PRESS DIGEST - RUSSIA - Dec 15
MOSCOW, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The following are some of the leading stories in Russia's newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
VEDOMOSTI
www.vedomosti.ru
- Russian banks will see 50-70 billion rouble ($710.23-994.32 million) loss in 2015 compared to some 220 billion rouble ($3.13 billion) net profit in 2014, the paper writes.
- Russians will buy 40 percent fewer jewelry with diamonds in 2015 due to the drop in incomes, the paper reports.
- Russian government will spend some 2.2 billion roubles ($31.25 million) in 2016 on renovation of cinemas in small towns, the daily reports.
KOMMERSANT
www.kommersant.ru
- The average salary of a regional official in Russia dropped by 2.3 percent in January-September 2015 year on year, the paper writes citing official statistics.
- HIV-positive patients across Russia complain that doctors disclose information about their health, the paper writes.
- The number of foreign tourists in Russia rose some 13 percent in January-September year on year due to a weaker rouble, the paper writes citing the Russian Travel Industry Union.
- Russia's consumption of chocolate in 2016 will shrink by 12 percent due to higher prices. Chocolate prices jumped by 37.2 percent in October 2015 year on year, the daily says.
NEZAVISIMAYA GAZETA
www.ng.ru
- The chief of Russia's army general staff, Valery Gerasimov, said on Monday that NATO was building up its military presence around Russia, the paper writes. ($1 = 70.4000 roubles) (Compiled by Ludmila Danilova)
