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30 December, 2024  // In 2024, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, the rice harvest in Russia set a new record and amounted to more than 1.2 mil tons, +17% compared to 2023. About 70% comes from Krasnodar Krai. Rice is also grown in Dagestan, Rostov Oblast, the Chechen Republic, and Primorsky Krai. By 2030, it is planned to harvest up to 2 mil tons of rice.

7 December, 2024  // In 2025, Russia's budget revenues are expected to be 40.3T rubles (400B USD, 18.8% of GDP), expenditures - 41.47T (19.3%). 13.5T (6.31%) will be allocated for military spending. Spending on "National Security and Law Enforcement" and "National Defense" will be 41% of all federal budget spending, exceeding spending on education, healthcare, social policy and the national economy combined.

1 December, 2024  // In Oct 2024, according to Rosstat, unemployment in Russia was a record low - 2.3% (1.8 mil people aged 15+). In Oct 2023, it was 2.9%. Competition among civil and defense companies as well as the army led to an increase in wages (+20%) and increased inflation (+9%). The departure of labor migrants due to tightening immigration rules is also a factor.

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