GUU and the All-Russian Society "Knowledge" held an educational lecture for foreign students "Achievements of Crimea"

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On July 16, 2025, a lecture “Achievements of Crimea” for foreign students at the State University of Management was held at the site of the State University of Management as part of the All-Russian Society “Knowledge” project.

The speaker was Andrey Boltaevsky, a lecturer of the All-Russian Society "Knowledge", head of the Department of Humanities and Foreign Languages at the Russian University of Cooperation, and candidate of historical sciences.

Let us recall that the cooperation agreement between the State University of Management and the All-Russian Society “Knowledge” was signed at the end of last year.

During the lecture, foreign students were introduced to the regional characteristics of the Republic of Crimea, the history of its return to the Russian Federation in 2014, the main attractions, the latest infrastructure, which includes the Crimean Bridge, the Tavrida highway, medical and energy facilities.

Foreign students of the State University of Management are interested in the possibilities of visiting the Republic of Crimea, social relations between ethnic groups of the peninsula and the conditions of participation in the art cluster "Tavrida", which is a platform of opportunities for creative youth.

In conclusion, the students thanked the speaker for the informative information and wished success to the project “Learn Russia with Knowledge”.

The Russian Society "Knowledge" is a public organization, with the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, which carries out educational work in the regions, forms intellectual content, organizes and conducts free lectures, as well as various events in the field of education, social support and social protection of students and pupils of educational institutions and the elderly. Today, this is an organization that unites tens of thousands of representatives of the Russian intelligentsia.

The event was organized by the State University of Management and the All-Russian Society "Knowledge" with the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.

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The East is a promising business: Polytechnic and Chinese institutes on the way to new projects

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A delegation from Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute (JITRI) and Tsinghua University Suzhou Automobile Research Institute (TSARI) arrived at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University to strengthen their strategic partnership. The visit was led by JITRI First Deputy Director Gao Jun.

China is a key partner of SPbPU: the university has more than 60 active agreements with Chinese universities and companies, including two large joint institutes in Jiangsu and Xi'an, where over a thousand students study. SPbPU itself has 2,200 Chinese students — almost half of the foreign contingent.

The meeting participants discussed the expansion of academic mobility programs. Of particular interest was the JITRI Co-op internship program, which provides paid internships at leading Chinese research institutes and companies in the following areas: new materials, information and communication technologies, energy, biotechnology, and advanced manufacturing. The Polytechnic University confirmed its readiness to organize an open competition among talented students and young scientists to participate in the program.

Scientific cooperation will also receive a boost: the parties agreed to intensify joint projects in the field of digital twins of power plants, artificial intelligence for industrial systems and polymer composite materials. Three major projects are already being implemented, including the BRICS grant won in sustainable development management with Nanjing University.

"Today, our laboratories are looking to the East," said Dmitry Arsenyev, Vice-Rector for International Affairs at SPbPU. "China has not only caught up with the technological leaders, but is setting new standards, and the Polytechnic University will orient students toward internships at JITRI, in your laboratories and at production facilities. This is a new vector — from the fundamental research of the Polytechnic University to Chinese industrial practice."

In response, the JITRI delegation proposed the creation of working groups to develop specific initiatives, including joint workshops and the involvement of industrial partners.

Prospects for cooperation include the participation of the Russian Academy of Sciences: SPbPU is closely connected with its St. Petersburg branch, which unites 50 research institutes. Rector of SPbPU and Chairman of the St. Petersburg branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Andrey Rudskoy signed a cooperation agreement in 2023 with Director of the Shanghai branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Hu Jinbo.

"The doors of any institute of the Academy of Sciences are open to JITRI," said Dmitry Germanovich, proposing to synchronize efforts with the Chinese Academy of Sciences. To ensure prompt work, the parties plan to hold a virtual round table in the coming months.

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Financial News: Regional Economy Report: Economic Activity Growth Moderates

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In May and June, growth in production and consumption became more moderate. However, the situation was uneven across industries and regions.

More restrained dynamics of demand in the housing market reduced the launch of new projects in many regions of the country, furniture production in Central Russia and the Volga region decreased. At the same time, cargo turnover of the ports of the Far East increased again, the output of meat and dairy enterprises in the Urals and the North-West remained at a high level. In Siberia, after 2 years of growth, the volumes of paper and paper products production stabilized, including due to difficulties with export.

Special topics of this issue are the dynamics of import deliveries and stocks, the situation on the labor market, and the passenger car market.

Read more in the July report "Regional Economy: State University Comments".

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Financial News: Institutions Should Be More Responsible About Stock Investing

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The Bank of Russia has developed Code of Responsible Investment for banks, insurers, management companies, NPFs and other institutional investors who place funds in equity instruments. The regulator suggests that they adhere to a number of principles that will increase the return on investment not only through effective management of the securities portfolio, but also through active interaction with issuers.

Institutional investors are currently little involved in the corporate governance of joint-stock companies. The Code requires them to be more actively involved in the life of issuers in order to improve the long-term prospects of companies – primarily to help increase their shareholder value. When investing, "institutionalists" should pay attention primarily to companies that have adopted strategy to increase shareholder valueIf such a document does not exist, investors can exercise their corporate rights and encourage the issuer to develop it.

Those who adhere to the Code are required to publicly report annually on their compliance with these principles.

Compliance with the principles of the Code will contribute to the development of the equity capital market and increase the capitalization of the Russian stock market.

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Financial News: What the trends say: Inflation is returning to target.

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In June, the monthly growth of seasonally adjusted consumer prices slowed down, and in annual terms it was close to the inflation target. Inflation expectations of enterprises and the population decreased, and the growth of enterprise costs slowed. At the same time, price dynamics remain uneven across segments, and fixing inflation at the target level requires additional confirmation. A sustainable reduction in inflation to 4% and its stabilization at this level require maintaining tight monetary conditions for a long time.

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Financial news: Mass implementation of the digital ruble will begin on September 1, 2026

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The largest banks will have to be the first to provide their clients with the opportunity to use digital rubles: open accounts, make transfers, pay for purchases and services, and perform other transactions. Gradually, by September 2028, all banks will have this obligation. The corresponding law The State Duma adopted it today.

Trading companies that are clients of the largest banks and whose revenue for the past year exceeds 120 million rubles will also have to provide the ability to pay for goods and services in a digital form of the national currency from September 1, 2026.

Banks with a universal license and their clients — trading companies with annual revenue of over 30 million rubles — will have to start working with digital rubles from September 1, 2027. Other banks and sellers with revenue of less than 30 million rubles per year — from September 1, 2028. The obligation to accept payments in digital rubles will not apply to retail outlets whose annual revenue is less than 5 million rubles.

The law also sets the launch dates for a universal QR code based on the National Payment Card System (NSPK) solution. It will allow both buyers and sellers to significantly simplify the payment process without cards and avoid confusion when there are many QR codes at the checkout. The universal QR code can be used to access various payment options: the Fast Payment System, banking services or installment plans, and in the future, digital rubles. At the same time, the bonuses and discounts of the selected payment method are retained.

All banks must complete the preparation of their systems to work with the universal QR code by September 1, 2026. However, they can do it earlier if they wish.

NSPK will provide banks with a free universal QR code service. This will reduce their integration costs. The timeframes within which banks will be required to connect the universal QR code to sellers will be determined by the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia.

Let us recall that digital rubles will be in circulation along with cash and non-cash. People will be able to create a wallet and use the digital national currency through the usual applications of banks connected to the digital ruble platform of the Bank of Russia. All transactions with the digital national currency for citizens will be free. The choice of whether to use digital rubles or not remains with the person.

Read more about the digital ruble on the website Bank of Russia.

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Financial news: Guarantee system for IIS-3.

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A system of guaranteeing property on individual investment accounts (IIA) of the third type will appear in Russia. It will be possible to count on compensation for assets in the event of bankruptcy of the professional participant who was engaged in maintaining the account. Such law adopted by the State Duma.

The compensation fund will be formed from voluntary contributions of professional participants who work with IIS and have joined the guarantee system. The operator of the system will be the currently operating Federal Public-State Fund for the Protection of the Rights of Investors and Shareholders, which will be renamed the Individual Investment Account Guarantee Fund. It will determine the amount of contributions and will be responsible for payments.

An affected investor may apply to this fund if he/she has not received his/her assets in full within 6 months after the professional participant has been declared bankrupt and bankruptcy proceedings have begun. The maximum compensation amount is 1.4 million rubles for all accounts opened with the bankrupt.

The law defines the specifics of participation in the guarantee system, the procedure for the formation of the compensation fund and the investment of its funds, and also establishes requirements for the structure and powers of the governing bodies of the system operator.

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Financial news: Annual inflation falls for fifth month in a row.

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In June, annual inflation decreased to 9.4%. Seasonally adjusted monthly price growth was 4.0% in annual terms. Differences in price dynamics by groups of goods and services remained significant.

The monthly increase in food prices has decreased. The rate of increase in meat prices has decreased the most, while fruits and vegetables have become cheaper faster than the seasonal norm. The growth in prices for household and medical services has slowed somewhat, but remains high. Prices for non-food products, excluding petroleum products, have not changed on average.

Despite the decline, annual inflation in June was still significantly above the target. The Bank of Russia intends to return it to 4.0% in 2026 and keep it close to this level in the future.

For more details, read the Bank of Russia's information and analytical commentary "Dynamics of consumer prices".

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Financial news: Monitoring of enterprises: growth of business activity has slowed.

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The Bank of Russia's Business Climate Indicator (BCI) stood at 1.5 points in July, down from 3.0 points a month earlier. Current production and demand estimates, as well as short-term expectations, were below the June level. Business price expectations increased slightly after 6 months of decline. Companies' investment activity grew more slowly than in Q2 2025.

Read more in the July issue of the information and analytical commentary "Monitoring of enterprises".

Starting from this issue, the Bank of Russia will regularly publish data on the main indicators of enterprise monitoring by macroregions. In addition, survey data on types of economic activity and groups of enterprises in time series format are now available inData retrieval service (API).

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"We describe unwritten languages"

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Source: State University “Higher School of Economics” –

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