Retail chains are increasingly offering to buy essential goods in installments. Loans from microfinance organizations are often hidden behind this. How do these products work and is it worth using them? Photo: Alexander Ryumin/TASS According to Frank Research Group, over the four months of 2016, the number of newly issued loans at retail outlets (point of sale - POS loans) increased by 41% compared to the same period in 2015.

Chairman of the Center for Strategic Research (CSR) Alexei Kudrin, at a meeting of the Presidium of the Economic Council, persuaded Vladimir Putin to reduce geopolitical tensions to reduce the technological gap Chairman of the Center for Strategic Research (CSR) Alexey Kudrin (Photo: Sergey Bobylev/TASS) According to the Vedomosti newspaper , during a meeting of the Presidium of the Economic Council, Alexei Kudrin explained to the president that Russia is technologically behind and must

MK editor-in-chief Pavel Gusev responded to Dmitry Kiselev’s accusations of lying and criticism of his reaction to being included in the sanctions list in Ukraine.

The government and the president of Ukraine signed “secret” commitments to the IMF, said the head of Batkivshchyna, Yulia Tymoshenko.

Ramazan Dzhalaldinov, who complained to Vladimir Putin about the authorities of Chechnya, apologized to the head of the republic, Ramzan Kadyrov. He stated that he would return to Chechnya and live in his house with his family Acting head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov (Photo: Mikhail Metzel/TASS) A resident of the Chechen village of Kenkhi, Ramazan Dzhalaldinov, who had previously recorded a video message to Vladimir Putin, apologized to Ramzan Kadyrov for this.

The Iraqi army began an assault on the city of Fallujah, located near Baghdad, which is controlled by militants of the Islamic State terrorist group (banned in Russia). This was reported by Reuters with reference to a representative of the Iraqi army. As the agency's interlocutor said, troops are now trying to enter Fallujah. According to him, the sounds of explosions and gunshots were heard in the southern area of ​​the city.

The toponymic commission of St. Petersburg advocated naming one of the city bridges in honor of Akhmat Kadyrov. The corresponding recommendation was sent to Governor Georgy Poltavchenko Bridge over the Duderhof Canal, May 28, 2016 (Photo: Evgeny Stepanov/TASS) The toponymic commission of St. Petersburg recommended that Governor Georgy Poltavchenko name the nameless bridge across the Duderhof Canal after the first president of Chechnya, Akhmat Kadyrov, reports .

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed documents according to which it is allowed to temporarily place money for major repairs on a bank deposit. The prime minister announced this today at a meeting with deputy prime ministers, TASS reports . “The capital repair funds that are planned to be sent to contractors after the work is completed <...> can be temporarily placed on a bank deposit,” the head of the Cabinet of Ministers said.

In the near future, the difference between online stores and conventional trading formats will disappear for customers In the first quarter of 2016, Yandex.Market disclosed quarterly revenue for the first time: 1 billion rubles, an increase of 55% compared to last year. It is no secret that a significant part of this growth is associated with the calm that reigned in the market at the beginning of 2015.

Photo: Svetlana Kholyavchuk/Interpress JSC Petersburg Supply Company (part of the PJSC Inter RAO group), which is a supplier of electricity in St. Petersburg, the Leningrad region and the Omsk region, received a new mechanism for influencing defaulters after the adoption of the federal law on strengthening the payment discipline of energy consumers. This was reported by Kommersant with reference to a representative of the PSK.

Former Prime Minister of Georgia, billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili announced his intentions to improve relations with Russia. This is stated in the billionaire’s open letter published on the website of his TV show “Society 2030,” which airs on the Georgian TV channel GDS.

The Bank of Russia is going to provide citizens with the opportunity to independently monitor their bank balance sheets.

Viktor Kononov, ex-chairman of the Smolny Tourism Development Committee (Photo: gov.spb.ru) The former head of the St. Petersburg Tourism Development Committee, Viktor Kononov, who was recently relieved of his post, together with the Dozhd TV channel, made a video about how he says goodbye to the civil service. Earlier, versions appeared in the media that the official was fired because he favorably reacted to the Leningrad video for the song “Drinking in St.

A Syrian Air Force helicopter crashed near the Syrian city of Qamishli due to a technical problem. The pilot and his assistant died Soldiers of the Syrian Arab Army (Photo: Ilya Pitalev/RIA Novosti) A Syrian Air Force helicopter crashed near the Syrian city of Qamishli, located on the border with Turkey, Sputnik agency reports , citing a source at the local airport. According to him, the helicopter pilot and his assistant died as a result.

Bailiffs began demolishing the first house in a Roma settlement in the village of Plekhanovo near Tula. reports this TASS with reference to the regional department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. As the agency's interlocutor said, ten houses are scheduled to be demolished on Monday. According to him, all houses were previously examined by explosives experts with a dog and utility services for safety reasons.