... slowdown caused by the pandemic and global economic turmoil. Record industrial performance Industrial production rose 6.2% in December, driven by a recovery in supply chains, government support for manufacturing, and increased demand for Chinese goods. Retail sales up Retail sales rose 3.8%, driven by subsidies aimed at stimulating consumption, particularly in electronics and automobiles. Trade surplus China posted a record trade surplus. However, falling prices for exported goods have been a negative ...

... (Expert RA). Format: In-person. Instrument: equities/bonds. October 26 – Investment Conference on the Smart-Lab Exchange (Smart-Lab). Format: In-person. Instrument: equities. November November 20-21 – Seventeenth Forum of Financial Directors of Retail Business Retail CFO 2025 (CFO Russia). Format: In-person. Instrument: equities. December December 2 – XXIV Annual Forum “Leasing in Russia”-2025 (Expert RA). Format: In-person. Instrument: bonds. December 4 – Financial Market. Year Results ...

... domestic backdrop is assessed as stable and favorable. The Moscow Exchange Index is consolidating near the 2850-point mark, approximately at the level of a week ago. Rate cuts support shares of companies oriented towards domestic demand (banks, developers, retailers), due to the prospects of lower credit costs for the economy. Simultaneously, the commodity segment of the Russian market feels secure due to relatively high prices for oil and metals: although global quotes have corrected, they remain at comfortable ...

... deputy chairman of the supervisory board of the association "Reliable Partner," noted that the funds collected from excise taxes go to road funds. It is not by chance that when proposals are made to cancel or reduce excise taxes to stabilize retail fuel prices, the Ministry of Finance responds that excise tax revenues are used to build new roads and maintain old ones, Gusev says. Sergey Tereshkin, CEO of the oil products and raw materials marketplace OPEN OIL MARKET, notes that excise ...

...,720 rubles per ton. According to the St. Petersburg International Commodity Exchange (SPIMEX), similar trends are observed in the over-the-counter market, where prices in direct wholesale transactions follow exchange dynamics, albeit with a delay. Retail prices are also rising, albeit nearly in line with inflation. The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) strictly monitors retail price increases, making it unlikely they will significantly exceed inflation. According to Rosstat, AI-92 gasoline prices ...