... further rearmament of the army with modern samples, including through active work within the DIC. International Military-Technical Cooperation: The country will increase interaction with foreign partners in the defense sector. This includes not only traditional export supplies or modernization of equipment for friendly states but also joint research and development, training of personnel, and creating "turnkey" production facilities abroad. Such projects strengthen Russia's ties with partner ...

... for instance, AI platform Glean secured $150 million at a $7.2 billion valuation, while fintech Aspora attracted $53 million for developing banking services for the global diaspora. New Unicorns Emerging Worldwide: The venture boom is extending beyond traditional hubs. In Latin America, fintech Ualá increased its valuation to about $2.8 billion, becoming a regional leader. The Middle East has seen the emergence of its first billion-dollar startups (such as Egyptian fintech MNT-Halan), while Southeast ...

... location does not matter. Moreover, crypto assets stimulate the development of new economic models. For example, through initial coin offerings (ICOs) or token sales, startups can create their projects and raise funding from the community, bypassing traditional venture capital. Token holders of such projects assume the role of early investors. Another example is meme coins like Dogecoin or Shiba Inu that were initially created as jokes but gained popularity thanks to their community: their value ...

... AI after Ethereum transitioned to PoS. Bitfarms and CleanSpark focus on geographical diversification of their farms and utilizing cheap energy (in Canada, Argentina, the U.S.), regularly selling a portion of their production to fund expansion. Even traditional players in the energy sector and engineering giants are increasingly investing in mining by building joint data centers and providing excess energy supply to miners, regarding it as part of their energy resource monetization strategy. The ...

... stable but regulated: domestic gas prices are indexed roughly to the level of inflation, and in 2025 there was also a scheduled tariff increase (about 5–7% in mid-year). This supports revenue in the domestic market, although margins within Russia are traditionally lower than export ones. At the same time, the ruble's exchange rate played a dual role. In the first half of 2025, the ruble weakened on average compared to the beginning of 2024, which on one hand boosts ruble revenue from export contracts ...