Dynamics of price growth for housing up to 32 square meters. m for 2024 in Grozny amounted to 55.4%. According to this indicator, the capital of Chechnya was among the leaders among cities with a population of over 300,000. человек, reported by the "World of Apartments" portal. On average, such an apartment in Grozny costs almost 2 million rubles.

For 10 months of 2024, Armenia accounted for 1.8% of the foreign trade of the Russian Federation, and it was in 8th place among other countries. Italy is next, and Uzbekistan closes the top 10. The three leaders were China, India and Turkey.

From 2025, the salary of an ordinary member of the Georgian Parliament will be 8,250 GEL (about $3,000) instead of 4,624. This is four times more than the average nominal salary in the country. The income of the Speaker of the Parliament increased from 6,260 to 10,000 GEL (about $3.6 thousand).

From January 1, a tourist tax of 100 rubles per person per day was introduced in Nalchik (Kabardino-Balkaria). It will be charged to those staying at the accommodation. The amount will be included in the price of the rooms.

State Duma deputy Adam Delymkhanov said that residents of Chechnya who engage in illegal cryptocurrency mining will be severely punished and equated with terrorists. According to him, the miners' actions are causing problems with electricity.

Experts have found that the most affordable housing in a new building is in Chechnya, where the average cost per square meter is about 40 thousand rubles with an average monthly salary of 43 thousand. In a year, a resident of the region can buy about 13 square meters if he does not spend money on food and other needs. These are the data from the Key Capita study.

The head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov held an extended meeting on the results of the outgoing year. The chairman of the regional government Magomed Daudov said that the average salary increased to 40,580 rubles. Industrial production, according to him, increased by 29%, more than 12 thousand jobs were created. It was possible to reduce unemployment to 5% and introduce more than 2 million 300 thousand square meters of housing.

The Russian government has banned cryptocurrency mining in the republics of the North Caucasus since 2025. The list includes Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, North Ossetia and Chechnya.

Ingushetia took the last, 85th place in the socio-economic situation rating published by RIA Novosti. The rest of the regions of the North Caucasus also showed poor results for 2024.

Armenia took fourth place among the popular destinations for the New Year holidays among Russians. 7% of Russian citizens who have planned a vacation abroad are planning to visit the country. The first three positions were taken by Thailand, Uzbekistan and Turkey - 11%, 10% and 8%, respectively. These are the data from a study by the Aviasales air ticket purchasing service.