To assess payment discipline in a regional context, the RIA Novosti agency conducted a study and compiled a rating of constituent entities of the Russian Federation by the share of overdue debt of the population based on data from the Central Bank. Ingushetia turned out to be an outsider in the rating. In the republic, 11.8% of loans are overdue.

In 2023, 14.2 thousand new workers appeared in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, an increase of 7.2%. In terms of dynamics in the labor market, the region ranks third, behind the Moscow region and Sevastopol, RIA Novosti reports.

Starting March 30, Armenian commercial banks will stop servicing cards of the Russian Mir payment system. An exception will be made for cards issued by the Armenian branch of Russian state-owned VTB Bank: users will be able to withdraw cash and make purchases.

Residents of medium and small settlements in Chechnya can purchase only 1.3 fixed sets of goods and services with an average salary. According to this indicator, the republic took last place among all regions of the Russian Federation. RIA Novosti reported this.

The US authorities want to put up for auction the yacht of Federation Council member from Dagestan Suleiman Kerimov, worth over $300 million, confiscated as part of the sanctions.

50% of the shares of the largest dairy products manufacturer, the French company Danone, will come under the control of relatives of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov. The other half will be sold to the Vamin dairy holding from Tatarstan.

On average, employees of government agencies in the regions of the North Caucasus receive from 53 to 55 thousand rubles per month. This is the highest salary in the industry.

In 2023, the regions of the North Caucasian Federal District were visited by 9.3 million tourists, which is 17.7% higher than the level of 2022. This was stated by the Presidential Envoy to the North Caucasian Federal District Yuri Chaika.

Shares of the previously nationalized French company Danone in Russia, one of the largest producers of dairy products, will be withdrawn from the management of the Federal Property Management Agency. The corresponding decree was signed by Vladimir Putin.

Three regions of the North Caucasian Federal District are among the leaders in terms of the least debt burden of the population. RIA Novosti provided data on bank loans for the period from February 1, 2023 to February 1, 2024.