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According to GS Group, in Q1 2023, 6.4M smartphones were imported to Russia, 5.2% less than in Q1 2022 and 18.6% less than in Q1 2021. Russia accounts for 2.4% of the global smartphone market. Top vendors: Xiaomi (1.3M devices, 21%), Samsung (14%), Honor (11.3%), Realme (11%), and Apple (just under 11%). | In 2022, according to Rosprirodnadzor, the main air polluting cities in Russia were Norilsk (1,800 thousand tons or 10.5% of total emissions), Cherepovets (270), Novokuznetsk (263), Lipetsk (262), Reftinsky (225), Mezhdurechensk (198), Magnitogorsk (173), Vorkuta (168), Irkutsk (132), and Ufa (132). | In Jan-Feb 2023, according to the General Administration of Customs of China, Russia became the leader in oil supplies to China - 15.68 mil tons (1.94 mil barrels/day), 23.8% more than in Jan-Feb 2022 (1.57 mil barrels/day). In total, in 2023, China may increase imports of Russian oil to 2.2-2.5 mil barrels/day. | In Jan-Feb 2023, according to Bloomberg, wheat exports from Russia almost doubled (+90%) compared to Jan-Feb 2022 and reached a volume of 6.1 million tons. At the end of 2022, Russian grain regained its competitive advantages. It is likely that shippers have overcome the financing and insurance problems caused by the sanctions. | In 2022, according to preliminary data from Rosstat, the natural decline in the population of Russia (the excess of the number of deaths over the number of births) amounted to 599.6 thousand people, which is 42.5% lower than in 2021 (1.04 million), and also less than in 2020 (702 thousand). | More notes from Russia » |
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Atsgara Lakes in Karachay-Cherkessia.
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