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
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.
kommersant.ru/doc/9044787
The Russian Association of Internet Trade Companies have asked the Russian government for support in case the digital infrastructure hosting their platforms was hosted at sites attacked by Ukrainian drones and which had an outage.
kommersant.ru/doc/9044811
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Проблеми з заправкою мають 29 регіонів (на минулому тижні 37), це пусті, непрацюючі АЗС та ліміти, ще у 2 регіонах діють ліміти без помітного дефіциту. Проблеми з дефіцитом цього року мали 81 з 83 регіонів рф.
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Russian business news 21/Oct/2026:
According to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Novak Russia is going to export only diesel fuel that's not used up domestically. Given the price increases on SPIMEX there's not a lot of that.
kommersant.ru/doc/9044049
The Russian government is considering limiting the access to SPIMEX to companies that sell at high prices. This likely means independent traders and will reduce the fuel traded on the exchange and make the shortage worse.
kommersant.ru/doc/9044178
The US extended the waiver of sanctions for the negotiation regarding purchase of the foreign assets of Lukoil by one month till November 21st 2026.
kommersant.ru/doc/9044206