Experts believe that the first revision of the 2009 budget parameters will not be the last Yesterday was rich in forecasts regarding the future of the Russian economy. It seems that government analysts were not alien to folk traditions and managed to tell fortunes for the year ahead during Christmastide, which ended the day before yesterday.

Dmitry Medvedev banned the sale of weapons to Georgia from Russian territory In the next two years, Georgia will not receive a single Russian cartridge, not to mention larger weapons and military equipment. Yesterday, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree “On measures to ban the supply of military and dual-use products to Georgia.” Moscow failed to achieve an official international embargo on the supply of arms to Georgia, and the Russian authorities decided to act independently.

The government changes the 2009 budget The Lunar New Year has not even begun yet, and the Cabinet of Ministers is already forced to adjust the budget. Until yesterday, the government was guided by a budget scenario with inflation of 10-12%, an average annual rate of 31.8 rubles. per dollar, the average annual oil price of $50 per barrel and the estimated global economic growth rate of 1.2%.

The state is trying to come up with new ways to support grain producers The Ministry of Agriculture yesterday submitted to the government a draft resolution on carrying out collateral transactions with grain. Producers will have the opportunity to “hold” goods during periods of market overstocking and low prices, and if market conditions change, sell grain at a better price through buyback.

Unpopular specialties turned out to be the most reliable during the crisis The financial crisis has seriously changed the situation in the labor market. The online media library Public.Ru, having analyzed labor market data published in the media, compiled a rating of the most in-demand and popular professions in 2006-2007. And then she compared it with the list of professions most affected by the crisis. The sphere of PR, advertising and marketing is undergoing severe cuts.

Russia plans to expand the scope of GLONASS use The Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) seems to be acquiring new features.

Russians are gradually falling into consumer depression Russian consumer expectations dropped sharply at the end of 2008. A third of Russians surveyed, mostly young, believe that their personal financial situation has worsened. At the same time, citizens do not yet want to save money by reducing the number of large purchases.