Finances

52% of Russians make transfers through the Fast Payment System regularly, 45% have never used it.

The standard of living of Russians is now on average 30% higher than in the early 1990s, however, the differentiation of citizens' incomes is very significant even among state employees.

Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Social Policy, said that the increase in the pensions of non-working pensioners after indexation by 8.6% would amount to an average of 1.4 thousand rubles.

Legendary investor, founder and CEO of investment firm Bridgewater, Ray Dalio, named the unexpected danger of cash.

Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy Mikhail Delyagin believes that parliamentarians should have a salary in accordance with the national average.

Ruble rises against the dollar and the European currency amid high oil prices and renewed investor interest in risky assets.

Business losses from the turmoil in Kazakhstan amounted to more than 93.7 billion tenge ($216 million at the National Bank's exchange rate).

Britain and its allies will prepare sanctions to be imposed on the Russian financial sector in the event of a Russian "invasion" of Ukraine.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said Ukraine has received € 17 billion in aid from the European Union since 2014.

Shares of Chinese companies traded on US exchanges showed a sharp rise at the end of the year.

The dollar exchange rate in the course of foreign exchange trading on the Moscow Exchange was traded at the level of 75.03 rubles.

Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said that in 2022-2024 the Ministry of Finance does not plan to increase the rates of personal income tax (PIT), income tax and value added tax (VAT).

Deputies from the Liberal Democratic Party faction headed by Vladimir Zhirinovsky, as well as some senators, submitted to the State Duma a bill on the annual pre-New Year's pension payment.

The insurance regulation in Russia now does not have any provisions regarding the vaccination of borrowers. The Central Bank did not receive any appeals on the discrimination against the unvaccinated. 

The United States, within the framework of an international technical assistance project, allocated Ukraine $ 24.5 million to strengthen the borders with Russia and Belarus.