... secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov, emphasized that the return of Western brands is a natural market process, and competition between Russian and international companies will benefit consumers. Economic and Business Prospects ... ... 2025. This will create new job opportunities, increase tax revenues, and provide consumers with greater diversity in goods and services. However, Russian businesses will need to adapt to increasing competition. For domestic entrepreneurs, this means the ...

... Consolidation is also affecting other segments. In the fintech industry, Ripple announced the acquisition of the platform Hidden Road (a prime broker for institutional investors in the crypto market) for $1.25 billion, which will allow it to enter the brokerage services market. In the defense sector, California-based startup Anduril bought the Irish firm Klas, which creates secure communication networks for military use, thereby expanding its portfolio of security technologies. Overall, in the first half of 2025, more ...

... companies Circle and Chime have become indicators of the revival of startup activity on the stock exchange. This positive momentum is encouraging other companies to take advantage of the newly opened "window of opportunity" in the public market. A number of tech "unicorns" have already announced plans to go public. For example, the American transportation service Via and the crypto startup BitGo have confidentially filed for stock offerings. There are rumors that even a major player like Figma (a software design developer) is considering an IPO if its acquisition deal does not materialize. The flow of ...

...,000 in investment, and preference is given to applications using the native BNB token. This initiative is aimed at increasing the value of the BNB network and increasing trust in it from developers and users. In addition, Binance regularly adds new services and lists fresh tokens on its platform, which maintains interest in BNB as part of a larger ecosystem with the largest trading volume in the cryptocurrency market. It is also important that Binance implements mechanisms for automatic burning of BNB coins: periodic auto-burn reduces the total emission and increases the token's scarcity, which contributes to its value growth in the long term. Together, these ...

... increasing. According to the Russian Venture Company (RVC), approximately $80 million was invested in Russian technology startups from January to June 2025 — about 70% more than the previous year (though this is still trivial compared to the global market). Local investors are focusing on projects in AI, import substitution, cybersecurity, and B2B services. Gradually, a new wave of tech entrepreneurs capable of developing businesses under challenging conditions is forming. The regional venture ecosystem is striving to take advantage of the global upturn to lay the groundwork for future growth, ...