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9.1.7 TMT sector news
Apple has reinstated the apps made by the Russian technology group VK on the App Store after the company provided proof that it’s not “majority owned or controlled by a sanctioned entity,” online edition The Verge reported late on Wednesday. The company removed the VK-owned social network VKontakte, email app Mail.ru, and others last month in response to sanctions the UK put on the financial institutions that own the Russian firm.
The mobile games market in Russia will grow by 25% to $1.2bn by the end of the year, CEO of information and analytical agency TelecomDaily Denis Kuskov told TASS. "The volume of the mobile games market in Russia in 2021 reached $960mn, in 2022 it will grow by 25% to $1.2bn," Kuskov said, adding that last year the figure grew by only 12%. The reason for the growing popularity of mobile games is that Russians are tired of news, Kuskov said.
9.1.8 Telecoms sector news 9.1.9 Tourism sector news
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a decree abolishing Rostourism, Russia’s federal tourism agency, and handing its remit to the Ministry of Economic Development. The Economic Ministry said in a statement that the decision to dissolve Rostourism and to give its responsibilities to the ministry would help Russia meet its tourism objectives more effectively. Rostourism has overseen the provision of state services related to tourism across Russia since it was established in 2004, overseeing big ticket events such as the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The decision to abolish the agency comes at a time of turmoil for Russia’s tourism industry, with strict Western sanctions imposed on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine and the suspension of flights from most European countries. Over the past three years, the number of foreign tourists arriving in Russia has continued to decrease, according to Dmitry Gorin, the vice president of the Russian Union of Travel Industry, Izvestia reported in August.
9.1.10 Utilities & Renewables sector news
The share of renewable sources in Russia’s energy balance may reach only 10% in 2050 instead of the previously expected 12.5%, Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov said on Wednesday during the Russian Energy Week forum. The share of natural gas will amount to 38% in 2050, of nuclear power may reach 25%, and hydropower generation will account for 20%, he
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