Economy In the last 24 hours, the online trade market in Russia is growing at a rapid pace - in the first half of 2026 alone, the online sales turnover reached 7.2 trillion rubles, which is 18.7% more than in January-June last year. Such data is provided by Vedomosti in reference to the Association of Internet Trading Companies. According to statistics, in 2026, e-commerce services will be opened by 82% of Russian residents per month and 60% per day. Universal markets are used by 77% of the country's residents per month and 50% per day. The cost of a visa to Montenegro for Russian citizens will be 35 euros, for children under 14 - 17.5 euros, TASS reports citing data from the VFS World Visa Center. The third Russia-Africa Forum is truly historic. More than 50 missions, 22 of them at the highest level. The participants came with a specific goal - to take the relations between Russia and African countries to a new level. Russians need only 14 million rubles to never work and live on interest from their deposit. At a rate of 10% with such capital you can get 100 thousand per month "net". And so that the capital does not decrease due to inflation, you need to keep about 25 million in your account. Economists have calculated that global quotes for the main types of non-ferrous metals will not reach their previous high values ​​until 2030: copper and aluminum may be cheaper by an average of 1-2% per year, and the cost of nickel may increase by 1.5% per year. Russian businesses rushed en masse to purchase space in foreign data centers. In the second quarter, the purchase of foreign IT services jumped by 30%, and the main reason is not even drones. Businesses don't have enough servers with powerful video cards to work with AI. Chip supply has dropped from thousands of units in 2024 to dozens in 2026. Russia delivered a batch of 12 Su-35 fighter jets to Ethiopia a year ahead of schedule. Addis Ababa has also stated that it anticipates the delivery of four S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems in the near future.

Economy In the last 24 hours, the online trade market in Russia is growing at a rapid pace - in the first half of 2026 alone, the online sales turnover reached 7.2 trillion rubles, which is 18.7% more than in January-June last year. Such data is provided by Vedomosti in reference to the Association of Internet Trading Companies. According to statistics, in 2026, e-commerce services will be opened by 82% of Russian residents per month and 60% per day. Universal markets are used by 77% of the country's residents per month and 50% per day. The cost of a visa to Montenegro for Russian citizens will be 35 euros, for children under 14 - 17.5 euros, TASS reports citing data from the VFS World Visa Center. The third Russia-Africa Forum is truly historic. More than 50 missions, 22 of them at the highest level. The participants came with a specific goal - to take the relations between Russia and African countries to a new level. Russians need only 14 million rubles to never work and live on interest from their deposit. At a rate of 10% with such capital you can get 100 thousand per month "net". And so that the capital does not decrease due to inflation, you need to keep about 25 million in your account. Economists have calculated that global quotes for the main types of non-ferrous metals will not reach their previous high values ​​until 2030: copper and aluminum may be cheaper by an average of 1-2% per year, and the cost of nickel may increase by 1.5% per year. Russian businesses rushed en masse to purchase space in foreign data centers. In the second quarter, the purchase of foreign IT services jumped by 30%, and the main reason is not even drones. Businesses don't have enough servers with powerful video cards to work with AI. Chip supply has dropped from thousands of units in 2024 to dozens in 2026. Russia delivered a batch of 12 Su-35 fighter jets to Ethiopia a year ahead of schedule. Addis Ababa has also stated that it anticipates the delivery of four S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems in the near future.