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Wide Wage Gap in Russia: Automation Drives High Earning Sectors, While Education and Healthcare Lag
Russia's March 2024 median wage was 97,000 rubles, varying widely across regions (Central: 128,000; Southern: 66,000 rubles), with tobacco production boasting the highest median wage (155,400 rubles) due to automation, while education and healthcare lag significantly due to low productivity.
Wide Wage Gap in Russia: Automation Drives High Earning Sectors, While Education and Healthcare Lag
Russia's March 2024 median wage was 97,000 rubles, varying widely across regions (Central: 128,000; Southern: 66,000 rubles), with tobacco production boasting the highest median wage (155,400 rubles) due to automation, while education and healthcare lag significantly due to low productivity.
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60% Bias Score
Ryazan Oblast Opens First Factory for Innovative Steel Pipes
On July 23, Ryazan Oblast opened Izopipe, Russia's first factory producing small-diameter steel pipes with innovative glass-thermoplastic coating, costing 500 million rubles, creating over 100 jobs and supporting national infrastructure projects, including social gasification.
Ryazan Oblast Opens First Factory for Innovative Steel Pipes
On July 23, Ryazan Oblast opened Izopipe, Russia's first factory producing small-diameter steel pipes with innovative glass-thermoplastic coating, costing 500 million rubles, creating over 100 jobs and supporting national infrastructure projects, including social gasification.
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52% Bias Score
Russian Savings and Financial Insecurity: Survey Highlights Disparities
A survey reveals that 13% of Russians with savings can survive less than a month without income, while the median savings amount is around 100,000 rubles, highlighting financial insecurity despite efforts to manage finances.
Russian Savings and Financial Insecurity: Survey Highlights Disparities
A survey reveals that 13% of Russians with savings can survive less than a month without income, while the median savings amount is around 100,000 rubles, highlighting financial insecurity despite efforts to manage finances.
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48% Bias Score
Russian Car Market to Contract by 24% in 2025
The Association of European Businesses revised its 2025 forecast for the Russian car market, predicting a 24% sales decrease to 1.25 million units due to weak consumer demand and a slumping economy.
Russian Car Market to Contract by 24% in 2025
The Association of European Businesses revised its 2025 forecast for the Russian car market, predicting a 24% sales decrease to 1.25 million units due to weak consumer demand and a slumping economy.
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40% Bias Score
Russian Auto Loan Issuance Plunges 25% Amidst High Interest Rates
High interest rates (around 30%), increased utilization fees, and import regulations caused a 25% drop in Russian auto loan issuance in 2024, impacting sales across all vehicle segments; regional data shows Moscow, Moscow Oblast, St. Petersburg, Krasnodar Krai, and Tatarstan as leading markets.
Russian Auto Loan Issuance Plunges 25% Amidst High Interest Rates
High interest rates (around 30%), increased utilization fees, and import regulations caused a 25% drop in Russian auto loan issuance in 2024, impacting sales across all vehicle segments; regional data shows Moscow, Moscow Oblast, St. Petersburg, Krasnodar Krai, and Tatarstan as leading markets.
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52% Bias Score
Dividend Suspensions Hit Russian Companies Amid Economic Downturn
Facing high interest rates, reduced revenue, and sanctions, at least two dozen publicly traded Russian companies, including Gazprom and Norilsk Nickel, announced they will not pay dividends from 2024 results, reflecting a broader economic downturn.
Dividend Suspensions Hit Russian Companies Amid Economic Downturn
Facing high interest rates, reduced revenue, and sanctions, at least two dozen publicly traded Russian companies, including Gazprom and Norilsk Nickel, announced they will not pay dividends from 2024 results, reflecting a broader economic downturn.
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16% Bias Score
Mixed Russian Consumer Views on Domestic Goods Highlight Industrial Disparities
A survey of Russian consumers reveals mixed opinions on domestic products, with strong support for domestically produced food and some building materials, but criticism of the auto industry's quality and technology.
Mixed Russian Consumer Views on Domestic Goods Highlight Industrial Disparities
A survey of Russian consumers reveals mixed opinions on domestic products, with strong support for domestically produced food and some building materials, but criticism of the auto industry's quality and technology.
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48% Bias Score
Rostov Region Leads Russia in Brokerage Account Growth in H1 2025
In the first half of 2025, the Rostov region led Russia in new brokerage accounts, with a 33% increase; net stock purchases increased by 12% in Q2, reaching 22%, driven by fixed-income bond investment, while the key rate decreased from 21% to 20%.
Rostov Region Leads Russia in Brokerage Account Growth in H1 2025
In the first half of 2025, the Rostov region led Russia in new brokerage accounts, with a 33% increase; net stock purchases increased by 12% in Q2, reaching 22%, driven by fixed-income bond investment, while the key rate decreased from 21% to 20%.
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52% Bias Score
Cooling Russian Economy Halts Wage Surge, Layoffs Loom
June 2025 data reveals that Russia's rapid wage growth (16% year-on-year in April 2025) is slowing due to a cooling economy (1.4% GDP growth in Q1 2025), leading to decreased production and reduced workforce needs; sectors like IT and finance face potential layoffs.
Cooling Russian Economy Halts Wage Surge, Layoffs Loom
June 2025 data reveals that Russia's rapid wage growth (16% year-on-year in April 2025) is slowing due to a cooling economy (1.4% GDP growth in Q1 2025), leading to decreased production and reduced workforce needs; sectors like IT and finance face potential layoffs.
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44% Bias Score
Record Russian Average Salary Masks Public's Financial Anxiety
Rosstat reported a record average Russian monthly salary of 97,645 rubles in March 2025, up 11% year-on-year, but a May 2025 FOM survey showed only 10% of respondents felt their finances improved, with 22% reporting worsening conditions, highlighting a significant disconnect between official statist...
Record Russian Average Salary Masks Public's Financial Anxiety
Rosstat reported a record average Russian monthly salary of 97,645 rubles in March 2025, up 11% year-on-year, but a May 2025 FOM survey showed only 10% of respondents felt their finances improved, with 22% reporting worsening conditions, highlighting a significant disconnect between official statist...
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48% Bias Score
Russia's Economic Slowdown Impacts Salary Growth
Russia's economic slowdown is tempering salary growth, with a projected 12% increase in 2025 compared to 18% in 2024, impacting sectors unevenly; however, low unemployment (2.5%) until at least 2028 maintains a job-seeker's market.
Russia's Economic Slowdown Impacts Salary Growth
Russia's economic slowdown is tempering salary growth, with a projected 12% increase in 2025 compared to 18% in 2024, impacting sectors unevenly; however, low unemployment (2.5%) until at least 2028 maintains a job-seeker's market.
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44% Bias Score
Frozen Russian Budget Funds and Economic Consequences
Russia's budget policy since 2004 has frozen trillions of rubles, initially invested in Western assets and later rendered idle by sanctions, leading to high-interest borrowing from major banks and creating a massive reserve despite economic challenges.
Frozen Russian Budget Funds and Economic Consequences
Russia's budget policy since 2004 has frozen trillions of rubles, initially invested in Western assets and later rendered idle by sanctions, leading to high-interest borrowing from major banks and creating a massive reserve despite economic challenges.
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72% Bias Score
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