Russian business news 23/Oct/2026:
Russia may increase from November the duty on strong alcohol from "unfriendly" countries from 3 euro to 5 euros per liter. The average price increase for bottles will then be 100-200 rubles.
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The head of the Russian Central Bank Nabiulina came out against the increase in the number of preferential mortgages on offer. This is because according to her such mortgages dominate the market and negatively impact the mortgage market.
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The Russian Association of Internet Trade Companies have asked the Russian government for support in case the digital infrastructure hosting their platforms was hosted at sites attacked by Ukrainian drones and which had an outage.
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Russian business news 22/Oct/2026:
Russia's Ministry of Energy has proposed increasing the price of fuel by 1,6 to 2,1 rubles per liter to cover the higher import costs of fuel. Now even with the import subsidies major chains lose 13-18 rubles per liter
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According to the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade the cancellation of preferential car loans may lead to a decrease in the sales of Lada by 20-25% in the remaining months of 2026.
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