Tele2 takes on Moscow’s ‘big three’ mobile operators

Discount mobile operator Tele2 will next week launch in Moscow in a bid to to break the…

Moscow house sales plunge 38% as prices stay high

Moscow house sales fell by 38% year-on-year between June and August as the country’s recession continues…

Moscow plunges down 2015 Mercer Cost of Living survey

Moscow has dropped from  9th to 50th place in the 2015 Mercer Cost of Living Survey that calculates which…

Rouble collapse brings down Russian tourism costs with it

Rouble collapse brings down Russian tourism costs: The dramatic devaluation of the rouble has had an equally…

Moscow approves two-year tax holiday for business start-ups

Moscow approves two-year tax holiday: The authorities in Moscow are to take advantage of  legislation introduced late…

Lotte Group pledges $1bn investment in Russian retail and hotel sectors

Lotte Group, the South Korean multinational food and shopping corporation, this week pledged to invest up to $1bn…

Sports Innovation Centre planned for Moscow

Sports Innovation Centre planned for Moscow:  Skolkovo Technology Park and the Russian Olympic Committee are joining forces to…

Moscow retail expansion plans fall victim to recession

Moscow retail expansion plans: Plans to build  900,000 m² of new mall space in Moscow this year are rapidly receding as Russia’s growing…

Demand for Moscow office space drops by 24% to five-year low

Demand for Moscow office space dropped by 24% last  year, according to property consultants , Jones Lang…

Moscow airports to be handed over to private sector

Moscow airports:  Responsibility for the upkeep of runways and aprons at Moscow’s airports should be transferred…

Metrovagonmash wins $2.6bn Moscow Metro contract

 Metrovagonmash, the Russian train maker, has won the international contract to supply 96 trains for the Moscow Metro after several…

Pioneer Group wins Sberbank funding for Moscow residential complex

The Pioneer Group, one of the largest residential and commercial property developers operating in and around Moscow…

Moscow Metro circle to be ready by 2020

Moscow Metro circle: The 58-km circular expansion of the Moscow Metro line should be fully operation…

Moscow congestion charge moves up agenda

Moscow congestion charge: The idea of charging vehicles for entering Moscow needs elaboration but has not…

Moscow Metro mobile network to be put out to tender

Moscow Metro mobile network: The Moscow City Government has decided to appoint a single operator to  set…

Moscow subway shops discussed with Auchan and Metro

Moscow subway shops: The Auchan and Metro retail groups have expressed an interest in opening shops…

MIPC sells property assets in Moscow

MIPC sells property assets: The  Moscow United Energy Company (MIPC)  is putting five offices and 12 buildings up…

Russian Railways recapitalised to fix Moscow transport system

Moscow transport system: The Russian government has decided to increase the authorized capital of Russian Railways by…

Luzhniki Stadium reconstruction to cost RUB19bn

Luzhniki Stadium reconstruction: It is going to cost RUB19bn to renovate Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium before it can…

Moscow liquor licence warning

Moscow liquor licence warning: More than half of Moscow’s stores and restaurants could lose their liquor licenses if they…

Russian Railways PPP solution for Moscow rail station repairs

Moscow rail station repairs: Russian Railways has awarded the Central Suburban Passenger Company (TsPPK) a 15-year, RUB1.3bn…

Russian salaries grow despite economic slowdown

Russian salaries were 9% higher in June than they were in the same month last year with…

Cost of living in Moscow drops down world rankings

Cost of living in Moscow: Moscow has moved from being the second to the ninth most expensive…

Morton buys Lefortovo site off Almaz-Antey

Morton buys Lefortovo site:  The Moscow residential development group Morton has bought an 8.8ha site from…