The main indicator of the profound transformation of international trade in 2026 was the decline in the share of transactions conducted under the Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) principle to 72%, down from 80% at the beginning of 2025.

On October 23, 2026, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that the central banks of Malaysia and Thailand had joined the BLOOM (Borderless, Liquid, Open, Online, Multi-currency) initiative. The project participants intend to develop common approaches to using digital money in cross-border transactions. The focus is on two instruments: regulated stablecoins and tokenized bank deposits. International payment systems, commercial banks, and technology companies are also involved in the work.

Reforming the modern financial architecture amid global fragmentation and increasing regulatory pressure from international institutions is one of the most complex and debated processes in contemporary economics.

Sometimes a phrase we happen to overhear can stir a stronger reaction than hours of reflection. Why does the body respond to something we can’t yet explain to ourselves?

November 4 is National Unity Day in Russia. For many, it is simply a public holiday. But for me, as someone who explores Russia through immersive expeditions, unity is not a slogan. It is the moment when a city dweller is welcomed as one of the family by the close-knit, patriarchal households of the Caucasus.

If you feel drained and anxious trying to keep up with every message and news story online, if you can’t switch off and relax, staying “connected” and tense even after work, if everyone in your family is glued to their phone at dinner, or if your evening “me time” disappears into aimless scrolling or watching videos, leaving you feeling empty, it may be time to think about your digital well-being—the balance between your online and offline life.

Tagline: “Your age is your strength. Your story is your crown.”

On August 1, 2026, at the VDNH Green Theater, with the support of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives, the First All-Russian Musical Festival of Soviet Song "Voices of the Heirs" kicked off. The festival officially opened with a "Songs of the War Years" concert performed by the legendary A. V. Alexandrov Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the Russian Army. Nearly two hundred artists of the ensemble, founded almost a century ago, took the stage of the Green Theater: soloists of the choir, which is considered one of the benchmark male choirs in the world, an orchestra with a unique lineup where Russian folk instruments sit alongside brass, and a dance group renowned across all continents.

The International Ballet Competition in Moscow is known unofficially as the “Olympic Games of the Ballet World” — such is the name given to the world’s oldest ballet competition.

Recently in Accra, at the partner Russian House of the Center for Public Diplomacy, an intensive course was launched to help Ghanaian students of the targeted enrollment program adapt to life in Russia before they soon leave to study at Novosibirsk State Technical University (NSTU).

Education in Russia is a complex and multi-tiered system that covers all stages of learning. It is regulated by the state and governed by federal laws and standards.