Category: Analysis

Analysis of global foreign direct investment in 2025: FDI growth to $1.624 trillion, capital redistribution favoring developed economies, investment boom in AI and semiconductors. Ranking of recipient countries.

An analysis of divorce statistics in Russia for the first quarter of 2025. How a sevenfold increase in state fees affected the number of marriage dissolutions, why attitudes toward divorce are changing, and what factors compel spouses to keep their families together.

Low water levels on the Rhine have driven river shipping costs up 3.5-fold. An analysis of how drought conditions are affecting logistics in Europe and Russia, new climate surcharges, and the shift to alternative transport.

Analysis of Russia's fuel market situation: causes of gasoline shortages, import volumes from Belarus and India, government measures, and expert forecasts for market stabilization.

Analysis of youth unemployment globally and in Russia: 12.4% unemployment rate, AI's impact on the labor market, and the mismatch between job openings and young professionals' expectations. Data from the ILO and Russian statistics.

Child support collections have increased 3.3-fold, but fewer than 10% of cases are actually enforced. Why courts only award the subsistence minimum, how income gets hidden, and what eliminating the three-year statute of limitations will change—a breakdown with practicing attorneys.

An analysis of the 42.4% drop in restaurant alcohol sales in Russia during the first half of the year. How steep markups are changing consumer behavior and forcing restaurants to rethink their business model.

An analysis of key maritime chokepoints in the global oil trade in 2026. How the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the blockade of Bab el-Mandeb, and Panama Canal disruptions are affecting prices and logistics. Data on volumes, insurance premiums, and alternative routes.

China is reshaping its energy landscape: coal-fired generation has dropped below 50% as renewables grow at record pace. An analysis of the energy transition in the world's largest economy.

We examine the reasons behind the growing number of rejections for ninth graders seeking to enter 10th grade: specialized track education, government policy promoting vocational schools, and students' rights to continue their education.

Fraudulent call centers in Ukraine generate up to $1 billion per month for their operators. This estimate from a Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime report reveals an entire international industry with offices in business centers, above-market salaries, and customer retention departments.

How Russian attitudes toward prenuptial agreements have changed: statistics on their execution, reasons for growing popularity, business and asset protection, typical terms, and legal precedents for contesting them.