Russian business increased spending on foreign IT services by 30% In the second quarter of 2026, Russian companies spent $909 million (74.6 billion ₽) on foreign IT services - 30% more than at the beginning of the year, Izvestia reports, citing data from the Central Bank. Businesses pay for third-party software, data storage and system maintenance. Among the reasons for the increase in costs, experts point to a lack of servers with graphic accelerators: delivery times have increased from 2 months to 6 months.

Russian business increased spending on foreign IT services by 30% In the second quarter of 2026, Russian companies spent $909 million (74.6 billion ₽) on foreign IT services - 30% more than at the beginning of the year, Izvestia reports, citing data from the Central Bank. Businesses pay for third-party software, data storage and system maintenance. Among the reasons for the increase in costs, experts point to a lack of servers with graphic accelerators: delivery times have increased from 2 months to 6 months.