The government will finance the development of a program to improve the qualifications of heads of educational organizations

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Order dated July 24, 2025 No. 1971-r

On the instructions of the President, the Government will finance the development of a program to improve the qualifications of heads and deputy heads of kindergartens, schools, as well as additional education organizations and their structural divisions. The order to allocate 220 million rubles for these purposes has been signed.

The new program will contain a unified approach to the exchange of experience, dissemination of the latest practices, and also to the improvement of the competence of the heads of educational institutions. The Fund for Humanitarian Projects has been designated as the operator of the program.

The first events to test the content of the advanced training program are planned to be held in 2025.

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Meeting of Mikhail Mishustin with the Governor of Altai Krai Viktor Tomenko.

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The progress of the implementation of the individual program for the socio-economic development of the region was discussed, including the construction and renovation of the regional center for the protection of motherhood and childhood, the reconstruction of the Chuisky Tract, and the development of tourism infrastructure.

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M. Mishustin: Dear Viktor Petrovich!

We have now looked at how the individual program of socio-economic development of the region, formed on the instructions of the President, is being implemented. I have already told you that I was pleased with the figures: extra-budgetary investments are more than 22 billion rubles, 6 thousand jobs. Gross regional product and real disposable income of the population are growing. And what is very important is that new infrastructure is being created, which, of course, attracts tourists, people who come here, relax, travel in the Altai Territory.

I would like to ask you about medical institutions. I know about your regional center for the protection of motherhood and childhood in Barnaul. A modern infectious disease building and a surgical building are being built. How is the construction process going and what else is needed?

V. Tomenko: Thank you very much, dear Mikhail Vladimirovich, for your attention to the region!

This facility, our regional clinical children's hospital, the regional center for the protection of motherhood and childhood, was initially in your field of vision and, according to your instructions, work was organized on the construction of a new surgical building and major repairs of the infectious disease building.

I have prepared a short presentation. This is what the center for the protection of motherhood and childhood looks like today. And here is information about how the construction of the surgical building and the major repairs of the infectious disease building are going.

I want to say that today 17 thousand small patients are undergoing treatment there. There are consultative and diagnostic services with the most modern equipment. And another 13 departments, including oncology, infectious diseases and surgery.

As a result of the work that will be carried out to build the surgical building, the volume of assistance to our children will increase from today's 17 thousand to 21 thousand. And the ability to perform operations will increase from 5 thousand to 8 thousand. This is the first thing.

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And secondly. Of course, there will be an opportunity to provide this assistance at the highest technological level. In particular, we plan to open a children's neurosurgical department there. Today, for this kind of operations, our children must go to other regions. And the new department will provide such an opportunity.

Of the more than 5 billion rubles the project costs, 3.8 billion is funding from the federal budget. The construction completion date is the end of 2026. As of today, almost 50% of the construction work has been completed. Everything is on schedule.

It is very important – a major overhaul of the infectious diseases building is being carried out in this center. At our last meeting, Mikhail Vladimirovich, you gave the order that we, together with the federal authorities, should address this issue. We have done a lot of work. Ultimately, Altai Krai was provided with funding from the federal budget in the amount of 390 million rubles. The work itself will cost 530 million rubles, taking into account co-financing from the regional budget. We understand, of course, that new equipment will be needed there. We have already planned our regional funds. This is 330 million rubles. Thus, 3 thousand of our children who will undergo treatment there will receive high-quality medical care at the highest level. In this regard, I would like to thank the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. Mikhail Albertovich (Murashko) personally gave instructions and orders here so that we could succeed. The contract was signed in April of this year, at the end of 2026, the renovated building will accept all the children. For now, we are providing them with assistance in other medical institutions of our region.

M. Mishustin: Viktor Petrovich, all plans must be implemented on time, and I ask that you keep the construction of such facilities under your personal control.

One more question. The Altai region is famous for its nature. Today the International Ecological Conference, in which you also took part together with the heads of government of a number of CIS countries, experts, and ecologists, is finishing its work.

And of course, when we talk about environmental issues, it is impossible not to touch upon the issues of logistics and comfortable living. We are talking about the Chuysky Tract. We decided to continue construction, consulted with the President, and he gave such an order. And a five-year period was given to reconstruct the Chuysky Tract using new technologies.

How is the work going?

V. Tomenko: Dear Mikhail Vladimirovich, I have prepared a small map. "Chuisky Trakt" is a federal road, route R-256. Its length is more than 1.1 thousand km. It passes through the territory of Novosibirsk Oblast, Altai Krai and the Altai Republic. The route runs through the territory of Altai Krai for 323 km.

Three years ago, Mikhail Vladimirovich, I contacted you with a request to support the proposals that we have, taking into account the demand for this road (in 2022, it was the 100th anniversary of the Chuysky Tract, we all, three regions, celebrated it), in order to convert as much of this road as possible to four-lane traffic.

All these instructions were given. And today, out of 323 km that pass through the territory of the Altai Territory, 146 km of the road are already in a four-lane design, provided with everything necessary to ensure that traffic is safe, comfortable and modern. Of these, 23 km were introduced in 2024.

Today, this federal road is managed by Rosavtodor. The Altai Federal Road Administration is such a federal institution, and we actively cooperate with it: its competence includes exits, approaches, services, and so on, and contractors, including our Altai ones, work here. Therefore, it is very important to be here = in cooperation.

There are another 22 km of road in the next five years. I marked them on the map, they are already included. Another 27 km are prepared for inclusion in the five-year plan. And now we are working on the possibilities of this inclusion together with the Ministry of Transport and Rosavtodor. And for the remaining parts of this road, design and estimate documentation is being prepared. Here we help our federal road workers in every possible way. And, naturally, all residents and our guests are, of course, very interested in the road being expanded and made better.

M. Mishustin: Without a doubt, the modernization of the road will help to reveal the tourist potential of the Altai Territory. Tell us what is being done in general to develop the infrastructure for travel, including using the mechanisms provided by the state.

V. Tomenko: First of all, of course, the development of the tourist infrastructure itself. Today, there are 571 collective accommodation facilities, 14.5 thousand – room stock. A program for the creation of modular accommodation facilities is being implemented, we have already completed almost everything planned here.

In addition, our major investors today have access to preferential lending under Resolution No. 141. Or rather, in previous years and today as well. Projects are being implemented for 86 billion. 60 billion rubles – preferential lending has already been approved. This is the creation of approximately 3.3 thousand more numbers to the 14.5 thousand that we have. Therefore, we are working in this area and, naturally, we are helping our investors.

In previous years, we had infrastructure budget loans, special treasury loans. This year, it is KIK – treasury infrastructure loans. We use approximately 80% of the funds that we manage to attract to put logistics, transport communications, road infrastructure, and so on in order, to ensure transport accessibility and comfortable movement on such roads. We use these funds to develop engineering infrastructure and to resolve infrastructure issues, including a small amount for energy.

These are our main areas. Today, we have attracted about 14 billion rubles of such investments. We also participate in almost all areas that the so-called infrastructure menu provides us with – this is the MKI program, and the IBC, and the SKK, and so on. In general, I sincerely thank you, Mikhail Vladimirovich, on behalf of all residents of the region for the fact that such opportunities exist today in addition to those provided by our current activities, our current income. By the way, the Altai Territory's own income, our consolidated budget in 2024, increased by 20% at once compared to 2023, from 125 billion rubles to 150 billion rubles. And this good support gives us the opportunity to solve many current issues and think about development.

M. Mishustin: Viktor Petrovich, tourism should become one of the most important drivers of economic growth in the Altai Territory. It is very important to create all the conditions for building a modern comfortable infrastructure. And, of course, to provide guarantees to the businesses that come here.

You have pleased me with the extra-budgetary funds that have come, the investor believed in the Altai Territory and the Altai Republic. And it is very important to continue this trend, guarantee property rights, guarantee conditions for investors and develop your beautiful region.

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Dmitry Grigorenko: The government has simplified the procedure for issuing permits for businesses

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The simplified format for issuing licenses and permits in Russia is enshrined in amendments to 69 federal laws. Today, they were approved by the Federation Council. The project lasted four years. During this time, the terms for issuing permits were shortened and the number of required documents was reduced, papers were transferred to electronic form and to a registry model. The project was implemented under the supervision of Deputy Prime Minister – Head of the Government Staff Dmitry Grigorenko.

The work was carried out as part of an experiment and included more than 400 government services, all of which became available on the government services portal. In 2024 alone, about 9.5 million applications for various types of permits were received. Without a positive decision on these applications, it is illegal to carry out permitting activities.

The adoption of the law allows us to consolidate the results of the optimization of the permitting process. Thus, thanks to the project, the time for issuing permits has been halved (from 43 to 19 days on average) and the number of documents from applicants (from 8 to 4 documents). Some types of permitting activities have been transferred to a registry model. This has made it possible to abandon paper permits in favor of entries in electronic registers, in which case it is no longer necessary to obtain and store a document on a form.

"The government is creating conditions for comfortable business in Russia. Optimizing the process of obtaining permits is an important part of this work. We have digitalized the entire procedure: from collecting documents and submitting an application to issuing the permit itself. Entrepreneurs no longer need to duplicate information – government agencies receive it through interdepartmental data exchange. This approach has made it possible to halve the number of requested documents and the time it takes to obtain permits. That is, the procedure is simplified through digital tools without reducing the overall level of security," commented Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Government Staff Dmitry Grigorenko.

The law establishes the possibility of obtaining comprehensive permits in electronic form. This format has been available on the public services portal since June of this year. In particular, the comprehensive services "Opening a Pharmacy" and "Certification of Forest Management Specialists" were launched. The user only needs to submit one application to receive a number of permits at once, which are necessary for carrying out a particular entrepreneurial activity.

The public services portal also implements six services that provide proactive provision of permits from Rosrybolovstvo, FMBA, Rostransnadzor and Rosmorrechflot. Thus, portal users receive a notification about the need to extend permits. At the same time, the application for registration of such documents is pre-filled automatically taking into account up-to-date information from other state systems. Proactive provision of services for issuing permits is also enshrined in law.

Amendments to 69 federal laws were prepared by the Ministry of Economic Development, adopted by the State Duma and supported by the Federation Council.

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Financial news: Registration for Finopolis-2025 is open.

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The Finopolis Forum of Innovative Financial Technologies is 10 years old. This year it will be held from October 8 to 10 at the Sirius federal territory. You can register atwebsite.

The forum will be attended by the management of the Bank of Russia, representatives of relevant ministries and departments, leading financial and digital fintech companies, as well as opinion leaders in the field of technology. They will discuss trends and vectors of development of financial technologies in various segments of the financial market.

According to established tradition, an exhibition will open for forum guests, where the latest achievements in the field of innovation will be presented.

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Financial news: Bank of Russia to supervise installment service operators

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Laws The State Duma adopted a resolution on requirements for installment service operators and contracts with them.

Now sellers and installment service operators (intermediaries between the seller and the buyer) will not be able to disguise interest on deferred payments by setting different prices for goods in installments and for cash. The amount of fines that installment service operators can collect from users is also limited.

In addition, if the citizen’s installment obligations exceed 50 thousand rubles, the service operator will be obliged transfer this information to the credit bureau. This will help banks and microfinance organizations assess the level of a person's debt burden when applying for a loan or credit. Thus, citizens will be better protected from debt overload and default risks.

Legislators also gradually limited the maximum period of interest-free installments: from April 1, 2026 – 6 months, from April 1, 2028 – 4 months.

The changes will come into force on April 1, 2026.

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Financial News: Partner Financing Experiment Extended Until September 2028

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Law, which extends the experiment in partnership financing, also provides for the improvement of its mechanisms. The law was adopted by the State Duma and approved by the Federation Council.

The experiment will be carried out from September 1, 2023, on the territory of Bashkortostan, Dagestan, Tatarstan and the Chechen Republic. It was initially announced for two years.

The law expands the list of partnership financing operations, including opening accounts by banks that have the appropriate license. The list of operations also includes mutual insurance.

A special committee will be created to approve standards for partner funding. Companies should indicate in their advertising that they are participants in the experiment.

In addition, the list of grounds for refusing to include organizations in the register of experiment participants is being expanded, as well as the list of grounds for exclusion from it. This will reduce the risks of unscrupulous companies participating in the experiment.

The purpose of the law is to create a more correct and uniform provision of partnership financing services, to increase the transparency and attractiveness of the experiment, including for foreign investors.

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Financial news: The Russian market has launched an index of benchmark stock issuers

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"Companies from the financial and non-financial sectors were among the applicants for inclusion in the Program," notes Ekaterina Abasheeva, Director of the Bank of Russia's Corporate Relations Department. "Following the review of applications, several issuers demonstrating the necessary institutional quality were selected. We hope that they will grow into a new generation of blue chips — companies that adhere to high standards of corporate governance and are interested in increasing their investment attractiveness. Together with the Moscow Exchange, we will continue to work on forming a pool of high-quality issuers participating in the Program."

The decision to include shares in the index is made by a committee, which includes representatives of the Bank of Russia, Moscow Exchange, and the Analytical Credit Rating Agency. The committee evaluates corporate governance, the level of information transparency of the issuer, and its financial and economic indicators. The status of a participant in the Program must be confirmed at least once a year. Issuers whose shares are included in the first or second level of the Moscow Exchange listing can participate in it.

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Financial news: On July 25 at 15:00 a press conference will be held on the results of the meeting of the Board of Directors on monetary policy

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The event will be attended by the Chairman of the Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina and the Deputy Chairman of the Bank of Russia Alexey Zabotkin.

Elvira Nabiullina will make a statement on monetary policy and medium-term forecast.

The press conference will be held at the Bank of Russia press center. The broadcast of the speech will be available on our website, channel inTelegram, as well as on the official page in"VKontakte".

Accreditation for journalists is open until 17:00 on July 23 at the address Media@kbr.ru.

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Tatyana Golikova held a meeting of the Russian Tripartite Commission for the Regulation of Social and Labor Relations

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Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova held the next meeting of the Russian Tripartite Commission for the Regulation of Social and Labor Relations.

The meeting considered and supported by the parties the draft federal law "On Amendments to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation", developed on the instructions of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin with the aim of improving the provisions governing the apprenticeship contract. Thus, it was proposed to supplement Chapter 32 of the Labor Code with provisions specifying the status of apprenticeship contracts, the obligations of the parties, as well as the types of programs mastered during the apprenticeship period. In addition, it was proposed to include individual entrepreneurs in the circle of persons who are allowed to conclude apprenticeship contracts. For the apprentice, the bill provides for guarantees of employment, as well as the payment of a scholarship at the expense of the employer for the entire period of training. The employer, in turn, will be able to return the funds spent on training in cases where the apprentice has not fulfilled the obligations specified in the contract. In addition, the bill provides for a mechanism for co-financing the costs of employers at the expense of the budgets of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. It is expected that the expansion of the practice of using apprenticeship contracts will become an effective mechanism for training qualified personnel, which will help solve the problem of staffing, and will also become a social lift for workers, as it will open up prospects for successful employment, career growth and increased wages.

The commission members also discussed and supported the draft federal law "On Amending Article 1 of the Federal Law "On the Minimum Wage", according to which, from January 1, 2026, the minimum wage will increase by 20.7% and will amount to 27,093 rubles. The adoption of the bill will lead to an increase in wages for about 4.6 million workers.

In addition, the members of the RTC were presented with reports on the activities of two regional tripartite commissions for the regulation of social and labor relations – the Leningrad Region and the Republic of Dagestan.

Other issues were also considered at the meeting. Among them:

draft federal laws "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation (in terms of optimizing the mechanism for the implementation by certain categories of citizens of the rights to receive social protection measures (support), state social assistance provided at the expense of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, as well as improving the activities of the Pension and Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation)" and "On Amendments to Article 138⁶ of the Budget Code of the Russian Federation";

draft federal law “On the expected period of payment of funded pensions for 2026”;

draft federal law “On Amendments to Article 69 of the Federal Law “On the Fundamentals of Health Protection of Citizens in the Russian Federation” and the Federal Law “On Education in the Russian Federation”;

draft resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation "On Amendments to the Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation of March 30, 2022 No. 511";

draft resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation "On the transfer of days off in 2026".

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Financial News: How to Inform Investors About Complex Financial Products

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Information about such products should be placed in special sections of websites and mobile applications. It will be available to the user after he confirms the status of a qualified investor and becomes familiar with the risks of these instruments.

The recommendations are aimed at reducing the likelihood of unqualified investors being forced to buy complex financial instruments that could result in losses.

Let us recall that, according to the law, financial market participants are prohibited from offering a number of complex financial products to unqualified investors.

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