Dmitry Chernyshenko: The Federal Project "Five Seas and Lake Baikal" has been supplemented by the "Balaklava Bay" project in Sevastopol

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A meeting of the subcommittee on the implementation of tourism investment projects of federal significance of the Government Commission for the Development of Tourism in the Russian Federation was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko.

The event was also attended by Deputy Minister of Economic Development Dmitry Vakhrukov, representatives of the Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Energy, Rosreestr, JSC Corporation Tourism.RF and others.

The meeting discussed the organization of work on the implementation of the project of federal year-round resorts "Five Seas and Lake Baikal".

Dmitry Chernyshenko emphasized that thanks to the implementation of the project, by 2030 an additional 10 million tourists will be able to vacation annually.

"On the instructions of President Vladimir Putin, within the framework of the national project "Tourism and Hospitality", we are working on the federal project "Five Seas and Lake Baikal" with a total funding volume for all projects until 2030 of 103 billion rubles. I would like to note that today we need to prioritize the objects, we will establish the order of the projects, especially since there are instructions from the President and a number of initiatives to create resorts in other regions. Thus, the federal project "Five Seas and Lake Baikal" was supplemented by the project "Balaklava Bay" in Sevastopol," the Deputy Prime Minister noted.

Deputy Minister of Economic Development Dmitry Vakhrukov added that the implementation of the project of federal year-round resorts "Five Seas and Lake Baikal" will further increase the number of tourist trips around Russia, as well as expand the number of rooms.

"Systematic work on the implementation of the federal project is carried out in strict accordance with the approved "road maps". This indicates a high degree of involvement of the subjects and a clear understanding of the tasks. Most projects are being implemented within the planned timeframes. Work is constantly underway to balance the sources of financing the supporting infrastructure, attract and support investors. We are confident that this approach will contribute to the timely implementation of projects," he said.

Dmitry Vakhrukov reminded that the construction of resorts should become one of the priority tasks.

Governor of Saint Petersburg Alexander Beglov called the Saint Petersburg Marina project significant for the city. To implement it, a structure for financing the construction of road facilities and, to a significant extent, engineering infrastructure has been determined to date. The plans include continuing work on including measures to create road infrastructure and street and road networks in the national project Infrastructure for Life.

Deputy Governor of Zaporizhia Region Alexander Zinchenko presented a report on the Primorsk project, Governor of Irkutsk Region Igor Kobzev spoke about the Gates of Baikal and Baikal Sloboda, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Buryatia Vyacheslav Sukhorukov – about Magic Baikal. Acting Minister of Resorts, Tourism and Olympic Heritage of Krasnodar Region Mikhail Zaritsky reported on the implementation of the New Anapa project, and Deputy Governor of Sevastopol Maria Litovko presented the Balaklava Bay project in Sevastopol.

Information was also presented on the projects “Golden Sands” in the Republic of Crimea, “Caspian Coastal Cluster” in the Republic of Dagestan, “Primorye” in Primorsky Krai.

In conclusion, Dmitry Chernyshenko called on the regions to more actively interact with federal ministries and departments in order to more quickly resolve issues related to project implementation.

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The Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Avito Travel: Glamping popularity has doubled in a year

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In the summer of 2025, travelers are most actively booking daily glampings in the Moscow region, Tatarstan, Karelia and Krasnodar Krai.

According to the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Avito Travel, the number of bookings in glamping sites has doubled year-on-year. Most often, such sites are rented this summer in the Moscow Region (14% of all bookings), Tatarstan (10%), Karelia (6%), Krasnodar Region (5%) and Nizhny Novgorod Region (4%).

Among the most popular regions, the demand for glamping sites has grown the most in Samara (6.4 times), Voronezh (3.6 times) and Leningrad regions (2.7 times), Tatarstan (2.6 times), Bashkortostan, Tyumen and Nizhny Novgorod regions (2.4 times in each region). In Moscow region, 80% more such sites were booked than in the summer of last year.

The largest selection of glamping sites in the summer of 2025 is presented in the Moscow Region: every fourth such facility is located here. The share of the Sverdlovsk Region is 7%, Tatarstan – 6%, Krasnodar Krai, Bashkortostan and Leningrad Region – 4% each. The most noticeable increase in the supply of glamping sites year-on-year was noted in the Saratov (2.7 times) and Samara Regions (2.4 times), Adygea, Voronezh and Chelyabinsk Regions (2.3 times), as well as Bashkortostan and Ryazan Region (2.2 times).

"Interest in modular hotels in Russia continues to grow, and the state actively supports their creation. Such hotels can be located in popular tourist locations – nature reserves, national parks, near national tourist routes, as well as in special economic zones, which helps to attract investment. The popularity of the program among businesses and regions is due to the growing demand of tourists for outdoor recreation, where the bulk of modular hotels are concentrated. Over the past three years, about 60 regions have reported the implementation of more than 800 projects, putting into operation more than 13 thousand rooms. This confirms the demand for the program and its contribution to the development of the country's tourism infrastructure," said Alimbek Khidzev, Director of the Tourism Development Department of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia.

On average, Russians rent glampings for two days — this figure has not changed over the year. For longer periods, travelers stay in such facilities in Krasnodar Krai (three days), Karelia, Adygea, Tver, Saratov and Yaroslavl regions (three days each).

"Glamping in Russia has ceased to be a niche format, which we can see from the multiple growth of bookings this summer. And the average number of guests, which is four people, allows us to say that this format is not only for couples and solo travelers who are looking for an option to get closer to nature and live in a photogenic interior with comfort, but also for a family audience. For entrepreneurs, the glamping format is good because such objects can be located in unique natural locations – on the coast, in a mountain valley or near a beautiful reservoir. So not only the object itself, but also the natural environment begins to work on the impressions of travelers. As a result, glamping is turning into a full-fledged alternative to hotels – but with an atmosphere of privacy and closeness to nature," commented Artem Kromochkin, Director of Avito Travel.

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Dmitry Grigorenko: Digital public administration is a new standard for regions.

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The Republic of Buryatia has joined the federal digital system of public administration. As a result, today 100% of the region's federal orders are controlled using the "governor's dashboard". The implementation of this system was checked by Deputy Prime Minister – Head of the Government Staff Dmitry Grigorenko during a working visit to Ulan-Ude.

In online mode, the "governor's dashboard" allows you to monitor budget execution, implementation of national projects, including the construction of new roads, schools, hospitals and other socially significant facilities. The system provides up-to-date data on all key areas of the region's work and its interaction with the federal center. This allows you to quickly respond to emerging difficulties and, if necessary, prevent possible risks of non-implementation of state projects.

As of today, 43 regions are connected to the "governor's dashboard". It is planned that by the end of this year all subjects of the Russian Federation will join the system.

The dashboard is based on the state automated information system "Management", which is used to monitor the activities of the Government, the implementation of national projects, state programs and the achievement of national development goals. At the same time, each governor can set up a system for monitoring specific projects or tasks that the region most urgently needs to implement.

"We are gradually moving towards data-based public administration. At the federal level, this approach has already proven its effectiveness – the executive discipline of government bodies in fulfilling key government tasks has increased many times over. Now, with the help of the "governor's dashboard", we are implementing this system in the regions. Buryatia was one of the first to join this project, and today the system is already being used here on a permanent basis," said Dmitry Grigorenko.

"The data and reports recorded on the dashboard influence the adoption of further decisions: to adjust something somewhere, to strengthen something somewhere, and so on. Therefore, internal discipline immediately increased not only in the implementation of tasks, but also in the correct execution of decisions," noted the head of Buryatia, Alexey Tsydenov.

During the visit, the Deputy Prime Minister also assessed the digital services being implemented in Buryatia to improve the efficiency of public administration and the quality of life of citizens. Among them is the voice assistant "Ulana". In online mode, the virtual assistant based on artificial intelligence helps residents of the region make an appointment at the MFC or, conversely, cancel an appointment, find out about the procedure for obtaining a driver's license, SNILS, TIN and other government services. The voice assistant has doubled the speed of processing citizens' requests.

An intelligent transport system has also been created and successfully implemented in Buryatia. It allows traffic management on the roads: it regulates traffic lights, monitors traffic jams and improves road safety. In particular, the intelligent transport system has reduced traffic jams in Ulan-Ude by 15%. To date, the city has also modernized the operation of 86 traffic lights, installed 143 video surveillance cameras that allow monitoring the traffic situation in real time. And information boards have appeared at bus stops to help passengers navigate public transport.

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Dmitry Grigorenko: Buryatia is mastering federal standards for the provision of public services.

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The Republic of Buryatia is mastering federal standards for the provision of public services. This was reported by Deputy Prime Minister – Head of the Government Staff Dmitry Grigorenko during a working visit to Ulan-Ude.

In particular, Buryatia launched the “life situation” service for caring for a family member on the public services portal. This service is implemented within the framework of the federal project “State for People”. It is intended for citizens who want to arrange care for loved ones who need constant care: disabled people or elderly people. The service helps to issue a conclusion on the need for care, eliminating the unnecessary need for a personal visit to social services and collecting paper documents. Through the public services portal, residents of Buryatia can also call a doctor to their home or make an appointment with a local therapist.

In addition, the "life situation" service offers users to undergo training in general care skills for elderly citizens and disabled people. Today, the "Care School" operates in Ulan-Ude. Social workers, junior medical personnel or relatives of people in need of care can undergo free training. In the future, the functionality of the service may be expanded.

"Life situations are a new standard for providing government services, when a person can quickly and comprehensively resolve their issue without unnecessary bureaucratic barriers. Since last year, we have been implementing this approach in the regions. Now it is in effect in Buryatia. Our goal is to make such high standards the norm throughout the country, so that citizens receive government services at the same high level regardless of their place of residence," said Dmitry Grigorenko.

"Our developments, with the support of the Russian Government, are being implemented directly on the public services portal at the federal level and are becoming available to a wider range of people. Now the Deputy Prime Minister has given us guidelines on what else to work on, what to pay attention to. As a result of the meeting, we have a whole list of instructions that we will continue to work on. Thank you Dmitry Yuryevich for the visit and joint work," said the head of Buryatia, Alexey Tsydenov.

The unification of government services based on the principle of "life situations" has significantly simplified their receipt. In particular, within the framework of one regional service "life situation" it was possible to reduce the time for receiving government services by an average of 43% (from 44 to 25 days), the number of necessary documents was reduced by 50% (from 8 to 4 units), the number of visits that a person needs to make to departments was reduced by 75% (from 4 to 1).

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Marat Khusnullin: More than 3 thousand km of access roads to small settlements are planned to be updated under the national project "Infrastructure for Life" this year

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Thanks to the national project "Infrastructure for Life", sections of regional and local roads are being brought into compliance with the regulations – approaches to villages, settlements, hamlets, etc. In 2025, it is planned to renew 520 approaches to small settlements with a total length of over 3 thousand km. This was reported by Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin.

"Convenient road access to small settlements directly affects the quality of life. Such roads improve the availability of medical care, education, jobs and shops, stimulate the development of local business and agriculture, and improve social ties. High-quality routes contribute to the influx of tourists, investment and new opportunities, which ultimately helps maintain the population and stop the outflow of young people to large cities. In 2025, under the national project "Infrastructure for Life", we plan to put in order 520 access roads to villages, settlements, hamlets and small towns – this is over 3 thousand km of the regional and local road network," said Marat Khusnullin.

Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin noted that the development of roads in rural areas is one of the key areas of work for road workers. According to data as of the end of 2024, the length of public roads of local importance passing through rural areas is 776.1 thousand km, of which 406.7 thousand km are paved. "To ensure sustainable growth of the country's agricultural sector and improve the quality of life of people in rural areas, the state program "Integrated Development of Rural Areas" is being implemented in Russia. Thanks to it, in 2025 about 338 km of roads providing access to settlements and agricultural enterprises will be brought up to standard," said Andrey Nikitin.

Thus, in the Tula region, a section of the Tula-Belev highway – access to the settlement of Dubna has been repaired. The road provides access to the Mosolov estate with a park, the Church of Peter and Paul, as well as to the site of the annual festival "Orthodox Dubna", which attracts many guests.

On a 3 km long section, the asphalt concrete surface has already been completely replaced, the shoulders have been reinforced with crushed stone, and the exits, stops and landing areas have been restored. In parallel, road works are being carried out in the village itself under the national project. The length of the sections being repaired is over 2 km.

In the Republic of Mari El, an access road to the village of Markelovo was put into operation after repairs. The length of the facility is 2.5 km. The road leads to socially significant facilities located in the administrative center of the Novotoryalsky District. In total, 14 such facilities with a total length of 97.5 km will be renovated in the region under the national project.

In the Samara Region this year, about 160 km of roads will be put into operation, connecting small settlements with regional centers and key highways. In total, 15 sections leading to 25 villages and hamlets will be updated.

For example, in Krasnoarmeysky District, 5.4 km of the Samara-Volgograd-Pestravka-Leninsky-Kochetkovsky-Butkovsky highway are undergoing major repairs. This is the only route connecting the settlements of Butkovsky and Sofinsky with the regional road network. In addition, this is the route to the main social facilities of the rural settlement of Leninsky, to which these settlements belong. It is also part of the school route.

In the Susaninsky District of the Kostroma Region, a 3.2 km long access road to the village of Medvedki is being brought up to standard. The road connects the settlement with the regional highway Kostroma – Susanino – Buy and allows residents to get to the district and regional centers. The school bus route also passes through here. In addition, the access road provides transport accessibility to the tourist site located in Medvedki – the oldest stud farm, which was founded in 1891 by the merchant Skalozubov.

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Financial news: Mortgages continued to grow steadily in June.

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According to preliminary data, the population's mortgage debt increased by 0.6% over the month after 0.5% in May. The bulk of loans issued are still accounted for by state programs.

The consumer loan portfolio decreased by 0.4% after near-zero dynamics in May, including due to a halt in the growth of debt on credit cards.

Taking into account investments in bonds, banks' claims on companies grew by 0.9% in June (0.4% a month earlier). Ruble loans increased mainly (0.7%), with a significant portion of the increase coming from housing developers.

Household funds in banks increased by a noticeable 1.5% after the seasonally weak dynamics of May (0.2%). Corporate funds, on the contrary, decreased slightly (-0.2% after 0.4% in May).

The sector's profit (excluding dividends from Russian subsidiary banks) for the month amounted to 392 billion rubles, which is one third higher than the May result. However, the growth is mainly due to a one-time release of reserves and is not indicative. Since the beginning of the year, banks have earned 1.7 trillion rubles, as in the same period last year.

Read more in the information and analytical material "On the development of the banking sector of the Russian Federation in June 2025".

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The government will compensate the Orenburg region for the costs of helping citizens affected by the natural disaster

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More than 1.7 billion rubles will be sent to the Orenburg region as compensation for expenses on assistance to citizens affected by the flood in April 2024. The order to this effect was signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

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Order dated July 17, 2025 No. 1931-r

The funds were allocated from the Government's reserve fund. They will be provided to the region in the form of an interbudget transfer.

Federal funding will cover the regional budget's costs for financial measures of social support for citizens whose housing was lost or damaged as a result of the spring flood of 2024. Thus, of the total amount, almost 1.2 billion rubles will be compensation for payments to citizens who have completely lost their housing. The remaining funds will be used to reimburse expenses for payments for damaged housing.

"It is important that our citizens are not left alone with their misfortune in emergency situations. And the relevant departments and local authorities have done everything necessary to prevent such situations," Mikhail Mishustin noted, commenting on the document signed onGovernment meeting on July 17.

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The government will allocate about 4 billion rubles to support investment projects in single-industry towns and special economic zones

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Enterprises operating in single-industry towns and special economic zones will receive financial support for the implementation of investment projects. The order to allocate about 4 billion rubles for these purposes was signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

The issue concerns the launch of a program of preferential lending to businesses in single-industry towns and special economic zones, as well as a program of providing enterprises with bank guarantees under contracts, which will allow entrepreneurs to obtain a guaranteed sales market. The operators of such programs will be JSC "SME Corporation" and JSC "SME Bank".

Financial support will be provided to small and medium-sized companies that are not affiliated with city-forming enterprises. In addition, such companies should not be participants in the program of preferential lending to small and medium-sized businesses in priority sectors, which is already being implemented by the Ministry of Economic Development.

The priority recipients of such support will be enterprises from 19 single-industry towns. These include, in particular, the towns of Berezovsky and Polysaevo in the Kemerovo Region, as well as the town of Chernogorsk in the Republic of Khakassia.

For the comprehensive development of such single-industry towns, “road maps” are being developed together with regional authorities, providing for the consolidation of government support measures.

The work is being carried out within the framework of the federal project “Development of the subjects of the Russian Federation and individual territories”.

The decision was approved onGovernment meeting on July 17.

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Alexander Novak held the 39th meeting of the Federal Headquarters for Gasification.

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Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak held the 39th meeting of the Federal Headquarters for Gasification. It was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Energy, Gazprom, Gazprom Mezhregiongaz, the Government Coordination Center, the Federal Antimonopoly Service, and regional authorities.

During the meeting of the federal headquarters, they discussed the progress of implementing the instructions of the President of Russia on connecting households to gas, including those in the territory of gardening non-profit partnerships (SNT) located in populated areas, and social facilities in the first half of 2025, and also determined a work plan for the second half of the year.

"The President has ordered that natural gas be supplied to 1.6 million households by 2030. An additional task has been set to supply additional gas to gardening associations," recalled Alexander Novak, opening the headquarters meeting.

In total, over 1.5 million gas connection contracts have been concluded since the start of the pre-gasification program in 2021. Technical connection capability has been created for over 1.6 million households. Over 1.3 million contracts have been executed up to the boundaries of consumers' land plots. 1,047 contracts have been concluded with medical and educational institutions.

According to the Ministry of Energy, the number of households that received the technical capability to conduct gas supply in 2025 increased by 223 thousand. The schedule for additional gasification of SNT includes more than 200 thousand houses, 43 thousand contracts have already been concluded, more than 8650 of them have been executed up to the boundaries of the plots, more than 3.7 thousand gas connections to houses have been made. The process of inventorying SNT and registering residential buildings as property continues, which is a mandatory condition for obtaining the ability to conduct gas supply to them.

The head of the Mari El Republic, Yuri Zaitsev, and the acting head of the Tambov Region, Evgeny Pervyshov, reported on the progress of additional gasification in the regions. They reported on the fulfillment of planned indicators for gas supply to households, the continuation of work on additional gasification of SNTs, and measures to support preferential categories of citizens when gas is supplied to homes.

The Deputy Prime Minister instructed the regional authorities to pay attention to the need to increase the number of gas supplies to residential buildings. The heads of regional gasification headquarters were instructed to assess the level of use of funds allocated to support preferential categories of citizens for gas supply.

Alexander Novak also drew special attention to the need to intensify work on additional gasification of SNT, taking into account the high potential for additional gasification of garden associations located within the boundaries of populated areas.

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Simplifying financial requirements for tour operators will make travel to friendly countries more accessible and safer

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The state continues to support the tourism industry, paying special attention to the development of organized tourism to countries with favorable conditions for Russian travelers. The Federation Council approved changes to the legislation that will reduce the financial burden on tour operators working with neighboring friendly states. The list of such countries that meet safety requirements and are popular with Russian tourists will soon be approved by the Russian Government.

According to the new regulations, tour operators that specialize exclusively in trips to neighboring friendly states will be able to form financial security for liability in the amount of 500 thousand rubles – just like companies working in the field of domestic tourism. The new regulations also stipulate that tour operators will be able to ignore the total cost of tours to these countries when calculating contributions to mandatory funds for tour operators in the field of outbound tourism. This approach will preserve the mandatory nature of these funds aimed at reimbursing tourists and returning Russian tourists from abroad, and will also significantly reduce the costs of tour operators, which will ultimately have a positive effect on the price of tours.

"Simplifying financial requirements will allow tour operators to more actively develop new routes, offer more vacation options at affordable prices, and most importantly, provide additional protection for tourists. Travel will become more accessible, while the level of protection of travelers' rights will remain high. It is important to remember that organized tours are safer than independent trips, as they include insurance, emergency support, and a guaranteed return home if necessary," said Deputy Minister of Economic Development Dmitry Vakhrukov.

For tourists, these changes mean several important advantages. The cost of tours to friendly countries may decrease, as tour operators will be able to optimize their expenses. In addition, reducing the financial burden will help legalize part of the tourism business, which currently operates in the gray zone.

An increase in the number of companies offering organized vacations will provide greater protection for tourists compared to independent travel: in the event of flight cancellations or other force majeure circumstances, the tour operator is obliged to provide alternative services or organize a return to the home country. Each tourist will be insured by the financial security of the tour operator's liability and funds of such tour operators, and information about their trip will be recorded in the state system, which will allow prompt assistance if necessary. The transfer of independent travelers to the organized tourist flow will allow better control over the movement of citizens and promptly respond to any crisis situations abroad.

"This is an important and timely measure. It promotes travel to friendly countries, opens up opportunities for the formation of interesting, competitive price offers. For tour operators working in other outbound destinations, this is an opportunity to minimize the total cost of the tourism product, from which the amount of contributions to the FPO is calculated, and therefore reduce the burden on business," said Deputy General Director for Government Relations and Communications of the tour operator FUN

The federal law will come into force on September 1, 2025 – this is another step towards strengthening tourism cooperation with friendly countries and developing mutually beneficial economic ties.

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