Dmitry Grigorenko summarized the results of digital transformation projects for 2025.

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Deputy Prime Minister and Chief of the Government Staff Dmitry Grigorenko held a meeting with the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media on the implementation of priority digitalization projects for 2025. The Deputy Prime Minister not only highlighted achievements in key areas but also noted changes in the project management approach, which have led to an increase in the planned activity achievement rate (to 99.9%), execution discipline, and project cash flow (to 99.95%).

The development of the government's public services portal and online services has traditionally been a key focus of the government's digitalization efforts. In 2025, special attention was paid to the quality of public services, a process known as reengineering. Over the course of the year, 36 federal "life situations" were added to the portal, and 37 services were transferred to online or proactive delivery. Furthermore, active work on developing biometrics continued: new application scenarios emerged over the year. These include passport-free hotel check-in, age verification when making purchases, and identity verification when applying for SIM cards. Existing biometric services continued to be scaled up, including passport-free service at MFCs and metro fare payment.

Among the key achievements in digitalization, the Deputy Prime Minister also noted the adoption of measures aimed at combating fraud. The foundation for this work was laid by the federal law on combating cyberfraud (No. 41-FZ), adopted in 2025. Furthermore, services for citizens were launched on the Gosuslugi website to protect themselves from fraud. These include self-prohibitions on loans, the ability to check one's credit history and SIM cards, filing a complaint about a malicious resource, and others. Also in 2025, a pilot launch of the Antifraud platform was launched, uniting banks, telecom operators, and government agencies into a single system for the rapid exchange of information on fraudsters. These measures are already showing results: in July 2025, a decrease in the number of registered digital crimes was recorded for the first time. In the first 10 months of last year, the number of cases of online fraud decreased by 10% compared to the same period in 2024.

Another important area of focus was the development of domestic IT solutions. Specifically, grant support for IT projects of small businesses continued (108 projects were supported for a total of 1.2 billion rubles). Grants for the implementation of particularly significant projects within industrial competence centers were also resumed: 49 projects were selected in the second wave, of which 17 received grant co-financing. The development of these IT projects will be completed by the end of 2027. These solutions replace foreign IT products in key economic sectors: from trade and transportation to manufacturing, aircraft construction, and the oil and gas industry.

In 2025, the Government not only implemented almost 100% of the planned activities, but also introduced a new approach to project management:

"To effectively implement all digital transformation projects planned by 2030, it's important not only to monitor progress on assigned tasks but also to think ahead and change the overall project management approach. Much of our work this year has been devoted to this. We've refined the digital project management infrastructure itself. We've developed specific performance criteria, outlined milestones to help track progress, and created dashboards for monitoring task completion online. This gives us the tools to make high-quality and timely management decisions," noted Dmitry Grigorenko.

At the initiative of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Grigorenko, a new system for managing departmental IT expenses was introduced to strengthen oversight of funding. Now, to receive federal funds for digital transformation, an agency must submit a request to a special IT expense register and obtain approval for expenditures from the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications, and Mass Media (responsible for creating and maintaining the register). All allocated IT funds are "colored" and linked to specific projects and results. This is important for decision-making on the allocation and reallocation of IT funds, as well as for preventing their misuse.

Furthermore, the Deputy Prime Minister implemented end-to-end online monitoring of digital projects. Fifteen dashboards were developed and implemented to monitor project implementation and forecast risks. These included a dashboard for monitoring national projects, dashboards for the implementation of departmental and regional digital transformation programs, and a system for monitoring top projects (44 high-priority digitalization projects). A large-scale rollout of the "Governor's Dashboard" was also conducted, with all 89 constituent entities of the Russian Federation now connected.

At the conclusion of the meeting, Dmitry Grigorenko also outlined priority digitalization projects for 2026. These will focus on the implementation of the national project "Data Economy and Digitalization of Public Administration" and the Ministry of Digital Development's top projects, the implementation of departmental digital transformation programs, the development of electronic government services, the MAX messenger, and the GosTech platform.

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Alexander Novak approved the composition of the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of the eighth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum.

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The composition of the organizing committee for the preparation and hosting of the Eighth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum in the Russian Federation has been approved. It is comprised of representatives of federal executive bodies, relevant industry agencies, business associations, and the expert community. Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexander Novak has been appointed Chairman of the organizing committee. Its members include heads of ministries and agencies overseeing energy, foreign economic activity, and foreign policy, representatives of Russia's largest gas companies, and experts in international energy cooperation and geopolitics.

"The Eighth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the GECF member countries underscores the organization's strategic role as an authoritative international platform, Russia's readiness for dialogue on key energy cooperation issues, and our country's potential to shape fair and sustainable rules of the game in the global gas market," noted Alexander Novak.

The key responsibilities of the organizing committee include coordinating interagency cooperation in preparation for the summit; ensuring protocol and organizational arrangements at the highest level; developing the summit program, including plenary sessions, working sessions, and bilateral meetings; organizing logistical, technical, and informational support for the event; and interacting with delegations of participating countries and international partners.

"Hosting such a significant international event highlights Russia's role as a key player in the global energy market and demonstrates our country's commitment to strengthening multilateral cooperation in the gas industry. The organizing committee is now entering the active phase of preparations for the event. Work has already begun on coordinating the summit's agenda with participating countries, forming delegations, and organizing the hosting infrastructure," emphasized Anton Kobyakov, Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation and Executive Secretary of the Organizing Committee for the Preparation and Hosting of the Eighth GECF Summit of Heads of State and Government.

The summit will be a key platform for discussing pressing issues on the global gas agenda. Participants will focus on the prospects for the global gas market, energy security mechanisms, innovations and technologies in the gas industry, and cooperation in sustainable development and carbon footprint reduction.

The Eighth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the GECF member countries will take place in Moscow during the Russian Energy Week international forum.

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Financial news: 01/26/2026, 10:17 (Moscow time) the values of the upper limit of the price corridor and the range for assessing market risks for the PLT/RUB currency pair were changed.

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In accordance with the Methodology for Determining Risk Parameters of the Foreign Exchange Market and Precious Metals Market of Moscow Exchange PJSC by the National Clearing Center (JSC) on January 26, 2026, 10:17 AM (Moscow time), the values of the upper limit of the price corridor (up to RUB 7,276.98 in the TOD settlement mode) and the market risk assessment range (up to RUB 7,684.4311, equivalent to a rate of 17.08%) for the PLT/RUB currency pair were changed. New values are available. Here.

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Financial news: 01/26/2026, 10:15 AM (Moscow time) the values of the upper limit of the price corridor and the range of market risk assessment for the RU000A0JTZF1 security (DOM.RF26ob) were changed.

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January 26, 2026

10:15

In accordance with the Methodology for determining the risk parameters of the stock market and deposit market of PJSC Moscow Exchange by the NCC (JSC) on January 26, 2026, 10:15 (Moscow time), the values of the upper limit of the price corridor (up to 104.71) and the range of market risk assessment (up to 672.48 rubles, equivalent to a rate of 8.75%) for the security RU000A0JTZF1 (DOM.RF26ob) were changed.

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Financial news: 01/26/2026, 10-12 (Moscow time) the values of the upper limit of the price corridor and the range for assessing market risks for the SLV/RUB currency pair were changed.

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In accordance with the Methodology for Determining Risk Parameters of the Foreign Exchange Market and Precious Metals Market of Moscow Exchange PJSC by the National Clearing Center (JSC) on January 26, 2026, 10:12 AM (Moscow time), the upper limit of the price corridor (up to RUB 266.43 in the TOD settlement mode) and the market risk assessment range (up to RUB 282.5807, equivalent to an 18.3% rate) for the SLV/RUB currency pair were changed. New values are available. Here.

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Financial news: 01/26/2026, 10:05 (Moscow time) the values of the upper limit of the price corridor and the range of market risk assessment for the SU46020RMFS2 security (OFZ 46020) were changed.

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January 26, 2026

10:05

In accordance with the Methodology for determining the risk parameters of the stock market and deposit market of PJSC Moscow Exchange by the National Credit Center (JSC) on January 26, 2026, 10:05 (Moscow time), the values of the upper limit of the price corridor (up to 75.45) and the range of market risk assessment (up to 824.27 rubles, equivalent to a rate of 12.5%) of the security SU46020RMFS2 (OFZ 46020) were changed.

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Tengizchevroil has resumed oil production on the Caspian shelf after a fire.

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Almaty, January 26 (Xinhua) — Kazakhstan's Tengizchevroil (TCO) said Monday it has safely launched its power distribution system and is gradually resuming crude oil production on the Caspian shelf.

According to TCO representatives, work to increase production volumes will be carried out in stages, depending on conditions and technical readiness.

The Ministry of Energy clarified that the Second Generation Plant (SGP) and the Korolevskoye field were launched on Monday.

The current flow rate from the Korolevskoye field to the SGP is 2,500 tons per day. Specialists are systematically increasing oil and gas flows to fill the system and reach design capacity. Tengiz is currently preparing to resume production in the near future.

It was previously reported that two transformers caught fire at the Tengiz oil field in the Atyrau region on the morning of January 18. The fire was extinguished, and there were no injuries.

On January 19, TCO reported that the incident damaged power distribution systems at production facilities, resulting in the suspension of oil production at the Tengiz and Korolevskoye fields. –0–

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China plans to optimize its foreign investment support policy in 2026, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

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BEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) — China's Ministry of Commerce plans to optimize policies to support overseas investment in 2026 and will work to ensure the participation of foreign-invested enterprises in domestic consumption promotion, government procurement and tenders to promote their long-term development in China.

Wang Ya, a senior official with the Foreign Investment Administration Department of the Ministry of Commerce, made the above-mentioned statement at a press conference on Monday, adding that this year China will steadily expand high-level opening-up to the outside world, focus on creating new advantages in attracting foreign investment, and strengthening the “Invest in China” brand.

Wang Ya noted that the Ministry of Commerce will expand market access and openness in the service sector, including telecommunications, healthcare, and education, and will also assist foreign-invested enterprises operating in the service sector in expanding their value chains.

According to Wang Ya, efforts will also be aimed at improving services for foreign investors by introducing a national regime for foreign-invested enterprises, properly responding to their concerns, continuously optimizing services, and effectively holding roundtables with the participation of enterprises in this category.

China is interested in deeper alignment with high-standard international economic and trade rules, conducting larger-scale experiments in institutional openness, and accelerating the implementation of pilot projects to expand the openness of the service sector, Wang Ya concluded. -0-

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Exclusive: China's modernization experience is unique – RAS expert

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Moscow, January 26 (Xinhua) — A prolonged period of impressive economic growth while maintaining social stability is a virtually unique phenomenon in modern history, said Andrei Ostrovsky, a Russian scholar and chief researcher at the Center for Contemporary China Studies at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, in an interview with Xinhua.

"The Chinese modernization experience is unique in its scale and the depth of its penetration into the social fabric. Also virtually unique is the impressively long period of Chinese economic growth while maintaining social stability, as well as its resilience to external and internal shocks. World history has arguably never seen anything like it," he said.

A. Ostrovsky has been studying the Chinese economy for many years. His new book, "China's Economic Reforms at a Glance," has just been published. It details the process of Chinese reform since 1978.

"During periods of profound economic reform, various social contradictions always intensify in all countries. China is no exception. However, the Chinese leadership has placed great emphasis on social support. China's social policy has been oriented toward the interests of the population, encompassing all social strata and groups. And this has been effective," emphasized A. Ostrovsky. He noted that China's long period of social stability is an impressive achievement.

According to the Russian scholar, China's experience can be used by other countries in many ways. Above all, A. Ostrovsky believes, China's experience in improving its public administration system, combining planned and market mechanisms for economic regulation, and taking into account local specifics is of great importance.

"First of all, it's necessary to carefully study China's experience of combining directive state planning and market mechanisms for economic regulation, as well as its experience of taking local specifics into account. After all, conditions in different provinces of China vary greatly, and so do the methods of governance and economic reform," the expert explained.

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A US strike on Iran would destabilize the region, according to Russian Presidential Press Secretary D. Peskov.

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Moscow, January 26 /Xinhua/ – A US strike on Iran would seriously destabilize the region, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov stated.

“This would certainly mean another step that could seriously destabilize the situation in the region,” said D. Peskov.

According to him, Russia expects restraint in the situation surrounding Iran. "Russia continues to make efforts to facilitate de-escalation of tensions, and, of course, in this case, we would still expect restraint from all interested parties and, of course, a focus on exclusively peaceful negotiations in resolving the issues they consider pressing," he emphasized.

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