared to October to 23,3 trillion rubles. Compared to November 2024 it grew by 6,7%.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8316031
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Задолженность россиян по ипотеке выросла на 1,4% за месяц
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https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8316031
13 days ago
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The Russian MinFin at the first auction for the day managed to sell 64,577 billion rubles (64 billion 5577 million, European decimal comma)of debt from it only fixed coupon issue for today OFZ PD-26252 at a yield of 14,9%.
rusbonds.ru/news/2025122...
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https://rusbonds.ru/news/20251224141400443062
13 days ago
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Russian official inflation as reported by Rosstat for the period from the 16th to the 22nd of December stood at 0,2%. For December 2025 there's a inflation of 0,31% and inflation for the year so far 5,58%.
www.interfax.ru/business/106...
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Инфляция в РФ с 16 по 22 декабря составила 0,20%, годовая замедлилась до уровня ниже 5,7%
Интерфакс: Рост потребительских цен в РФ с 16 по 22 декабря составил 0,20% после 0,05% с 9 по 15 декабря, также 0,05% со 2 по 8 декабря, 0,04% с 25 ноября по 1 декабря, сообщил Росстат.
https://www.interfax.ru/business/1064938
13 days ago
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We have a first in a long time Russian industrial output is declining. After industrial output in October 2025 jumped due to one time factors to 3,1% in November 2025 there was a 0,7% decline compared to November 2024.
14 days ago
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Russian Business news 23/December/2025: Russian large companies that focus on delivering parcels from outside of Russia are reporting significant delays during the period before the New Year celebrations. The amount of delays are higher than in 2024.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8314733
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Россияне столкнулись с задержками зарубежных посылок
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https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8314733
15 days ago
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The cost of transporting Russian oil from the Baltic in the week of December 15th to the 21st dropped for all destinations compared to the prior week. The biggest drop was for Turkey where the decrease was 5-5,1% to 7,7-7,9 USD per barrel.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8315461
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Фрахт сбавил ход
Стоимость перевозки нефти из РФ снижается с максимумов
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8315461
15 days ago
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The imposed restrictions on mobile internet in Crimea will remain in place until the end of the war according to the Russian imposed authorities in Crimea. Russia and the occupied regions are gradually moving towards a full ban of mobile internet.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8315035
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Ограничения мобильного интернета в Крыму сохранят до окончания СВО
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https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8315035
15 days ago
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Things look bleak for the Russian budget. As expected Russian oil taxes in December will be over 20% lower than the previously lowest month in 2025. USD value for the calculation was 80,35 rubles. Expect things to be even worse in January.
15 days ago
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Russian Business news 20-22/December/2025: For the period Q1-Q3 Russian pawnshops increased their net profit by 54% to 9,6 billion rubles. In Q3 2025 the average loan they gave grew from 18 100 rubles to 21 300 rubles.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8314407
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Прибыль ломбардов в России выросла на 54% за девять месяцев
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https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8314407
16 days ago
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The Russian poultry farm Volzhanin which accounts for 20% of the egg market in the Central Federal District has suspended shipment due to outbreak of virulent avian flu. It may need up to 6 months to institute a quarantine and recover the flock.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8313391
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Грипп взяли под крыло
Птицефабрика «Волжанин» приостановила отгрузки яиц
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8313391
17 days ago
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Map of Utilities outages in Russia for the week 15th to the 21st of December.
17 days ago
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Here's a brief summary on the most serious outages this week in Russia. The Rostov thermal power plant number 2 operated by Lukoil took 4 days to repair a breakdown. During that time Ukraine also hit utilities in Rostov causing 1 day outage.
bloknot-rostov.ru/news/slyusar...
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Слюсарь потребовал отозвать платёжки за тепло, не полученное ростовчанами из-за аварии на ТЭЦ-2
Глава региона назвал начисления за отсутствующее отопление «верхом несправедливости»
https://bloknot-rostov.ru/news/slyusar-potreboval-otozvat-platyezhki-za-teplo-ne--1931590
17 days ago
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In Russia's troubled Kuzbass they will cut spending on public sector workers by 10% to cover schools debts for electricity, heating and payments to construction companies that reached 8,6 billion rubles.
www.mk-kuzbass.ru/social/2025/...
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Кузбассу нечем платить за школы и тепло: долги достигли 8,6 млрд
В регионе образовался огромный долг.
https://www.mk-kuzbass.ru/social/2025/12/17/kuzbassu-nechem-platit-za-shkoly-i-teplo-dolgi-dostigli-86-mlrd.html
17 days ago
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Something I seem to have forgotten to mention in my thread yesterday is that Nabiulina said the Russian Central Bank in 2026 may stop reducing the interest rate for a while. This is not the sign people were expecting from the Central Bank:
www.interfax.ru/business/106...
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Реализация проинфляционных рисков может заставить Банк России делать паузы в смягчении ДКП
Интерфакс: Реализация проинфляционных рисков может потребовать пауз в смягчении денежно-кредитной политики Банка России, снижения ключевой ставки на "автопилоте" не будет, заявила председатель ЦБ Эльв...
https://www.interfax.ru/business/1064236
18 days ago
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Russian Business news 19/December/2025: Russian automotive company Sollers had a terrible month of November 2025 with sales dropping 25% compared to November 2024 and 22% compared to Octoner 2024 reaching only 909 vehicles.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8312259
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В «Автостате» сообщили о сокращении продаж Sollers в ноябре на 25%
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https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8312259
19 days ago
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Russian Business news 18/December/2025: Russian microfinancing organizations had the highest quarterly net profit in the last 3 years in Q3 2025 which reached 8,59 billion rubles or 67,4% higher than Q2 2025 and 4 times higher than Q3 2024.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8294432
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Доходное микро
Третий квартал стал для МФК рекордным по чистой прибыли за три года
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8294432
19 days ago
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This year again we have some great questions from Russians that Putin will ignore:
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Russian Business news 17/December/2025: The average overpayment on mortgages in Russia due to the high interest rate dropped from 470% in November 2024 to 324% in November 2025.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8293783
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«Известия»: переплата по ипотеке снизилась на треть за год
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https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8293783
19 days ago
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The Russian Central Bank lowered the interest rate to 16%.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8295948
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Банк России снизил ключевую ставку до 16%
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https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8295948
19 days ago
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Russian official inflation as reported by Rosstat for the period from the 9th to the 15th of December stood at 0,05%. For December 2025 there's a inflation of 0,11% and inflation for the year so far 5,37%.
www.interfax.ru/business/106...
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Инфляция в РФ в ноябре составила 0,42%, годовая замедлилась до 6,64%
Интерфакс: Рост цен в РФ в ноябре 2025 года составил 0,42% после роста на 0,50% в октябре, на 0,34% в сентябре, снижения на 0,40% в августе, роста на 0,57% в июле (на фоне индексации стоимости услуг Ж...
https://www.interfax.ru/business/1062533
21 days ago
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The Russian MinFin at the first auction for the day managed to sell 26,594 billion rubles (26 billion 594 million, European decimal comma)of debt from it only fixed coupon issue for today OFZ PD-26253 at a yield of 14,61%.
rusbonds.ru/news/2025121...
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https://rusbonds.ru/news/20251217141200360640
21 days ago
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Russian Business news 16/December/2025: The volume of sales of commercial real estate in Moscow via bankruptcy in 2025 auctions rose 4 times to 87,5 billion rubles. The total area sold was 47% higher at 295 400 square meters.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8292664
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Объем инвестиций в коммерческую недвижимость на торгах в Москве вырос в 4 раза
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https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8292664
22 days ago
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Thanks to
x.com/skateparken
for finding this story. I would have only read it at the end of the week when I do my review. It has everything, a heating plant in a coal mining region is out of coal, fired officials and unpaid debts. Please read this thread.
22 days ago
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Just a heads up the Russian oil tax for December is looking like it's going to be over 22% lower than the lowest result in 2025. We still need to see the official exchange rate but eyeballing it it looks like 8204 Rubles per ton. Here's the chart for this year:
22 days ago
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Russian car maker AvtoVAZ will reduce the number of Ladas it's going to produce in 2025 to 325 000 down from 525 600 in 2024. If the new car market in 2026 reaches 1,6 million they may build 400 000 in 2026.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8293033
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АвтоВАЗ сократит производство Lada до 325 тыс. машин в 2025 году
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https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8293033
22 days ago
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Russian Business news 15/December/2025: Russia because it was the only exporter of nitrogen fertilizers not under tariffs by the US managed to increase its share on the US market to 35% of all imports.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8291549
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По карбамидовским каналам
Россия нарастила долю в поставках азотных удобрений в США до 35%
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8291549
22 days ago
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Waiting for Kirill Dmitriev to do a Rob Reiner post.
22 days ago
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Map of Utilities outages in Russia for the week 8th to the 14th of December.
24 days ago
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Russian Business news 12/December/2025: The EU has approved emergency measures that now freeze the Russian assets held in the EU indefinitely.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8290421
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ЕС заблокирует активы РФ навсегда
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https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8290421
25 days ago
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Russian Business news 11/December/2025: or the period Jan-Nov 2025 the sales of luxury cars in Russia rose by 28% to 638 cars. In November 2025 there was a 51% increase to 65 cars with the leading car brand being Bentley with 20 cars.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8272567
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Продажи новых люксовых автомобилей в России за 11 месяцев выросли на 28%
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https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8272567
27 days ago
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