on15.10.2025 Single QR Codes and the Future of Payments in Russia A single QR code that carries a standard customer journey across many merchants is a topic of strategic interest. In a session at the… Discover More
on15.10.2025 Russia Bakery Market Insights from Pyaterochka Bread Day Pyaterochka’s Bread Day study confirms a rising interest in baked goods across the retailer’s network. The research looks at how… Discover More
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on15.10.2025 EU Plan to Back Ukraine Through 2024 With Finance, Defense, and Energy Ties EU member states are moving to earmark forty‑five billion euros for Ukraine by the end of 2024, a figure that appears in the final Brussels… Discover More
on15.10.2025 Russia Glamping Demographics 2024: May–Sept Trends Analysts drawing on data from Bronevik.com and the Bnovo hotel management service show that the peak glamping season for glamorous camping… Discover More
on15.10.2025 Domestic Travel Growth in Russia: 2024-2025 Outlook This year, the number of organized travelers on Russia’s domestic air network is projected to reach about 10 million. The estimate comes… Discover More
on15.10.2025 Nord Stream Insurance Dispute in London Court Nord Stream AG, the operator of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, rejects insurers’ conclusions that the collapse of a pipe on one line was likely… Discover More
on15.10.2025 Escrow and the Russian IHC Market: Impacts, Law, and Demand The rollout of escrow accounts for individual housing construction in Russia has prompted a broad debate about consumer behavior. Some… Discover More
on15.10.2025 Regulation and Debate Over Free Installment Plans in Russia The actual cost of goods marketed as free installments could run as high as 60% per year, a figure cited by Alexander Danilov, head of the… Discover More
on15.10.2025 Voluntary self-employed social insurance plan—Russia Russia tests voluntary social insurance for self-employed workers The Ministry of Labor is evaluating an experimental program that would… Discover More