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Polytechnic University helps train subject teachers at RTSU

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As part of a joint action plan aimed at improving the quality of educational activities at the Russian-Tajik Slavic University (RTSU) and transferring new competencies in the training of professional teaching staff, lecturers from the Polytechnic University conducted classes in three core areas: chemistry, physics, and applied computer science. These included lectures and practical classes for students, as well as professional development courses for the faculty of the RTSU Faculty of Natural Sciences.

The Chemistry module was taught by Irina Bazhenova, Associate Professor at the Institute of Biotechnology and Food Production (IBBS). Six RTSU faculty members and third- and fourth-year chemistry students attended the advanced training course "Modern Approaches to Teaching Natural Sciences."

Lectures and practical classes covered interactive and digital methods, organizing experiments, and preparing schoolchildren for Olympiads, the Basic State Exam (BSE), and the Unified State Exam (USE).

The participants demonstrated a high level of engagement, shared experiences, and gained new knowledge for their teaching work. The course strengthened international ties, promoted the Russian scientific and pedagogical school, and laid the foundation for future collaboration. All six RTSU teachers successfully passed the final assessment.

The "Applied Computer Science" section consisted of lectures and practical classes covering the "Software Engineering" course (a total of 32 hours). The classes were taught by Ivan Selin, Associate Professor of the Higher School of Software Engineering at the Institute of Computer Science and Information Technologies (IKNS). The course aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the theoretical and methodological foundations of software development, as well as the practical skills necessary for the effective management of software product development processes at all stages of the life cycle. This course is an essential component of training specialists in information technology and software development.

Maxim Lobachev, assistant professor at the Higher School of Mechanics and Control Processes (PhysMech SPbPU), taught 12 third-year students a course on "Continuum Mechanics." Over two weeks, lectures and practical exercises were held using interactive and game-based formats (a total of 36 hours). Three RTSU faculty members also took continuing education courses in the same subject.

Upon completion of the course, students gained in-depth knowledge in the field of continuum mechanics and learned to solve practical problems in mechanics, while instructors gained additional competencies in designing and organizing pedagogical activities in their respective fields.

During the visit, a meeting was also held with Bakhtiyor Gulboev, Head of the Department of Mathematics and Physics, where they discussed current tasks, plans for 2026, and prospects for joint participation in conferences and educational projects.

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A graduate of the RUDN University Institute of Ecology developed a project to help automate processes at Rosprirodnadzor.

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Source: Peoples'Friendship University of Russia

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Rosprirodnadzor continues to implement digital technologies to improve its operational efficiency. At a recent internal competition for the integration of artificial intelligence, breakthrough solutions developed by Makar Berestov, a graduate of the RUDN University Institute of Ecology, were presented and have already been implemented.

Makar's AI agent "Dove" for an electronic document management system took second place in the competition. It's a smart assistant that operates according to a preset script.

"The AI agent automatically reviews incoming resolutions, analyzes attached files, and prepares draft responses based on them. For example, it can independently process a person's request, determine the location of the problem, and forward it to the appropriate territorial office of Rosprirodnadzor. The implementation of Golub has reduced the initial review time for requests from 5 minutes to 30 seconds, and the need for printing documents has been completely eliminated," said Makar Berestov.

Third place in the competition went to another AI agent, "Hedgehog," created by a RUDN University graduate. It is used in the State Register of Waste Disposal Facilities (GRWDF). Its task is to work with the following landfill characteristics:

Digitize incoming paper specifications using OCR technology; automatically transfer data into structured tables (Excel); and check all entered data for logic and compliance with environmental legislation.

The implementation of an AI agent has reduced the time it takes to check one characteristic of an object from one hour to approximately 3 seconds (3.14 s).

Both digital assistants are already actively used in the service's daily work and continue to be developed. The competition received over 100 proposals from Rosprirodnadzor employees, describing specific functionality and expected effects. Over 20 ideas were selected for further development and implementation.

The award ceremony for the competition winners was personally conducted by the head of the Federal Service, Svetlana Radionova.

The Institute of Ecology is proud of Makar and wishes him continued success!

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Financial news: The RUSFAR indicator calculation methodology has been included in the register of Bank of Russia indicator administrators.

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Source: Moscow Exchange – Moscow Exchange –

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On January 19, 2026, the Methodology for calculating the RUSFAR indicator, details of which were entered into the register of administrators of the Bank of Russia indicators on December 24, 2025, in accordance with the requirements of Federal Law No. 452-FZ of December 13, 2024, “On Administrators of Financial and Commodity Indicators,” as well as a new version of the Methodology for calculating indicators of the repo rate with the central bank, will come into force.

The methodology for calculating the RUSFAR indicator includes an algorithm for calculating the key indicator of the RUSFAR overnight repo market with settlements in rubles (indicator code – RUSFAR).

The RUSFAR indicator has been excluded from the new version of the Methodology for Calculating Indicators of the Repo Rate with the Central Bank, due to its separation into a separate methodology.

The calculation formulas for both the RUSFAR indicator and other indicators of the repo rate with the central bank remain unchanged.

The new versions of the documents can be found on the following pages:

Methodology for calculating the RUSFAR indicatorMethodology for calculating repo rate indicators with a central bank

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Financial news: 12/26/2025. Change in parameters of 22,025,455 of the Federal Treasury.

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Source: Moscow Exchange – Moscow Exchange –

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Application selection parameters;

Application selection date is 26.12.2025. Unique application selection identifier is 22,025,455. Deposit currency is rubles. Type of funds is the Unified Treasury Account. The maximum amount of funds placed on bank deposits, in monetary units is 210,000,000,000. Placement period, in days is 4. Date of depositing funds is 26.12.2025. Date of return of funds is 30.12.2025. Interest rate for placing funds (fixed or floating) is FIXED. Minimum fixed interest rate for placing funds, % per annum is 15.28. Basic floating interest rate for placing funds is the Minimum spread, % per annum. Terms and conditions of concluding a bank deposit agreement (term, replenishable or special) is Term. The minimum amount of funds placed for one application, in monetary units, is 1,000,000,000. The maximum number of applications from one credit institution, pcs. 2. Application selection form (Open with random completion, Closed, Open with extension). Open with random completion. Application selection schedule (Moscow time). Venue for application selection: Moscow Exchange. Applications will be accepted from 6:30 PM to 6:40 PM. Applications in preliminary mode from 6:30 PM to 6:35 PM. Applications in competition mode from 6:35 PM to 6:40 PM. Random trading end period (sec.): 120 Bid increment:

Time step (sec.):

Extension period end time:

Formation of a consolidated application register from 6:42 PM to 7:00 PM. Setting the cutoff interest rate and/or declaring the application selection unsuccessful from 6:42 PM to 7:10 PM. Sending an offer to credit institutions to conclude a bank deposit agreement from 7:10 PM to 7:20 PM. Receipt of acceptance of the offer to conclude a bank deposit agreement from credit institutions:

The time of transfer of the deposit in accordance with the requirements of paragraphs 63 and 64 of the Order of the Federal Treasury dated April 27, 2023 No. 10n

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Financial news: Moscow Exchange index calculation schedule for the 2025-2026 New Year holidays.

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The Moscow Exchange has determined the schedule for calculating indices during the New Year public holidays.

On the official holidays of January 5, 6, 8 and 9, 2026, the calculation of stock indices, bond indices, crypto indices and currency fixings will be carried out in the standard mode – these days are trading days for the markets of the corresponding financial instruments according to Moscow Exchange trading schedule in 2026.

On December 31, 2025, January 1–4, 7, and 10–11, 2026, the indices will not be calculated due to the lack of trading on the Moscow Exchange markets.

From December 30, 2025 to January 11, 2026, the RUSFARIND index and the CCP repo indicators RUSFAR, RUSFAR1W, RUSFAR2W, RUSFAR1M, RUSFAR3M, RUSFARCNY, RUSFARCN1W, RUSFARRT, RUSFAR1WRT, RUSFAR2WRT, RUSFAR1MRT, RUSFAR3MRT, RUSFARCNRT, RUSFARC1WR, RUSFARN, RUSFAR1WN, RUSFAR2WN, RUSFAR1MN, RUSFAR3MN, RUSFARCNN, RUSFARC1WN will not be calculated.

From January 12, 2026, the calculation of Moscow Exchange indices and indicators will be carried out according to the standard regulations.

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Financial News: "Money and Credit": Forecasts from central banks and the impact of the key rate on the debt burden.

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Source: Central Bank of Russia

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The fourth one was published in 2025. number The Bank of Russia's scientific journal "Money and Credit." The authors of this issue examine how the debt burden is changing in various sectors of the Russian economy, propose new methods for assessing the deviation of GDP growth from potential, and construct macroeconomic forecasts based on central bank publications.

The debt burden channel is one of the important channels through which monetary policy influences the economy. However, the debt burden changes differently across different sectors following changes in the key rate. An analysis by Anna Pustovalova and her colleagues (Bank of Russia and Lomonosov Moscow State University) using Russian data shows, the debt burden of companies in the mining sector is most sensitive to the key rate hike. However, in the medium term, the debt burden level in most sectors remains unchanged in response to the key rate hike.

The deviation of GDP growth from potential, or the output gap, serves as a benchmark for assessing the economic situation, but this indicator itself cannot be measured directly. Ilya Zverev and Nadezhda Kislyak (Bank of Russia) offer Our own approach to assessing it based on 14 macroeconomic and financial indicators. The results obtained using this methodology for the period 2005–2022 allow us to better explain business cycle dynamics by analyzing the influence of individual factors. For example, in 2008, 2009, and 2020, external demand played a key role, while in 2022, domestic demand became the decisive factor.

Numerous studies show that the quality of forecasting macroeconomic indicators, such as inflation, can be improved by using text information—news, social media data, and other similar channels. Urmat Dzhunkeev (MDigital) offers A forecasting approach that incorporates sentiment indices of central bank publications (news, monetary policy decisions, etc.) into traditional econometric and neural network models. The author finds that traditional methods are more accurate in forecasting Russia's GDP, but a synthesis of model forecasts that incorporate sentiment indices of central bank publications yields higher accuracy in forecasting inflation.

Read these and other articles published in the Money and Credit magazine, No. 4 for 2025. on the magazine's website.

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Financial news: On the procedure for calculating funding for perpetual currency futures during the New Year holidays.

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Source: Moscow Exchange – Moscow Exchange –

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Moscow Exchange reminds that during the New Year holidays, the calculation of the SwapRate (funding) for USDRUBF and EURRUBF futures contracts will be made based on the latest exchange rate of the corresponding foreign currency to the Russian ruble published by the Bank of Russia, in accordance with paragraph 2.1.3.2.Specifications.

The calculation of funding for the CNYRUBF contract does not change during the holidays (the price of the underlying asset of the contract, the CNYRUB_TOM instrument, which will be traded on the days specified below, is used for the calculation).

Thus, on December 30, 2025, January 5–6 and January 8–9, 2026, the Bank of Russia exchange rate set on December 30, 2025 and valid until January 12, 2026 will be used to calculate funding and determine settlement prices for USDRUBF and EURRUBF contracts.

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Financial News: Online financial literacy lessons have garnered over 3.3 million views: Fall session results.

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Source: Central Bank of Russia

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During the session, more than 760 broadcasts were held on 29 topics of financial literacy and career guidance. More than two-thirds of schools, colleges, and technical schools across the country participated in the sessions.

This session of the Bank of Russia's online lessons was held in an updated, gamified format. Schoolchildren and students helped superheroes, restored magical artifacts, and saved the city of finance from villains.

The new format has significantly increased the percentage of students completing interactive assignments and maintaining interest throughout the lesson. The new overall ranking system, where teams and individuals compete for points each lesson, also motivates and helps reinforce knowledge.

Personal finance management remains by far the most popular module. Lessons on this topic have garnered nearly 1 million views. The second most popular module is how to protect your money and property, and investing is third.

The Bank of Russia has been offering online financial literacy classes since 2015. The schedule for the new session will be published. on the project website.

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Financial news: The Bank of Russia issues an updated 1000-ruble banknote (December 26, 2025).

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Source: Central Bank of Russia

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The Bank of Russia will put a modernized banknote into circulation on December 26, 2025. denomination of 1000 rubles.

The updated banknote features a modern design and enhanced security features.

The banknote is dedicated to Nizhny Novgorod and the Volga Federal District. The main image on the front is the Nikolskaya Tower of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin, while the back features the Saratov Highway Bridge, a Meteor-120R hydrofoil, and the Palace of Agriculture in Kazan.

The thousand-ruble banknote retained its color palette and is designed in turquoise tones.

The banknote contains a QR code that leads to a page on the Bank of Russia website, which contains detailed information about the banknote's artistic design and authenticity features.

The 2025 banknote is legal tender in the Russian Federation and is mandatory for payment at face value for all goods and services, without restrictions. The modernized banknote will be gradually introduced into circulation and will circulate alongside the 1997 banknotes.

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Financial news: Cherkizovo will place its debut issue of over-the-counter bonds on the Finuslugi marketplace.

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On December 29, 2025, Cherkizovo Group, the largest domestic meat producer, will begin placing its debut over-the-counter bond issue for the public on the Finuslugi marketplace. The company plans to use the proceeds from the issue to finance projects in the field of healthy and balanced nutrition.

The bond purchase application period will begin at 9:00 AM Moscow time on December 29, 2025. The total volume of Cherkizovo bonds will be 1 billion rubles. The bonds carry a coupon linked to the Bank of Russia's key rate (KR 0.7 percentage points): by the time the bonds are placed on Finuslugi, it will be 16.7% per annum. The bonds have a par value of 1,000 rubles. They can be purchased on the Finuslugi marketplace website or mobile app. A brokerage account is not required to purchase these bonds: all transactions are conducted directly between the individual and the issuer. Simply register in your personal account or the Finuslugi mobile app using your Gosuslugi account.

Igor Alutin, Senior Managing Director for Retail Business and the Finuslugi Marketplace at Moscow Exchange:

"Bonds on Finuslugi are not only a profitable and accessible investment tool, but also a way to engage citizens in funding large-scale projects to improve the country's quality of life. Cherkizovo's debut bond issue is aimed at developing and promoting healthy eating. The Moscow Exchange Group is particularly committed to developing projects that promote the health and well-being of Russians, so we welcome this new issuer on Finuslugi with great hope for long-term cooperation and the achievement of shared goals."

Lyudmila Mikhailova, Financial Director of Cherkizovo Group:

"As the leader of the domestic meat industry, Cherkizovo Group is largely responsible for ensuring Russia's food security. However, our goal is not only to ensure a stable supply of meat to the population, but also to ensure that our products meet the highest quality standards and adhere to healthy eating principles. We have been investing significantly in this area for many years, and now we want to attract bond buyers, including our consumers, to this endeavor."

The bonds have a maturity of 1,080 days. Interest on the bonds accrues daily, and coupon payments are made monthly. The bonds will be redeemed at par value. The bonds have a lock-up period; investors will be able to tender the bonds for redemption beginning January 29, 2026. The execution of a tender request will take up to five business days, and coupon income will be calculated until the tender is executed.

Finuslugi is a money marketplace created by the Moscow Exchange. On Finuslugi, you can open bank deposits, take out cash loans, purchase mutual fund shares, public bonds from companies and Russian regions, as well as compulsory motor insurance (OSAGO), comprehensive motor insurance (CASCO), mortgage insurance, property insurance, and other products. You can top up your Finuslugi account commission-free using the Faster Payment System (FPS) 24/7. The service can be used regardless of region, anywhere in Russia and worldwide. Learn more on the website. http://finuslugi.ru.

Cherkizovo Group ranks first in Russia's chicken market, second in turkey, fifth in pork, and third in processed meat products. The company comprises 15 poultry farms, 20 pig farms, 13 meat processing plants, 13 feed mills, an oil extraction plant, and 367,000 hectares of agricultural land. The company's consolidated revenue for 2024 was 259.3 billion rubles. The Group's brands include Cherkizovo, Petelinka, Kurinoe Tsarstvo, Pava-Pava, and others. The company's advantage lies in its vertical integration, which unites all links of the agricultural chain—from grain cultivation to finished product production. The company exports its products to more than 20 countries.

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