Deflation was registered in Russia for the first time in almost a year. The state of the Russian economy is such that this is rather bad news Inflation, which slowed down in May, turned into deflation: in the week by May 20, Rosstat recorded a decrease in prices by 0.02% after rising by 0.05% a week earlier. Since the beginning of the month, consumer prices have risen by only 0.13%, but since the beginning of the year - by 11.82%.

Deflation was registered in Russia for the first time in almost a year. The state of the Russian economy is such that this is rather bad news. Rosstat recorded deflation in the week by May 20 - prices fell by 0.02% after decelerating to 0.05% a week earlier. Since the beginning of May, consumer prices have risen by 0.13%, and by 11.82% since the beginning of the year.

Vladimir Putin at the State Council for Social Policy on May 25 approved the indexation of pensions for non-working pensioners, the minimum wage and the subsistence minimum by 10% from June 1. The average pension in Russia will exceed 19 thousand rubles, and the average increase will be about 1,900 rubles; The cost of living will rise to 13,919 rubles; The minimum wage will increase to 15,279 rubles per month from July 1. According to the president, indexation will be higher than inflation.

Nike leaves Russia due to problems with the supply of goods to the country Jake Weirick Pu/Unsplash @ The American manufacturer of the Nike shoes and clothing, present in Russia since 1993, has not extended the Franchise Agreement with the Inventive Retail Group (IRG), which belongs to the largest brand chain of stores, Vedomosti reports . In general, this may mean the departure of Nike from the Russian market, experts surveyed by the publication say.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has announced a "covid amnesty", which includes: termination of work on the collection of assigned but not paid fines for violating coronavirus restrictions; payment of subsidies to businesses and citizens to compensate for previously paid fines. “In total, we will stop collecting or return about 13.6 billion rubles,” the mayor said.