Stanimir Dobrev

Russian business news 26/Oct/2026: While the total investment in commercial real estate is dropping in Russia the volume of sales at auctions grew by 22,4% to 470 billion rubles primarily buying bankrupted and nationalized companies. www.kommersant.ru/doc/9060965

AvtoVAZ is going to start offering tourist trips at its St Petersburg plant. It started such excursions at its Tolyatti plant in 2024. www.kommersant.ru/doc/9060926

Russian business news 26/Oct/2026: While the total investment in commercial real estate is dropping in Russia the volume of sales at auctions grew by 22,4% to 470 billion rubles primarily buying bankrupted and nationalized companies. www.kommersant.ru/doc/9060965

Wildberries has published a statement denying the rumors that it's canceling the sales for the end of the year due to the drone attacks on its warehouses and said there will be sales for 11.11 , Black Friday and New Years. www.kommersant.ru/doc/9060802

Russian business news 26/Oct/2026: While the total investment in commercial real estate is dropping in Russia the volume of sales at auctions grew by 22,4% to 470 billion rubles primarily buying bankrupted and nationalized companies. www.kommersant.ru/doc/9060965

For H1 2026 at least 320,3 counterfeit products were sold online in Russia which is a year over year increase of 57%. www.kommersant.ru/doc/9059804

Russian business news 26/Oct/2026: While the total investment in commercial real estate is dropping in Russia the volume of sales at auctions grew by 22,4% to 470 billion rubles primarily buying bankrupted and nationalized companies. www.kommersant.ru/doc/9060965

The share of sales of Russian produced plain whiskey in Russian retails sales for Q1-Q3 rose by almost 400% to 17,6% due to the introduction of a minimum prices for aged whiskey which drove demand for cheaper whiskeys. www.kommersant.ru/doc/9059384

With the closure of the Black Sea demand for transporting freight by roan in Russia rouse with the costs for the route from Turkey to Russia rising by 50-100% and for the Chinese one by 15-20% but due to higher taxes and fuel price it's not really more profitable.

But for Russian road transportation companies the increase in rates do not mean an increase in profitability. This is due to the increase in the tax burden, costs associated with electronic documents, higher prices of spare parts and higher fuel prices.

With the closure of the Black Sea demand for transporting freight by roan in Russia rouse with the costs for the route from Turkey to Russia rising by 50-100% and for the Chinese one by 15-20% but due to higher taxes and fuel price it's not really more profitable.

The cost of shipping from Turkey also rose sharply. Transporting goods from Turkey via Iran by road is now 50-100% more expensive. This is due to the closure of the ferry service from Turkey to Tuapse. The border checkpoints are also now congested because of this.

With the closure of the Black Sea demand for transporting freight by roan in Russia rouse with the costs for the route from Turkey to Russia rising by 50-100% and for the Chinese one by 15-20% but due to higher taxes and fuel price it's not really more profitable.

Market participants however say that they are yet to see a drastic change in the demand for freight in Southern Russia. Whilst in August and September demand for shipping to the south increased demand for shipping from the south actually decreased.

With the closure of the Black Sea demand for transporting freight by roan in Russia rouse with the costs for the route from Turkey to Russia rising by 50-100% and for the Chinese one by 15-20% but due to higher taxes and fuel price it's not really more profitable.

The Pogranichny checkpoint reopened after renovations increasing its throughput from 144 to 1,300 vehicles per day. October the Kraskino checkpoint reopened tripling its throughput to 750 vehicles per day

With the closure of the Black Sea demand for transporting freight by roan in Russia rouse with the costs for the route from Turkey to Russia rising by 50-100% and for the Chinese one by 15-20% but due to higher taxes and fuel price it's not really more profitable.

In Q3 rates for transportation by cover trucks from China rose by 15-20%. The main drivers for that are the higher fuel prices and the the redirection of traffic to the Manzhouli-Zabaikalsk border crossing due to difficulties with entry permits in Kazakhstan.

With the closure of the Black Sea demand for transporting freight by roan in Russia rouse with the costs for the route from Turkey to Russia rising by 50-100% and for the Chinese one by 15-20% but due to higher taxes and fuel price it's not really more profitable.

Import requests grew by 31% for China and by 28% for Uzbekistan. The weakening rubles reduces demand from importers but still demand for shipments from China rose by 18% compared to August and transportation rates by 10-15%.

With the closure of the Black Sea demand for transporting freight by roan in Russia rouse with the costs for the route from Turkey to Russia rising by 50-100% and for the Chinese one by 15-20% but due to higher taxes and fuel price it's not really more profitable.

In Q3 2026 weighted average rates for tilt transportation and in the refrigerated segment increased by 20%, including due to fluctuations in fuel prices. Rates for tilt transportation continued to rise even after the fuel prices started decreasing.

With the closure of the Black Sea demand for transporting freight by roan in Russia rouse with the costs for the route from Turkey to Russia rising by 50-100% and for the Chinese one by 15-20% but due to higher taxes and fuel price it's not really more profitable.

Demand for transportation by road in Q3 2026 in Russia rose by 20% year over year and by 24% over Q2 2026. Prices rose in July then fell in August after which at the start of Autumn they rose again only to now be falling once more.

Russian business news 23/Oct/2026: Russia may increase from November the duty on strong alcohol from "unfriendly" countries from 3 euro to 5 euros per liter. The average price increase for bottles will then be 100-200 rubles. www.kommersant.ru/doc/9045161

The head of the Russian Central Bank Nabiulina came out against the increase in the number of preferential mortgages on offer. This is because according to her such mortgages dominate the market and negatively impact the mortgage market. www.kommersant.ru/doc/9059141

Russian business news 23/Oct/2026: Russia may increase from November the duty on strong alcohol from "unfriendly" countries from 3 euro to 5 euros per liter. The average price increase for bottles will then be 100-200 rubles. www.kommersant.ru/doc/9045161

The Russian government is considering ending the preferential IT mortgage. It may end as early as December 2026 and the aim is to reduce the costs to the budget from supporting mortgages. www.kommersant.ru/doc/9051896

Russian business news 23/Oct/2026: Russia may increase from November the duty on strong alcohol from "unfriendly" countries from 3 euro to 5 euros per liter. The average price increase for bottles will then be 100-200 rubles. www.kommersant.ru/doc/9045161

According to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Nikitin since June 2026 100 ships switched their flags to a Russian one. www.kommersant.ru/doc/9045566

Russian business news 23/Oct/2026: Russia may increase from November the duty on strong alcohol from "unfriendly" countries from 3 euro to 5 euros per liter. The average price increase for bottles will then be 100-200 rubles. www.kommersant.ru/doc/9045161

By the start of October the Russian potato harvest has decreased by 8,7% to 14,65 million tons. Farmers reduced their sown areas after last year's increased harvest that caused prices to crash. In September 2026 they rose 28,8% year over year. www.kommersant.ru/doc/9045203

Russian business news 22/Oct/2026: Russia's Ministry of Energy has proposed increasing the price of fuel by 1,6 to 2,1 rubles per liter to cover the higher import costs of fuel. Now even with the import subsidies major chains lose 13-18 rubles per liter www.kommersant.ru/doc/9045193

According to the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade the cancellation of preferential car loans may lead to a decrease in the sales of Lada by 20-25% in the remaining months of 2026. www.kommersant.ru/doc/9044787

Russian business news 22/Oct/2026: Russia's Ministry of Energy has proposed increasing the price of fuel by 1,6 to 2,1 rubles per liter to cover the higher import costs of fuel. Now even with the import subsidies major chains lose 13-18 rubles per liter www.kommersant.ru/doc/9045193

The association of Russian winemakers has proposed that the Russian government raise the duty on wine from "unfriendly" countries from the current 25% to 200%. www.kommersant.ru/doc/9044689

Russian business news 22/Oct/2026: Russia's Ministry of Energy has proposed increasing the price of fuel by 1,6 to 2,1 rubles per liter to cover the higher import costs of fuel. Now even with the import subsidies major chains lose 13-18 rubles per liter www.kommersant.ru/doc/9045193

The Russian Federal Tax Service together with business associations, will prepare a transitional special tax regime for the self-employed and users of the automated simplified taxation. It is planned to gradually increase the tax burden. www.kommersant.ru/doc/9044463

Russian business news 22/Oct/2026: Russia's Ministry of Energy has proposed increasing the price of fuel by 1,6 to 2,1 rubles per liter to cover the higher import costs of fuel. Now even with the import subsidies major chains lose 13-18 rubles per liter www.kommersant.ru/doc/9045193

Russian drogerie chains in August saw the number of purchases at their physical locations decreas by 5% year over year. This is lined to the higher share of online sales of the goods these stores offer. www.kommersant.ru/doc/9044182

Russian business news 22/Oct/2026: Russia's Ministry of Energy has proposed increasing the price of fuel by 1,6 to 2,1 rubles per liter to cover the higher import costs of fuel. Now even with the import subsidies major chains lose 13-18 rubles per liter www.kommersant.ru/doc/9045193

Russian fishing companies are asking the Russian government to create a unified national index for the price of fish and for market participants to be registered. Only 60% of the sales now are from registered entities and spread on 4 platforms. www.kommersant.ru/doc/9044192