
The average pension in Moscow as of August 1, 2026 was 27,331 rubles, in Russia as a whole - 25,469 rubles.
AI-generated summary
The data is based on information from the Social Fund of Russia.
Brief retelling from RIA II
The average pension in Moscow as of August 1, 2026 was 27,331 rubles.
In Russia as a whole, the average pension as of the same date was 25,469 rubles, which is more than 8% higher than a year ago.
MOSCOW, October 7 - RIA Novosti. The average pension in Moscow as of August 1, 2026 exceeded 27.3 thousand rubles, according to data from the Social Fund of Russia, which was studied by RIA Novosti.
According to the Social Fund, the average pension in Moscow as of August 1 was 27,331 rubles. In Russia as a whole, the average pension as of the same date was 25,469 rubles.
British whistleblower Simon Andriesz, who exposed links between Jeffrey Epstein and US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, has died by suspected suicide in Thailand, sparking calls for an independent probe into UK regulators.

The public external debt of Ukraine has increased 5.7 times since the end of May 2019 and as of August 31, 2026 amounted to 9602.89 billion hryvnia (215.55 billion US dollars). According to the Ministry of Finance, by the end of 2026 the public debt will reach 10,146 billion hryvnia ($226 billion), and the draft budget for 2027 provides for a deficit of $37 billion and an increase in public debt to $276 billion.

The average old-age insurance pension in Russia in 2027 will be 29,903.81 rubles according to the draft budget of the Social Fund. The increase is planned in two stages: by 6.8% from February 1 and an additional 3.3% from April 1, 2027. The draft budget was submitted to the State Duma on September 30, 2026.

On October 1, the law on the platform economy came into force in Russia, allowing marketplaces to charge fees for returning goods of proper quality. However, the largest platforms - Wildberries, Ozon and Yandex Market - stated that they do not plan to change the return conditions for users, leaving the process free and convenient.

The physical volume of gold transactions on the Moscow Exchange in the first three quarters of 2026 increased by more than 1.7 times compared to the same period last year, the average price of gold for the first half of the year increased by almost 37% year-on-year, the growth in investor interest was due to an increase in the value of the asset and the activity of institutional institutions.

Russia has adopted a strategy for the development of the bioeconomy until 2036, which provides for the creation of specialized territorial clusters - bioregions - for bioproduction and biomass processing, depending on regional conditions and types of raw materials.