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Georgia was visited by 2.27 million foreign tourists in the first half of the year

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

Tbilisi, July 9 (Xinhua) — Georgia recorded a record growth in international tourist visits in the first half of 2025. In the first six months, 2.27 million foreign tourists visited the country, up 6.9 percent compared to the same period in 2024. The total number of international visits, including short-term trips, amounted to 3.2 million, the Georgian National Tourism Administration reported on Wednesday.

In the second quarter of this year, the number of international tourist visits amounted to 1.31 million, an increase of 10.7 percent year-on-year. The total number of international visits during this period reached 1.83 million, an increase of 6.9 percent year-on-year.

In January-June, there was an increase in the number of international visits from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Israel, Azerbaijan, India and China. –0–

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US President Sends Tariff Notices to 6 More Countries

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NEW YORK, July 9 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump sent letters to leaders of six more countries on Wednesday morning, notifying them that new tariffs will be imposed on goods imported into the United States from those countries starting Aug. 1.

D. Trump published the corresponding notices on his own social network Truth Social. The letters are addressed to the leaders of the Philippines, Brunei, Moldova, Algeria, Iraq and Libya.

According to the letters, duties will be 30 percent for Libya, Iraq and Algeria, 25 percent for Brunei and Moldova, and 20 percent for the Philippines.

On Tuesday, D. Trump sent the first letters of new import duties to 14 countries, notifying them of new tariffs ranging from 25 percent to 40 percent. The American leader said he would send several more similar notices this week. –0–

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Financial news: Volunteers will teach how to check information and will identify unfair practices of financial organizations

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Volunteers will teach people how to navigate the information space in order to distinguish fraudsters' tricks from current offers in the financial sector. They will also help financial institutions better understand the problems of clients with different types of disabilities and identify unfair practices in the market. Such priorities were identified by participants of the XI All-Russian Congress of Financial Education Volunteers.

The Congress traditionally brings together volunteers from all over the country and serves as a platform for exchanging experiences, developing and scaling initiatives, identifying modern trends and promising areas for promoting financial literacy.

Most of the initiatives presented at the congress are designed for adults. The emphasis is on a targeted approach, the ability to adapt an idea to the needs of the target audience. For example, volunteers conduct classes on family budget management with newlyweds, where they teach how to find a compromise in delicate financial matters. Financial activists also help organize training and employment for young people with disabilities, tell military personnel how to resist fraudsters, and explain the peculiarities of Russian financial legislation to residents of new regions.

"Teaching adults is not easy: everyone has their own life experience, education, priorities. Not everyone is ready to learn just because someone said it is important and necessary. But people are happy to learn when they are given knowledge at the right time and in a convenient form. Therefore, flexibility and a variety of formats are very important, and this is exactly what we are learning from you, from financial education volunteers," said Elvira Nabiullina, Chairman of the Bank of Russia.

Today, the register of financial education volunteers already includes 19 thousand activists: students, professional financiers, employees of educational institutions, public organizations, and commercial companies.

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Vitaly Savelyev held a meeting with the head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin

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The meeting discussed issues of restoring damaged transport infrastructure facilities in the DPR and further development of the entire transport complex of the republic.

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Alexander Novak held a working meeting with the Chairman of the Government of the Chechen Republic Magomed Daudov

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Alexander Novak held a working meeting with the Chairman of the Government of the Chechen Republic Magomed Daudov.

Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak held a working meeting with the Chairman of the Government of the Chechen Republic Magomed Daudov.

The parties discussed the socio-economic situation in the region and plans for the construction of new power facilities in the Chechen Republic as part of the program for the development of Russian electric power systems for 2025–2030. This concerns the construction of the 330 kV Sunzha substation as part of the investment program of PJSC Rosseti, as well as the implementation of the first stage of energy infrastructure construction and technical connection of facilities in the Grozny special economic zone.

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Financial News: Five principles for artificial intelligence: regulator's recommendations on the use of AI

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For example, customers should be informed when they are interacting with AI and provided with the opportunity to opt out of such interactions.

The Bank of Russia also suggests that organizations regularly check the quality of AI, pay attention to maintaining the confidentiality of personal data, and organize AI risk management.

“We have studied global trends in AI regulation, discussed with market participants and came to the conclusion that for the Russian financial market at this stage, soft regulation of the use of such technology will be relevant. We hope that the guidelines laid down in the Code of Ethics will be able to make financial services, in which artificial intelligence is integrated, even more high-quality, safe and convenient,” said Stanislav Korop, Head of the Department of Financial Technologies.

In addition, according to the Bank of Russia, the exchange of experience and best practices in compliance with ethical recommendations can play a special role in the trusted and responsible use of AI in the financial market. The regulator is ready to facilitate this.

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Financial news: Heirs will be exempted from penalties for late payments on loans of their relatives for six months

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From September 1, 2025, banks and microfinance organizations will not be able to charge penalties, fines and fines on the debts of a deceased borrower while his relatives are processing the inheritance. law adopted by the State Duma.

The ban will be in effect for 6 months, unless another period for entering into inheritance rights is established by law or a court decision. This rule applies to both consumer credit or loan agreements of the deceased, and mortgage loans.

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Alexander Novak: REW-2025 will become a key platform for discussing current energy issues

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Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak held the second meeting of the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of the international forum "Russian Energy Week". The meeting was attended by representatives of federal authorities, energy companies, and industry communities.

REW-2025 will be held from October 15 to 17 in Moscow. The forum will traditionally bring together representatives of government, business, science and the expert community to discuss global trends and challenges in the energy industry.

Opening the meeting of the organizing committee, Alexander Novak emphasized the importance of intensifying the invitation campaign and filling the business program. "REW-2025 will become a key platform for discussing current energy issues, demonstrating technological achievements and strengthening international cooperation. This year, we will pay special attention to the 80th anniversary of the Russian nuclear industry and the integration of energy sovereignty topics," said the Deputy Prime Minister.

Adviser to the President of Russia, Executive Secretary of the REW Organizing Committee Anton Kobyakov noted that preparations for the forum are proceeding as usual. "Invitations to take part in REW-2025 events have been sent to more than 6.3 thousand participants, including heads of Russian and foreign businesses, as well as representatives of official delegations. Representatives of 65 companies from nine countries have confirmed their participation, including Azerbaijan, Brazil, Great Britain, Germany, Zambia, Kazakhstan, Côte d'Ivoire, Serbia, and South Africa. The Organizing Committee is actively working to attract foreign partners, especially from Asian, African, and Arab countries," Anton Kobyakov added.

As part of REW-2025, in parallel with the demonstration of stands of the forum's key partners in the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall, a specialized exhibition will once again be organized at the Gostiny Dvor site, which will demonstrate the industry's achievements in the field of import substitution and innovative development of the country in the context of the Energy Strategy of Russia until 2050.

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Vitaly Savelyev: Development of checkpoints across the state border is a systemic task, the implementation of which is envisaged by the national project "Efficient Transport System"

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Vitaly Savelyev at a meeting on the development of checkpoints across the state border.

At a meeting on the development of checkpoints across the state border of the Russian Federation, the results of the movement of goods and freight vehicles on the main sections of the border were summed up.

The positive dynamics of freight vehicle traffic through automobile checkpoints is sustainable. Thus, the number of freight vehicles that passed through automobile checkpoints located on priority sections of the state border has increased by almost 70% over the past seven years and reached more than 6.5 million units in 2024.

At checkpoints on the Russian-Chinese section of the state border, the growth was almost 130% (from 229 thousand to 523 thousand units). In turn, the volume of transported goods increased by 34% and reached 46 million tons by the end of 2024.

High dynamics are also maintained in the movement of freight vehicles at checkpoints on the Russian-Mongolian section: 65% of the 2018 level, an increase from 34 thousand units in 2018 to 56 thousand units in 2024.

High rates are also observed on the Russian-Azerbaijani, Russian-Kazakh, and Russian-Georgian sections of the state border.

As part of the implementation of the order of the President of Russia to reduce the inspection time of freight vehicles to 10 minutes, the implementation of a pilot project at the Tagirkent-Kazmalyar automobile checkpoint on the Russian-Azerbaijani border continues. Thanks to the elimination of paperwork, the introduction of an intelligent checkpoint system and equipping the site with modern portal inspection and screening systems, the inspection time in test mode was just over 9 minutes.

By 2030, the implemented solutions will be scaled up to 55 priority checkpoints.

In implementing the plans of the “road map” for the introduction of smart checkpoints, the Russian Government is working closely with state control bodies: the Border Service of the FSB of Russia, the Federal Customs Service of Russia, Rosselkhoznadzor, and Rospotrebnadzor.

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Denis Manturov met with the head of the Republic of Adygea Murat Kumpilov

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Denis Manturov met with the head of the Republic of Adygea Murat Kumpilov.

First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov met with the head of the Republic of Adygea Murat Kumpilov, with whom he discussed the development of the region’s industry.

The head of the republic reported to Denis Manturov on the status of the implementation of the investment project to create the Enem industrial park.

In addition, Denis Manturov and Murat Kumpilov discussed the progress of the execution of the instructions given by the First Deputy Prime Minister during his working visit to Adygea in March 2025. Let us recall that at that time, Denis Manturov, among other things, instructed the transfer of drones from one of the leading Russian brands to the Military Training Center at the Maikop State Technological University for training cadets.

On the instructions of the First Deputy Prime Minister, support was provided to the project of PAO Zarem to modernize the production of gearboxes through the federal Industrial Development Fund. In addition, work is underway to deepen cooperation between the Maikop Machine-Building Plant and the Kovrov Mechanical Plant. Currently, the enterprises, with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia, are working on the issue of localizing the production of vane rotators and hydraulic distributors.

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