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On April 30, the presidential decree on the mandatory sale of foreign exchange earnings by Russian exporters expired. The requirement was in effect from October 2023 and applied to companies from the fuel and energy complex, metallurgy, chemical and forestry industries, as well as grain farming. What will happen next has not been officially announced.

Ozon has launched a large logistics facility in the Kemerovo region: the first stage of the fulfillment center occupied 40 thousand square meters and is designed to store over 17 million goods and process up to 500 thousand orders per day. The regional authorities expect shorter delivery times and higher tax revenues.

Sellers at Wildberries received a simple lever for revenue growth without changing the price of the product: transferring traffic to the store's page. According to RWB analytics, purchases from the seller's page result in an average receipt that is 37% higher due to the fact that buyers are more likely to collect a basket of several items from one seller.

Almost every office has "silent budget eaters": several articles that consistently take impressions and clicks, eat up the limit, and do not provide commensurate revenue at the checkout. Externally, the campaign may look healthy according to the general DRR, because successful positions "overlap" failed ones. The manager's task is simple: to separate the articles where advertising accelerates sales from those where it finances traffic without results.

IKEA plans to invest about 2.22 billion euros in business development in India over the next five years: the company intends to open new stores, increase purchases and accelerate online sales. IKEA currently has six locations in the country, and the goal is to expand the network to 30 stores and quadruple revenue. The strategy makes India not only a sales market, but also an important hub for logistics and supply chains in the region.

By 2026, it became clear that classic credit scoring no longer works for e-commerce. The online business is developing too fast to be assessed based on quarterly reports. Outdated models have been replaced by AI scoring, which analyzes the real behavior of a business and its future revenue. This approach changes the rules of financing sellers and opens up access to capital in a matter of minutes.

At the beginning of 2026, spot rates for container shipments from Asia increased sharply, but analysts consider this growth to be artificial. Carriers are trying to stabilize revenues amid weak demand and excess capacity.

The Chinese postal sector set a new historical record in 2025, delivering more than 216 billion parcels. The growth in volumes and revenues confirms the key role of logistics and express delivery in the Chinese economy and global supply chains.

The strengthening of the yuan gives Russia additional advantages in trade with China. A higher exchange rate of the Chinese currency increases export earnings in ruble terms, improving the financial situation of companies and the budget against the background of increased settlements in national currencies.

Ethiopia plans to set a record by increasing coffee exports to 600,000 tons and exceeding revenue of $3 billion. The government is expanding plantations, introducing modern technologies and betting on improving the quality of products to strengthen the country's position in the global market.

Starting from January 1, 2026, the rates of customs duties on imports of goods will change in Russia. The updated thresholds and increased payments are aimed at bringing tariffs to the real costs of customs, increasing transparency and achieving planned budget revenues.

The speed of delivery becomes a crucial factor in sales on marketplaces. Just 10 hours of acceleration can dramatically change a company's financial performance.

Has your company "shot up" and revenue is growing several times? Congratulations, you have entered the most dangerous stage. It is rapid growth, not a crisis, that kills most young companies. We're figuring out how to deal with this, reassemble the team and business processes, and transform success from a problem into a manageable system.