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  • MIL-OSI Russia: D. Trump made tough statements against V. Putin and V. Zelensky

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    LOS ANGELES, May 26 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday made harsh remarks about both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

    “I’m not happy with what V. Putin is doing,” Trump told reporters before flying from Morristown, N.J., to Washington. “I don’t know what the hell happened to V. Putin.”

    “I’ve known him for a long time, I’ve always gotten along with him, but he’s sending missiles to cities and killing people, and I don’t like that at all. Fine. We’re talking, and he’s shooting missiles at Kyiv and other cities. I don’t like that at all,” he added.

    D. Trump made the comments after Russia and Ukraine launched massive missile and drone strikes against each other on Sunday.

    Later on Sunday evening, D. Trump wrote on the social network Truth Social that V. Putin “has completely lost his mind!”

    In response to statements made by V. Zelensky earlier on Sunday criticizing the US silence on the latest Russian attacks, D. Trump said that V. Zelensky “is not doing his country any good by speaking the way he does.”

    “Everything he says is problematic, I don’t like it, and it better stop,” D. Trump said about V. Zelensky. According to him, the Ukrainian side should not blame him, since “this is a war of V. Zelensky, V. Putin and J. Biden, not D. Trump.” –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: D. Trump demands Harvard to provide data on foreign students

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    SAN FRANCISCO, May 26 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that he wants to know the “names and countries” of the international students studying at Harvard University.

    The request comes just days after a federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from stripping Harvard University of its right to accept international students.

    “We want to know who these students are, which is a natural question since we fund Harvard with billions of dollars and Harvard is not very forthcoming,” he wrote on Thruth Social. “We want to know names and countries.”

    “Why doesn’t Harvard tell us that 31% of their students are foreigners, some of whom are not exactly friendly to the United States. And yet they don’t pay anything, and they don’t plan to,” Trump wrote on Sunday. “Nobody tells us this.”

    On Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security ordered the school to terminate its Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEP) certification, effectively barring it from accepting foreign students. All international students must transfer from Harvard to other schools or lose their legal status in the United States.

    The university promptly filed a federal lawsuit against the administration. A federal judge in Massachusetts ordered a stay of the administration’s decision.

    Harvard data shows that international students made up more than 27 percent of the total student body as of the fall 2023 semester. The university currently has about 6,800 international students from more than 140 countries and regions.

    International student education is a significant source of revenue for U.S. universities. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: “Family History. Immortal Memory”: When We Find Out the Names of the Winners

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: State University of Management – Official website of the State –

    The application period for the competition “Family History. Immortal Memory” has ended. The initiative for holding the competition belongs to the State University of Management.

    A total of 745 applications were received from participants from all federal districts of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus. Moscow and the Sverdlovsk Region were especially active.

    574 works were received in the Literature category and 171 applications in the Video category.

    It is worth noting that advertising on banners was launched throughout Moscow, which played an important role in informing citizens about the opportunity to participate in the competition.

    The stage of evaluating the works is now beginning. You will be able to learn the names of the winners on June 24 at the award ceremony.

    The official VK community will help you stay up to date with the latest news and important information about the Competition.

    The competition was organized by the State University of Management and the Moscow City Branch of the Russian Military Historical Society with the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation under the auspices of the activities of the Association of Student Patriotic Clubs “I am proud”.

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  • An ode to the fourth-largest economy of the world

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    In May 2025, India stands as the fourth-largest economy in the world, surpassing Japan and trailing only the United States of America, China, and Germany.

    With a Gross Domestic Product of over four trillion dollars, the economic might of the nation is now evident to the world. In the last decade, India’s GDP has more than doubled. To put things in perspective, it took India more than 65 years to reach its first two trillion dollars, and only eleven years to add the next two.

    The economic upliftment of rural India has been integral to this leap. For decades, the countryside was plagued by issues of food, shelter, and clothing. However, in the last eleven years, these challenges have been addressed through precise and people-centric policymaking.

    While an array of welfare programmes tells a compelling story, the simplest policy moves have been most effective. For instance, the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana has ensured an additional quota of foodgrains for more than 80 crore people. Before the Narendra Modi government took office, surplus foodgrains in government coffers were under contention, yet the previous government was unwilling to distribute them to those in need.

    Beyond welfare, this has had a significant economic impact. People in villages now have more disposable income, which they are using to buy consumer durables, processed foods, and foods with higher nutritional value. Aspirations are changing, and the success of the Mudra Yojana is a testament to this shift. No longer a liability, rural India is now an asset for a rising nation.

    Urban pockets are evolving as well. With every trillion dollars added to the economy, consumer demand is transforming. Earlier this month, Lego, one of the world’s largest toymakers, opened its first store in India in Gurugram, Haryana. Apple, the world’s leading technology company, is now embedded in urban markets, increasing its manufacturing volume and value within India.

    But India’s manufacturing story is not just about Apple; it encompasses millions of young and old entrepreneurs shifting to local production, moving beyond the role of traders. Near the Haryana border, in Delhi’s North-West district, lies Bawana, an example of this significant shift. The Prime Minister’s larger message of ‘Make in India, Make for India, and Make for the World’ has resonated with entrepreneurs here, who are leading the change.

    The greatest supplement to India’s growth over the last decade has been infrastructure. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shown an unprecedented commitment to infrastructure development, rivaling Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s.

    India’s infrastructure push over the last decade has been the most ambitious in any democracy in the past century. A simple litmus test is that every individual within a 50-kilometer radius can vouch for redevelopment and numerous greenfield infrastructure projects.

    These projects are empowering people in every state, enabling access to greater economic and employment opportunities. Projects like the Dedicated Freight Corridors, dormant under the previous government, are now instrumental in reducing export costs and enhancing the ease of doing business.

    In the northeastern part of the country, projects are opening new avenues for tourism and the regional economy. In the Himalayas, strategic infrastructure initiatives, from Arunachal Pradesh to Ladakh, are strengthening military capabilities.

    The government’s intent toward infrastructure is validated by its annual capital expenditure commitment. In recent years, the Centre has committed over Rs. 50 lakh crore to infrastructure development. This also serves as evidence of the government’s fiscal management, which has navigated the pandemic, the global supply chain crisis, and the Russia-Ukraine war. The focus has been on creating long-term assets to fuel economic growth.

    The dual impact of welfare and infrastructure is fostering a generation of job creators. These are citizens, born in the late 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s, who are not seeking employment but creating it.

    This new generation is further empowered by the digitisation of the economy and the pan-India market it has opened. These include digital creators as well. Employing anywhere from two to two hundred professionals, these entrepreneurs are transforming the dynamics of the Indian job market.

    This is what makes India the largest free market in the world. Beyond geopolitical dynamics, the economic might of India’s market size cannot be underestimated. India’s market access alone can cripple foreign powers, as seen in 2020 when the government banned TikTok and in 2025 when it sent a stern message to Pakistan through Operation Sindoor. The world needs India more than India needs the world. That is the power of 140 crore people.

    India’s rise to the third-largest economy is certain and will occur before 2029. Then begins a long journey toward becoming one of the world’s most important economic centres, driven by its market and demography. If the last decade was about cementing the size of the economy, the next will witness sharp and steep progress in microeconomic fundamentals, from per capita income to changing expenditure dynamics.

    From being among the ‘Fragile Five’ in 2013, India has come a long way by 2025, ranking among the top five. The comeback has been remarkable, and the country retains the momentum to surge further ahead. In 2015, it was the story of an economy struggling to find its footing. In 2025, it is about an economy ready to rise like an albatross, and by 2035, the story will be of a ten-trillion-dollar economy, reclaiming its civilisational position in a brave new world.

    (Tushar Gupta is a Delhi-based journalist and a political commentator)

  • MIL-OSI Russia: HSE scientists find out how continuing a career at alma mater affects young researchers

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: State University Higher School of Economics – State University Higher School of Economics –

    Many young scientists in Russia continue their academic careers at the same university where they studied. This path is called inbreeding. Institute of Education HSE University analyzed the impact of inbreeding on publication activity in the natural and exact sciences. It turned out that it is ambiguous and depends on a combination of factors: the university’s geographical location, its financial resources, and the state of the regional academic labor market. An article with the results of the work was published inResearch Policy.

    In Russia, almost every second PhD candidate continues to work at the same university where he or she received their education. This career trajectory is called academic inbreeding. It is believed that such a practice can contribute to the isolation of the scientific environment and a decrease in innovative potential. However, the impact of inbreeding on the productivity of young scientists has not yet been sufficiently studied.

    Junior Research Fellowproject-training laboratory “University Development” HSE University Victoria Slepikh studied the careers of 1,132 Russian scientists who defended their PhD theses in 2012 in the fields of physics, biology, chemistry, and mathematics. To assess scientific productivity, the author used publications in international journals, their citation rate, and the presence of publications in journals in the first quartile (Q1).

    The analysis was conducted at two levels. First, the author looked at all PhD candidates (1,132 researchers) who remained in the academy during the first eight years after defending their dissertation. Among them, the level of academic inbreeding was 61%. It turned out that graduates who changed universities after receiving their degree were, on average, more likely to publish, get into prestigious journals, and have a higher citation rate compared to those who remained working at their alma mater.

    The most pronounced negative effect of inbreeding is observed in universities that do not have a special status, i.e., are not federal, national research universities or participants in state programs to support science. Young specialists from such universities published on average 34% fewer articles indexed by Scopus, and the probability that they will have at least one publication in a prestigious journal was almost half that of mobile scientists.

    According to the author, if a young researcher remains in a university that is weakly involved in scientific activity and has limited resources, he continues to reproduce low-level academic standards. Moreover, monotonous professional experience reduces his competitiveness compared to colleagues who have changed organizations.

    “In prestigious and scientifically oriented institutes, academic inbreeding, as a rule, does not have a noticeable impact on productivity. This is explained by a rich professional environment: the presence of a strong scientific team, modern equipment, stable connections with other organizations and participation in large projects,” explains Victoria Slepikh.

    The author then identified a subgroup of the most productive scientists — 417 people whose number of publications exceeded the median values (from 4 to 6 publications in the first eight years of their academic career). In this sample, the proportion of inbreds was 56%. At the same time, the influence of academic inbreeding on productivity in this subgroup turned out to be minimal and was manifested only in individual cases — among graduates who defended their theses in regions with a saturated academic labor market.

    In regions with a large number of scientific institutions, graduates are more likely to have the opportunity to change jobs. If, in such conditions, continuing a career at an alma mater occurs not by choice but by inertia, this may deprive young researchers of the chance to realize themselves in a more suitable professional environment. In less developed regions, academic inbreeding is usually due to a lack of alternatives. The results of the study confirm the hypothesis: where young scientists have more employment options, working at their home university may negatively affect their scientific results.

    In addition, the study showed differences in the behavior of representatives of different scientific disciplines. For example, mathematicians more often chose mobile trajectories and less often stayed at the universities where they defended their dissertations, while physicists and chemists demonstrated a more pronounced tendency toward inbreeding. The author associates these differences with the nature of the research infrastructure and traditions of publication activity in different fields of science.

    “Inbreeding itself is not a problem. However, its consequences can negatively affect scientific activity, especially in universities without special status or with limited resources. To compensate for the risks of isolation, it is necessary to stimulate academic mobility and expansion of external relations. This could be internships, scientific exchanges, development of partnerships with leading research centers. Such steps will increase not only productivity, but also the quality of the academic environment as a whole,” says Victoria Slepykh.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Urgent: China stands ready to join Kuwait in further promoting the sustainable development of bilateral relations – Li Qiang

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Xinhua) — China is willing to join Kuwait in further promoting the sustainable development of bilateral ties, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Monday at a meeting with Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.

    Li Qiang arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Monday to attend the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)-GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council)-China summit. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Open Days of the Master’s Degree Program at the State University of Management: Schedule by Institute

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: State University of Management – Official website of the State –

    The State University of Management has prepared a number of introductory events for master’s degree programs. We invite you to review the list and register.

    Institute of Public Administration and Law (IGUiP)

    May 27, 13:00 Location: Atrium of the Information Technology Center Registration link: https://forms.yandex.ru/u/68298dc290fa7b2bf53656f1/

    Institute of Correspondence Education (IZO)

    May 29, 16:00 Online Connection link: https://my.mts-link.ru/j/36659217/1620421363

    June 5, 16:00 Online Connection link: https://my.mts-link.ru/j/36659217/2015436346

    June 19, 16:00 Online Connection link: https://my.mts-link.ru/j/36659217/1910124495

    June 21, 11:00 Location: LK-211 Registration link: https://forms.yandex.ru/u/67e14897068ff01863f70591/

    Institute of Information Systems (IIS)

    May 27, 17:00 Online Connection link: https://my.mts-link.ru/j/22120514/274063255 Registration link: https://forms.yandex.ru/u/682ae6d1e010db46ec544867/

    Institute of Marketing (IM)

    June 10, 16:00 Online Connection link: https://my.mts-link.ru/j/81529577/1742823199

    Institute of Industrial Management (IOM)

    June 5, 11:00 Location: PA-203 Registration link: https://forms.yandex.ru/u/6825b837d0468857d7a81f79/

    Institute of Economics and Finance (IEF)

    June 6, 16:00 Location: Information Technology Center, office 209 Connection link: https://my.mts-link.ru/j/22725512/1872657009

    Institute of Personnel Management, Social and Business Communications (IUPSiBK)

    June 5, 12:00 Location: PA-121 Registration link: https://priem.guu.ru/sample-page/dod-reg/

    We look forward to seeing everyone at events of interest.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Bashneft planted more than 40 thousand trees

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Rosneft – Rosneft – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    The Bashneft company (part of the Rosneft structure) continues large-scale greening of the Republic of Bashkortostan. In the spring of 2025, the company’s employees planted over 41 thousand tree seedlings in the region.

    As part of the environmental campaigns, seedlings of various tree species adapted to the climatic conditions of the regions were used. All work was carried out under the supervision of regional forestry departments.

    The Asly-Kul Nature Park in the Davlekanovsky District of Bashkiria is a specially protected natural area and an important recreational site. Bashkir oil workers planted 24 thousand pine seedlings as part of the all-Russian patriotic campaign “Garden of Memory”. This is a continuation of the annual program aimed at preventing swamping of Aslikul, the largest lake in the republic. The campaign makes a significant contribution to strengthening the ecosystem and preserving the unique natural complex of the reservoir. The employees of the Bashneft-Dobycha enterprise (Bashneft’s oil and gas production operator) have been systematically restoring the forest frame of Lake Aslikul since 2023. Thanks to the efforts of oil workers, over 100 thousand pine and larch seedlings have already been planted on the territory of the nature park, which in a few years will form four massive forest areas with a total area of 25 hectares.

    The importance of Bashneft’s initiative is also confirmed by experts from the Biology Research Center of the Ufa Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Scientists have established that the creation of a coniferous forest in the northwestern part of Lake Aslikul will help stop the swamping of the shores and preserve the reservoir for future generations.

    In addition, workers of the Bashneft-Novoil plant cleared the shores of the lake from household waste as part of the federal environmental project “Water of Russia”. The anthropogenic load on the coastal area is high, since the reservoir is very popular with tourists. During the campaign, almost 22 kilometers of the coast were cleared.

    In just the last 5 years, thanks to the initiatives of Bashkir oil workers, more than 5.2 million trees have been planted on an area of over 1.5 thousand hectares. Young green areas will soon form full-fledged coniferous forests, which will contribute to the restoration and preservation of the ecological balance of the territories.

    Preserving the environment for future generations is an integral part of Rosneft’s corporate culture. The company implements large-scale environmental programs aimed at minimizing the impact on the environment, improving the environmental friendliness of production, preserving and replenishing natural ecosystems.

    Reference:

    ANK Bashneft is one of the oldest enterprises in the oil and gas industry of the country, carrying out activities in the extraction and processing of oil and gas, the company’s key assets are located in the Republic of Bashkortostan. Exploration and production of oil and gas are also carried out in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Yugra, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Orenburg Region and the Republic of Tatarstan.

    Department of Information and Advertising of PJSC NK Rosneft May 26, 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: With the support of Rosneft, MSU hosted Biologist Day

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Rosneft – Rosneft – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    With the support of Rosneft, Lomonosov Moscow State University celebrated Biologist Day. The event was attended by about 6,000 people, including students and graduates of the educational institution, scientists, as well as schoolchildren and applicants interested in current issues of biology.

    MSU has been a key partner university of Rosneft since 2006. The main areas of cooperation include training and retraining of personnel and scientific research activities. The company takes part in the implementation of innovative educational projects of the University Gymnasium, which hosts lectures for students of Rosneft classes.

    As part of the Biologist’s Day, guests were presented with the latest biological research and developments in the field of neurobiology, paleontology and many other areas. Specialists from the Arctic Scientific Center of the Company told visitors about Rosneft’s research projects in the northern seas. Among them is a large-scale joint environmental project with Innopraktika and Moscow State University in the White Sea. As part of the expeditions, scientists repeated the route of the famous Soviet hydrobiologist Konstantin Deryugin, which he completed more than 100 years ago. Specialists plan to obtain data on the current state of the White Sea biota and assess the changes in the region’s ecosystems that have occurred over the past 100 years.

    In addition, everyone could take part in intellectual games, quests, and try themselves in the role of a real scientist at biology master classes. A musical concert was organized for guests on the street stage.

    Rosneft pays special attention to environmental issues and biodiversity conservation. Environmental care is an integral part of the Company’s corporate culture and social responsibility. Rosneft and its subsidiaries implement numerous grant programs to support scientific and applied projects aimed at studying and protecting rare species of animals and plants.

    Last year, Rosneft launched a new biodiversity conservation program called Tamura. Its goal is to update information on the state of key animal species in the region, including its bioindicators. By 2027, research will be conducted on the Taimyr Peninsula on reindeer, polar bears, valuable bird species, and fish in the mouth of the Yenisei River. A total of 10 expeditions will be conducted over 4 years. This year, Rosneft has already conducted two scientific expeditions to study the populations of polar bears and marine mammals in the Kara Sea. The main goal of the research in the north of Krasnoyarsk Krai and on the Yamal Peninsula is a full-scale census, assessment of the distribution of polar bears using instrumental (photo and infrared aerial photography) and aerial visual methods.

    Reference:

    In order to attract young specialists to its enterprises, Rosneft annually holds career guidance events for MSU students, organizes industrial internships, and encourages promising teachers with corporate grants and pays scholarships to the best students. The company also organizes internships for MSU students and teachers in leading Russian educational and scientific organizations. The Rosneft Scientific and Educational Center for Digital Technologies in the Oil and Gas Industry was created on the basis of the Department of Geology and Geochemistry of Fossil Fuels of the Geological Faculty of MSU, where the specialized master’s program “Digitalization in the Field of Geology of Fossil Fuels” is being implemented.

    Rosneft cooperates with 203 educational partner organizations, including 75 Russian universities. Work with educational institutions is carried out within the framework of the corporate system of continuous education “School – College/University – Enterprise”, which has been in operation since 2005 and ensures a constant influx of young specialists with a high level of training to the Company.

    Department of Information and Advertising of PJSC NK Rosneft May 26, 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Opening of the Polytech-Tangshan Center

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –

    A delegation from the Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University took part in the opening ceremony of the Polytechnic-Tangshan preparatory center, which took place on May 13 in the Chinese city of Tangshan.

    The project, the agreement for which was signed in March 2022, has finally acquired official status, overcoming a three-year pause caused by the pandemic. Despite the forced delay, the center has already proven its effectiveness: graduates from Tangshan are successfully entering the Polytechnic.

    The official ceremony was held at Yongping Secondary School with the participation of key partners. Welcoming speeches were given by the head of Tangshan East Education Corporation Zhang Guofu, the head of the Friendship Bridge company Dmitry Rogozin, and assistant to the vice-rector of SPbPU Pavel Nedelko. The Polytechnic delegation was also represented by the director of the Humanities Institute Natalia Chicherina, her deputy Tatyana Nam and senior lecturer of the Higher School of Linguistics and Pedagogy Andrey Koshkin.

    The program of the visit included not only official events, but also active interaction with future applicants. Over the course of three days, the delegation visited Tangshan East School, an experimental school, and State Secondary School No. 1, where they held presentations of SPbPU educational programs. Of particular interest was the quiz about our university and St. Petersburg: the most erudite schoolchildren received memorable souvenirs.

    The opening of the Polytech-Tangshan center was a symbolic step in strengthening Russian-Chinese educational ties.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Students of SPbGASU won prizes at the All-Russian competition of final qualification works “Motorways. Transport infrastructure facilities”

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering – Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering – Associate Professor of the Department of Transport Systems and Road and Bridge Construction of SPbGASU Maria Klekovkina, Head of the Department of Highways of the Don State Technical University Denis Nikolenko and Senior Lecturer of the Department of Transport Systems and Road and Bridge Construction Anna Simonova

    From 19 to 24 May, the 3rd All-Russian round of the competition of final qualifying works “Motorways. Transport infrastructure facilities” was held at SPbGASU. The competition was held in the following areas of training: 08.03.01, 08.04.01 Construction, training profiles “Motorways and airfields”, “Road bridges and tunnels”; in the specialty 08.05.01 Construction of unique buildings and structures, specialization “Construction of highways, airfields and special structures”; and in the specialty 08.05.02 Construction, operation, restoration and technical cover of motorways, bridges and tunnels, specialization “Construction (reconstruction), operation and technical cover of motorways”.

    The competition involved final qualification works of 204 students from construction universities from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Vologda, Krasnoyarsk, Belgorod, Ivanovo, Rostov-on-Don, Penza, Tomsk, Ryazan, Yaroslavl, Novosibirsk, Volgograd and other Russian cities, selected as the best in the nomination based on the results of the II (regional) rounds in the base universities.

    The competition was held in 20 nominations. Each graduation work was reviewed by the jury members and assessed using a point system. Points were awarded for the achievements of the contestants in approving the results of their work, such as publications of articles, educational and methodological literature, participation in exhibitions, competitions, olympiads, reports at conferences, the presence of patents for inventions and utility models.

    In each nomination, the three works that scored the highest number of points took prize places, and their authors were awarded diplomas.

    Students of our university received five diplomas, one of which was for first place.

    Darya Rumyantseva (supervised by senior lecturer Anna Simonova). took first place in the nomination “Road Activity Management” in the training area 08.03.01 Construction, profile “Motor Roads”. The work was completed at the request of the Committee for the Development of Transport Infrastructure of St. Petersburg.

    In her work “Current Problems of Road Construction and Ways to Solve Them”, Darya Rumyantseva proposed an approach consisting of automating processes with the mandatory use of digital technologies. Proposals have been developed for the use of digital systems in the road industry to improve the efficiency and quality of road construction, reduce the time of work, design and construction costs, and ensure the safety, reliability and durability of road infrastructure facilities.

    Dmitry Ivanov (supervised by PhD in Engineering, Associate Professor Evgeny Kornylyev) took second place in the nomination “Maintenance, repair, major repairs and reconstruction of city streets and roads” in the specialty 08.05.02 Construction, operation, restoration and technical cover of highways, bridges and tunnels, specialization “Construction (reconstruction), operation and technical cover of highways”.

    Also, second place was taken by Denis Koshkin (supervisor – Anna Simonova) in the nomination “Organization of work during construction, reconstruction, major repairs, repair and maintenance of highways” in the specialty 08.05.02 Construction, operation, restoration and technical cover of highways, bridges and tunnels, specialization “Construction (reconstruction), operation and technical cover of highways”.

    The third place went to Nikita Pekin (supervised by Candidate of Engineering Sciences, Associate Professor Maria Klekovkina) in the nomination “Design of Highways” in the field of study 08.04.01 Construction, profile “Highways”; and Ivan Myshov (supervised by Candidate of Engineering Sciences Nikolay Kozak) in the nomination “City Streets and Roads” in the specialty 08.05.02 Construction, Operation, Restoration and Technical Cover of Highways, Bridges and Tunnels, specialization “Construction (Reconstruction), Operation and Technical Cover of Highways”.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: The GUU Student Theatre became a laureate of the Moscow Student Spring festival

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: State University of Management – Official website of the State –

    Recently, the capital hosted a long-awaited gala concert, where the results of the 10th anniversary open festival “Moscow Student Spring” 2025 were announced, where the Student Theater of the State University of Management “Phoenix” became a laureate of the 3rd degree in the direction “Theatre”, in the nomination “Theatre of small forms”, sub-nomination “Drama theater”.

    The GUU Theatre performed a fascinating production of “The House of Bernarda Alba”.

    This competition was a truly exciting event that united creative youth from all over the capital. Our theater put a lot of effort into preparing for the competition: long rehearsals, master classes with experienced directors and actors, each participant made their contribution to this result.

    We sincerely congratulate the Phoenix Theatre and wish them not to stop there. Let us develop further, set new goals and conquer new heights!

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Xi Jinping congratulates Fudan University on its 120th founding anniversary /detailed version-1/

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory letter to Fudan University in Shanghai on the occasion of its 120th founding anniversary.

    Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, expressed congratulations to the university’s faculty, students, staff and graduates.

    In the letter, Xi Jinping said that over the past 120 years, Fudan University has kept pace with the times, carried forward the glorious tradition of patriotism and fine university style, nurtured many outstanding talents and made many original achievements, thus playing a positive role in state building and national progress.

    Xi Jinping expressed the hope that from the new starting point, Fudan University will continue to firmly and tirelessly apply the Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to cultivate spiritual values and nurture talents.

    Xi Jinping stressed that the university should deepen reform and scientific research in education, promote the beneficial interaction between independent scientific and technological innovation and independent talent training, and stimulate innovation in philosophy and social sciences.

    He also called on the university to continuously enhance its ability to serve major national strategies and regional socio-economic development, thereby making continuous new contributions to the comprehensive advancement of the great cause of building a powerful country and national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization.

    Founded in 1905 and located in the metropolis of Shanghai in eastern China, Fudan University is a research-oriented, multidisciplinary university. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Breaking News: China Looks to Strengthen Cooperation with GCC, ASEAN to Benefit Global South – Li Qiang

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Xinhua) — China hopes to strengthen ties and cooperation with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries to promote peace, prosperity and stability in Asia and make positive contributions to safeguarding the interests of the Global South, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Monday.

    The ASEAN-GCC-China summit is an opportunity to do this, he said.

    Li Qiang made these remarks at a meeting with Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Breaking News: China Ready to Work with Kuwait to Align Belt and Road Initiative and Kuwait Vision 2035

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Xinhua) — China is willing to work with Kuwait to strengthen the alignment of the Belt and Road Initiative and Kuwait Vision 2035, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Monday at a meeting with Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.

    Li Qiang arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Monday to attend the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)-GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council)-China summit. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Urgent: China to Create More Opportunities for Mutual Cooperation with Kuwait – Li Qiang

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Xinhua) — China is willing to deepen cooperation with Kuwait in areas including energy, investment, green economy, digital economy and artificial intelligence, creating more opportunities for win-win cooperation, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Monday at a meeting with Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.

    Li Qiang arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Monday to attend the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)-GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council)-China summit. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Project to support adaptation to climate change launched in Mongolia

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    ULAN BATOR, May 26 (Xinhua) — A launch ceremony for a project to support climate change adaptation in Mongolia funded by China’s Fund for Global Development and South-South Cooperation was held here on Monday.

    The event was attended by the Ambassador of China to Mongolia Shen Minjuan, Secretary General of the Mongolian Red Cross Society Nordovin Bolormaa, head of the delegation of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Mongolia Olga Dzhumaeva and other officials.

    In her speech, Chinese Ambassador to Mongolia Shen Minjuan stressed that the Chinese government attaches great importance to combating climate change and is committed to both mitigation and adaptation. “While taking decisive measures at home, we are also promoting South-South cooperation, doing our utmost to support other developing countries. As an important neighbor of China and a key partner in the Belt and Road Initiative,” she said.

    “Last year, in partnership with UNDP Mongolia, China successfully completed its first project under the Global Development Fund and South-South Cooperation in Mongolia, donated new forest firefighting equipment to the General Administration of Emergency Management of Mongolia and its related organizations, and enhanced their firefighting capabilities. Today’s project is closely related to the second project under the Global Development Fund and South-South Cooperation in Mongolia,” the Chinese diplomat noted.

    Shen Minjuan also said that this project will be a flagship project on climate change adaptation set up by the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund. She also expressed confidence that the implementation of the project will improve the living conditions and well-being of Mongolians and achieve sustainable development.

    For her part, Secretary General of the Mongolian Red Cross Society N. Bolormaa said that climate change affects all levels of Mongolian society, especially herders who rely on livestock farming for their livelihood.

    Expressing gratitude to the Chinese government for providing practical humanitarian assistance to Mongolia over the years, N. Bolormaa emphasized that this important project will provide an opportunity to strengthen community resilience, reduce growing vulnerability and ensure that no one is left behind in the face of climate change.

    In turn, the head of the delegation of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Mongolia, Olga Jumaeva, expressed sincere gratitude to China for its strong support and firm commitment. “This is the first cooperation between the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the Government of China and the Mongolian Red Cross Society on climate change adaptation. This moment not only marks the official launch of the two-year cooperation initiative, but also becomes an important milestone in multilateral cooperation to promote local social resilience and sustainable development. The project focuses on concrete and feasible response measures to reduce losses and recovery costs caused by future climate disasters and effectively protect vulnerable pastoralists. This assistance is not only significant, but also timely and effective,” she said.

    It is noted that the above-mentioned project is the first project of the Global Development Fund and South-South Cooperation in Northeast Asia. China will work with the IFRC and the Mongolian Red Cross Society to enhance the early warning and adaptation capacity of pastoralists to climate change, and provide policy advice to the government.

    According to the General Administration of Emergency Management of Mongolia, the frequency of various disasters in Mongolia increased by 26 percent from 2015 to 2024 compared to the previous decade. Among them, the number of sudden rainstorms and floods increased by 3.4 times, and the number of blizzards and sandstorms increased by 2 times. Mongolia also lost more than 8 million heads of livestock from 2023 to 2024, which dealt a heavy blow to many herders.

    In addition, over the past 80 years, the average temperature in Mongolia has increased by about 2.46 degrees Celsius, which is higher than the global average temperature increase, annual precipitation has decreased by 8 percent, and 76.9 percent of the total land area has been subjected to varying degrees of desertification. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: The Educational Center for Digital Competencies of SPbGASU has developed a program for automating the verification of information models of buildings and structures

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    Source: Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering – Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering –

    One of the key aspects of working with information models of buildings and structures (TIM models) is filling them with various information. Information about placement levels, fire safety indicators, dimensions and many other characteristics are a significant part of the information model. From the point of view of automating the processing of TIM models, even a minor typo or the presence of invisible characters (for example, extra spaces) can lead to the information model not meeting the requirements of the examination.

    On April 23, 2025, representatives of the Educational Center of Digital Competencies (EDCC) of the St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering received a certificate of state registration of the computer program No. 2025660311: “TIMTest – software for validating the attribute content of information models of buildings and structures.” Software developers – Yuri Zgoda (category II specialist), Inna Sukhanova (Director of the EDCC, Associate Professor) and Denis Nizhegorodtsev (Deputy Director of the EDCC, Senior Lecturer).

    TIMTest allows you to describe the requirements for the attribute content of the model (the presence of parameter groups, their information content, the correctness of the data type) in a readable format, and then, in a fully automatic mode, check any TIM model provided in the open IFC format for errors. Such checks can be used for a preliminary assessment of the compliance of the provided model with the requirements of the examination.

    Before registration, the developed software demonstrated its high efficiency within the framework of the main stage of the All-Russian TIM-Championship of SPbGASU, which was held from October 28 to November 27, 2024. Now the updated version of this program (adjusted in accordance with the innovations of the technical specifications) will be used to evaluate the work of TIM coordinators within the framework of the still ongoing selection stage of the All-Russian TIM-Championship of SPbGASU 2025.

    Information modeling opens up many new opportunities for specialists in the architectural and construction industry, but at the same time it creates new requirements for the documentation provided to them (including digital). This development is designed to minimize the number of typical errors in model preparation and thus allow specialists to concentrate on solving other, more creative tasks, entrusting the verification of information content to automation tools.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: The launch of the Tianwen-2 probe to collect samples from the asteroid is scheduled for May 29.

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    XICHANG, May 26 (Xinhua) — China’s Tianwen-2 probe is scheduled to launch on May 29 from a launch site in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said Monday.

    During the mission, the probe will collect samples from the near-Earth asteroid 2016HO3 and conduct research on a main-belt comet designated 311P, the CNSA noted. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: ASEAN leaders adopt Kuala Lumpur Declaration

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Xinhua) — Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed the Kuala Lumpur Declaration “ASEAN 2045: Our Common Future,” a key document guiding the development of the group over the next 20 years, at the 46th ASEAN Summit that kicked off in the Malaysian capital on Monday.

    In his speech after the signing ceremony, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the document would pave the way for the future development of the association, taking into account emerging challenges and placing sustainable and inclusive development at the forefront. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Polytech is a participant of the international exhibition “Metalworking – 2025”

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    Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –

    Today, the exhibition “Metalloobrabotka – 2025” opened in Moscow, in which the Polytechnic University is taking part. This is a traditional industry event, which for 40 years has regularly brought together the best specialists and largest companies from Russia, the CIS countries, the Middle and Far East and other regions of the world. The exhibition has been held in Moscow since 1984 and is recognized as the largest project in Russia and the CIS in the field of machine tool building. This year, over 1,200 companies are presenting advanced solutions for industry on an area of 50,000 sq. m. The number of participants is about 50,000 people.

    “I am glad to welcome all participants of the International Exhibition “Metalloobrabotka – 2025″, one of the largest and most authoritative professional platforms in the field of machine tool building in Russia and the CIS countries. For all exhibitors, partners of the exhibition and guests of Expocentre, this is a unique opportunity to get acquainted with the most relevant industrial trends and advanced production technologies,” said SPbPU Rector Andrey Rudskoy. – At the end of 2024, the Government of the Russian Federation completed work on the formation of eight national projects of technological leadership, and the most important of them is dedicated to the industrial sector: the national project on means of production and automation, the main subjects of which are machine tool building in metalworking, technological equipment, additive technologies. These are the topics that are the focus of both the business program discussions and the key exhibits of the exhibition, in which Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, a traditional participant with many years of experience in developing and implementing high-tech technologies in various industries and acting as an executor of the main federal programs for technological development, is a traditional participant. I invite all colleagues to a dialogue on the thematic tracks of the exhibition and to further productive cooperation.”

    The main topics of the 25th anniversary exhibition are innovations in machine tool building, automated production lines, modern tools and materials. The focus is also on digital solutions: software for production management, robotic systems, artificial intelligence technologies. The business program of the exhibition will be focused on applied tasks of industry and issues of strategic development.

    “It is a great honor for us to be part of this forum, where traditions and innovations of the industry meet. Our institute has been a flagship in the field of mechanical engineering and materials science for many years. We actively develop metalworking technologies, introducing modern solutions in turning, milling and casting processes. Our developments are successfully used at enterprises of the aerospace, automotive and energy industries, ensuring high precision and reliability of products, – noted the director of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Transport of SPbPU Anatoly Popovich. – We pay special attention to additive technologies, which open up new horizons for industry. Together with industrial partners, we create unique methods of 3D printing of metal components, reducing production times and reducing resource costs. It is important that we not only improve technologies, but also train personnel capable of working at the intersection of disciplines. Our students and researchers are actively involved in projects that combine classical metalworking and digital innovations. I am confident that the exhibition will become a platform for fruitful dialogue, and the synergy of experience and new ideas will help us move the industry forward together.”

    SPbPU will demonstrate not just scientific developments, but technological solutions ready for implementation. This year, our university will present a wide range of advanced developments in key areas of modern production – from 3D metal printing to robotic welding and the creation of intelligent materials.

    Additive manufacturing

    Polytechnic University takes metal 3D printing to a new level: from developing heat-resistant nickel powders to laser synthesis of critically loaded components. The university has more than ten domestic SLP printers with a multi-laser system, which allows creating complex parts for gas turbines and aviation. Thus, the VPLS “Mercury” installation developed by SPbPU jointly with ZAO “Biograd” allows printing gas turbine components from heat-resistant nickel alloys at a heating temperature of up to 1300 degrees Celsius. A powerful laser (1000 W) and precise control of the material structure provide high performance. This is no longer a prototype – it is a response to import substitution in aerospace and energy. In addition, multi-material synthesis, plasma and flame spraying technologies have been implemented. They print not only with alloys – SPbPU has piezoceramics, carbide ceramics, and high-entropy composites in its arsenal. All this is in the interests of import independence and accelerated implementation in real production.

    The Polytechnic University is also equipped with stationary and mobile technological complexes for direct laser deposition, laser cladding, laser and hybrid laser-arc welding of thick metals, and laser welding of thin metals (up to 100 microns).

    Electric Arc Growing (WAAM)

    SPbPU offers a full cycle of WAAM implementation — from design to integration into production processes. The technology of layer-by-layer wire surfacing using an electric arc is used to create large-sized and complex-shaped products from titanium, steel, aluminum and other metals. Robotic complexes are adapted to the tasks of specific customers, providing up to 6 kg/h of printing and full automation. The robotic complex (RC) for additive electric arc growing is a robotic cell that has everything necessary for electric arc growing. In addition, the Polytechnic University supplies the systems with its own software that allows monitoring the status of the manipulator and peripheral equipment, as well as generating control programs for the implementation of the electric arc growing technology. Unique examples: gas turbine engine impellers and wheel rims, which have passed strength tests and demonstrated competitiveness compared to cast products.

    Design and manufacture of laser technological complexes

    Polytechnic University develops turnkey laser systems — from foil welding to repair and manufacturing of components for power and mining equipment. The arsenal includes robotic laser cladding systems, mobile units, robotic systems with 5-kW lasers, direct laser deposition with powders and wire, as well as hybrid systems with an inert atmosphere. Using a robotic laser welding system for thin metals (up to 100 microns), serial welding of fuel elements of a hydrogen energy source for Russia’s first passenger ship, Ecobalt, was implemented.

    The university developed a technology for surfacing a porous coating with a thickness of 600 microns with an open porosity of 60-80% and the ability to control these parameters. The cups successfully passed preliminary clinical tests for integration and toxicity of the surfacing layer with bone material.

    Repair of power equipment components was carried out: nozzle and working blades Man Turbo, SGT-700, TV 3-117, VP2500, VPT-50-2, Man Turbo, MARS100, Taurus 60, Man Turbo, MS5002E, TV 3-117, NK-12ST, DR59L, GPA GTK-10I, MS3142J.

    As part of cooperation with the company JSC UK KER-Holding, the Polytechnicians created and delivered a technological complex for direct laser growth.

    Together with TsNIITMASH, a demonstration separation module of a power plant was created using direct laser growth. The result is a reduction in the number of welding operations, an increase in anti-corrosion properties and reliability in extreme Arctic conditions. The university is conducting projects with Rosatom, Gazprom and other industrial giants, offering customers not just equipment, but fully adapted technological solutions.

    Friction stir welding (FSW)

    SPbPU is one of the few in the country that uses STP and TSTP on a large scale: both in spot and seam configurations. This is a solid-phase welding technology that does not involve melting, but has high strength, minimal deformations, and the ability to weld even dissimilar materials — aluminum with copper, composites with metals. The university produces seams up to 8 meters long, develops its own equipment, and trains customer personnel. The use of STP is relevant for aviation, shipbuilding, energy, and military equipment — wherever precision and durability are important.

    We invite you to the Polytechnic stand 1A25, where you can see and evaluate the latest technologies and innovations from SPbPU in the field of metalworking.

    Exhibition address: Moscow, Krasnopresnenskaya embankment 14, Expocentre Central Exhibition Complex

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Alexey Likhachev became an Honorary Doctor of SPbPU

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    Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –

    A solemn ceremony of presenting the mantle and diploma of the Honorary Doctor of SPbPU to the General Director of the State Corporation Rosatom Alexey Likhachev took place at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University.

    The ceremonial event opened with the performance of the Polytechnic University anthem by the SPbPU youth choir “Polyhymnia”.

    It is especially gratifying that this important event is taking place in the year of the 80th anniversary of the Russian nuclear industry, to the development of which Polytechnicians made a significant contribution. Such names as Abram Fedorovich Ioffe, Isaak Konstantinovich Kikoin, Abram Isaakovich Alikhanov, Yuliy Borisovich Khariton, Nikolay Leonidovich Dukhov are inscribed in gold letters in the history of the development of Russian science. Today, Polytechnic University and Rosatom, under the leadership of Alexey Evgenievich, closely cooperate for the benefit of the development of Russian nuclear technologies: both in education and in science. By order of Rosatom, our Institute of Power Engineering annually graduates more than 250 specialists in the field of nuclear energy, thermal power engineering, electric power engineering and power engineering. Together with Rosatom, we are successfully implementing the project of the advanced engineering school “Digital Engineering”, acting in the interests of the technological leadership of our country, – emphasized the rector of SPbPU, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Andrey Rudskoy.

    The members of the SPbPU Academic Council unanimously voted to award the title to Alexey Likhachev on April 28 this year. The Scientific Secretary of the Polytechnic University Dmitry Karpov presented the new honorary doctor.

    If we try to pick three key words that would define the spirit of modern scientific and technological development in Russia, these words should be: professionalism, leadership and Victory. And these are the words that come to mind when we talk about the State Corporation Rosatom. For the Polytechnic University, whose history is closely connected with the nuclear project, participation in the development of nuclear energy is one of the key, strategic areas of work. And scientific and industrial cooperation with the national leader in several related industries at once is a great honor and responsibility for the university, – noted Dmitry Karpov.

    Cooperation between the Rosatom State Corporation and SPbPU, which is one of the flagship universities and its long-term strategic partner, is actively developing. This is a significant amount of work carried out by the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Transport, the Institute of Power Engineering, the Physics and Mechanical Engineering Institute, the Advanced Engineering School “Digital Engineering” and other university structures. This is significant international cooperation, in particular, in the interests of the Turkish and Egyptian nuclear energy. This is the training of specialists in a wide range of engineering and technical areas of training – primarily in nuclear, energy, mechanical engineering and construction specialties. This is a cell of the Rosatom Student Council, whose activists participate in organizing meetings with representatives of the corporation’s enterprises, technical tours of production facilities, strategic sessions as part of the university’s career events and other activities. In the context of the 80th anniversary of the nuclear industry, about 40 events are planned at the Polytechnic University, covering more than 4,000 people.

    Dmitry Karpov named several completed projects. An optimal design of a vibrating screen for cleaning drilling mud was developed by order of NPO Centrotech. The project was a real breakthrough in the industry: with a target vibration acceleration of 7 g, engineers from PISh SPbPU designed a product that exceeded these parameters in just six months. The results of digital modeling were confirmed from the first factory test of the prototype – the vibration acceleration was 8.2 g. The product and its modifications have been successfully used for many years now.

    A digital twin of the VVER-1000 fuel assembly with an anti-debris filter and mixing grids was developed by order of JSC TVEL. Due to digital design and additive manufacturing, the filtration efficiency has been increased tenfold, and the created models, virtual test benches and testing grounds will significantly reduce costs and improve the quality and speed of further developments.

    At the request of the Mayak production association, for the first time in engineering practice, the architecture of a highly adequate multiphysical digital model of a furnace for vitrification of high-level radioactive waste has been developed.

    By order of JSC TsKBM, key proprietary technological equipment for the ODU-150 hydrogen production unit was developed. The design solutions of the created key hydrogen technology devices are the starting point in the development of a new generation of equipment and future medium- and large-tonnage devices for the hydrogen, petrochemical, and nitrogen industries.

    At the request of the composite division of Rosatom, a technology for the production of filaments from continuous carbon fiber was developed, and the customer received pilot equipment. On the official website of the corporation, this installation is listed among the most important achievements of Rosatom in 2024.

    At the enterprise of the State Corporation Rosatom — JSC Proryv — the URANIA data and process management system for computational and experimental scientific research was put into operation. It is based on the CML-Bench® Digital Platform — an in-house development of the Engineering Center of our university.

    In 2023, under the leadership of Alexey Evgenievich, the State Corporation approved the Unified Digital Strategy, which became the most important step towards accelerating the digital transformation of the industry, including ensuring import substitution. In this regard, Dmitry Karpov noted that specialists from SPbPU and the All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Physics developed the national GOST “Computer models and modeling. Digital twins of products. General provisions” – the world’s first document regulating the relevant activities.

    The scale of the projects of the State Corporation Rosatom is truly astounding. And it is quite obvious that the management of such a system is the lot of rare leaders and true professionals. This entire vast field – from the development and implementation of advanced technologies, solving the most complex multidisciplinary problems of the world level to the transfer of unique competencies and the organization of expert discussion platforms – all this and much more became possible, including thanks to the personal professionalism and leadership of Alexey Evgenievich. Perhaps, being a leader is destiny. Destiny to be born in Arzamas-75 – Sarov, the city-forming enterprise of which is the Russian Federal Nuclear Center. And, having gone the way of an engineer, politician, adviser and Deputy Minister of Economic Development of Russia, still to head the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom. And to become a leader, ensuring its brilliant victories, – emphasized Dmitry Karpov.

    Students in the uniform of the Polytechnic University of the early 20th century brought in a doctoral robe and cap, the Polyhymnia choir performed the Gaudeamus anthem. Andrei Rudskoi presented Alexei Evgenievich with a book about honorary doctors of the Polytechnic University, which has a page dedicated to the CEO of the state corporation Rosatom.

    It is a great honor for me to receive this title from one of the leading technical universities in the country, which stands at the origins of the Russian engineering school. St. Petersburg Polytechnic University is a forge of personnel for the nuclear industry, and we highly value the contribution of its teachers, scientists and students to the development of advanced technologies. I am confident that our partnership will continue to contribute to breakthrough achievements in nuclear energy, medicine and new materials, – said Alexey Likhachev in his response speech.

    Alexey Likhachev also met with students studying at the Institute of Power Engineering. He spoke about the development of the State Corporation’s systemic cooperation with universities, how contacts with students are built, and shared Rosatom’s corporate values. The Polytechnicians spoke about the activities of the Rosatom student council cell, asked questions about the prospects for the development of nuclear science and the training of personnel for the corporation’s high-tech projects.

    You are the future not only of Rosatom and the nuclear industry, but of the entire country. It is you who will manage enterprises, represent the industry on the international stage and develop our technological power. Therefore, such meetings with students are of particular value: we get to know each other better and understand to whom we are transferring responsibility for the future, Alexey Likhachev emphasized.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: International tournament Inter Football Cup: sport, friendship, Vyshka!

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    Source: State University Higher School of Economics – State University Higher School of Economics –

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    On May 18, the Higher School of Economics hosted the international football tournament Inter Football Cup, in which HSE students and staff from all over the world took part for the third year in a row. This event became a real holiday not only for football fans, but also for everyone who wants to make new acquaintances and immerse themselves in an atmosphere of friendship and unity.

    The football tournament is held with the support of Directorates of Internationalization And Department of Physical Education HSE University. Opening the event, department lecturer Artem Yemelyanov congratulated everyone on the sports festival and wished them to demonstrate their best sports skills and team spirit. Director Center for Support and Career of International Students and Graduates Zhanna Sorokina noted that for the first time, not only student teams are participating in the tournament, but also a team formed from international specialists – foreign teachers and research staff of the university.

    This time, 12 teams met on the field, bringing together representatives of more than 50 countries – from Australia to Ethiopia, from Italy to India. Each match was a real battle, full of emotions and excitement. The participants not only demonstrated their football skills, but also shared the cultural traditions of their countries, which added a special flavor to the tournament. “This is not just football, it is a great chance to take a break from studying, warm up and relax, and also meet our friends and students from other faculties,” shared Ikenna Mbatha (Nigeria) from Institute for Statistical Research and Economics of Knowledge HSE. His team, despite losing in the semi-finals, had unforgettable impressions and made many new acquaintances.

    “This is not my first time participating in the tournament, and it is one of the best events that the university organizes for international students,” says Bernard Baako (Ghana) Faculty of Economic Sciences“Such drive, such emotions – it’s an amazing release!”

    As the tournament organizers note, the number of participants increases every year, which indicates a growing interest in the sporting event. “We are glad to see how students from different countries unite through sport. This is important not only for their socialization, but also for creating a friendly atmosphere at the university,” noted Zhanna Sorokina.

    Marco Mellina (Italy), Research Fellow Schools of Historical Sciences, said that he was a big football fan and, having just learned about the tournament, persuaded his colleagues to participate. The team of international specialists was extremely happy to spend the day at the stadium and impose a fight on their opponents. Even the rain that began during the final games did not spoil the mood of those gathered. The players’ passion in the fight for prize places was uncontrollable, once again confirming the truth of the classic formula of big-time sports: “The match will take place in any weather.”

    The tournament ended with a spectacular finale in which the team Faculty of Social Sciences defeated the team Institute of Cognitive Neurosciences — another debutant of the tournament. But, as many participants noted, the main thing is not the victory, but participation and the opportunity to meet new people.

    Benjamin Sarpong (Ghana), captain of the winning team, boasted that he has won the cup for the second year in a row: at the Inter Football Cup 2024, he was a prize winner as part of the team of the preparatory department for foreign citizens. “Today I personally scored two goals, and they determined the outcome of the final game! I am absolutely happy!” admitted Ben.

    The HSE Inter Football Cup has once again proven its importance as a platform for cultural exchange and friendship, and the participants are looking forward to the next tournament.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: New Wuhan-Poti/Tbilisi route launched as part of China-Europe international rail freight transportation

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    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) — A China-Europe international rail freight train departed from Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, for Georgia on Saturday, marking the opening of a new trans-Caspian international transport route linking Wuhan with Georgian cities.

    The train is carrying goods worth more than 14.82 million yuan (about $2.06 million), including light mechanical equipment, agricultural machinery and construction materials, China’s Zhongxinshe News Agency reported.

    This train will cross the state border at the Khorgos checkpoint /Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Republic, Northwest China/, pass through Kazakhstan, where in the seaport of Aktau the cargo will be transferred to a ferry going across the Caspian Sea, after which it will arrive in the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku, from where it will be delivered by rail to Poti and Tbilisi.

    When transporting goods from Wuhan to Georgia, a multimodal scheme is envisaged: “railway – sea – rail”, while the travel time is approximately 18 days.

    Georgia is a key corridor connecting Europe and Asia. The launch of this route will facilitate the development of trade and economic ties between China’s Hubei Province and Georgia, Turkey, and other neighboring countries.

    Currently, there are 58 cross-border routes in the China-Europe international railway freight transportation, linking Wuhan with 120 cities in 40 countries on the Eurasian continent. Thus, an international intermodal transport network has been formed covering Europe, Central Asia and ASEAN countries, as well as Japan and the Republic of Korea. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Chinese-Uzbek archaeological team held an open day

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) — A team of archaeologists from China and Uzbekistan held an open day in Surkhandarya region of Uzbekistan last week, according to the official website of the Cultural Heritage Protection Administration of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province.

    The event, attended by 40 local schoolchildren, took place at the Bandikhon No. 2 archaeological site, located in the Surkhandarya and Sherabadarya river valley. Since September 2023, experts from China and Uzbekistan have been conducting joint excavations at this early Iron Age site.

    The archaeological group includes researchers from Northwest University (NWU, Shaanxi Province, China), Termez State University and Termez State Archaeological Museum (Uzbekistan).

    The event, which aimed to educate the public about archaeology, allowed the teenagers to expand their historical knowledge and strengthen their awareness of the importance of protecting cultural heritage sites, said Ma Jian, head of the Chinese archaeological team.

    In cooperation with the Samarkand Archaeological Institute, the State Archaeological Center and the Fergana State University of Uzbekistan, SZU has been conducting archaeological work in the city of Samarkand, the Surkhandarya and Fergana regions of this country for 18 years in a row.

    The collaboration between archaeologists from both sides proved fruitful. Experts filled a number of gaps in Central Asian archaeological research, discovering the monuments of Sazagan and Chinartepa and the burial grounds of Rabat and Serharakat. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Import orders placed during China-CEEC EXPO totaled 10 billion yuan

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    HANGZHOU, May 26 (Xinhua) — Some 17,000 buyers from China and overseas visited the 4th China-Central and Eastern European Countries (CEE) Expo, which concluded in Ningbo, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Sunday.

    The volume of placed import orders amounted to 10.98 billion yuan, the organizers reported. In addition, during the fair, agreements were signed on the implementation of 24 investment projects, primarily related to areas important for the formation of productive forces of a new quality – artificial intelligence, production of high-end equipment, etc.

    The organizers noted a significant expansion of the geography of participants. In addition to 14 CEE countries, 120 countries and regions of the world were represented at the current EXPO, the number of participating enterprises approached 1,500, and about 4,000 foreign buyers visited the fair.

    It is particularly noteworthy that the newly established section “Intelligent and Digital CEE” brought together 37 leading companies in the field of artificial intelligence and robotics, in particular, companies from Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia demonstrated their developments in VR, flight simulators and an aircraft resembling a bat.

    Progress was also made in improving cooperation mechanisms during the fair. Thus, the dialogue on customs and quarantine control led to an agreement on the admission of agricultural products from Bulgaria and Croatia to the Chinese market and the establishment of a cross-border information exchange mechanism. It was decided to open a liaison office of the China-CEECA Agricultural Cooperation Promotion Association in Ningbo, which is designed to provide comprehensive support for the entry of relevant products from CEECA countries to the Chinese market. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: China hosts symposium on traditional cultures along the Silk Road

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) — A 2025 symposium on the protection, development and application of traditional cultures along the Silk Road opened in Xi’an, capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, on Friday.

    The symposium, co-organized by the Shaanxi Provincial People’s Government, the Provincial Department of Education and Northwest University (NWU), brought together more than 100 experts from higher education institutions in China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Egypt, Morocco and the United Kingdom.

    The event included the opening ceremony of the Intelligent Perception Laboratory for Situational Awareness in Countries Along the Silk Road, aimed at enhancing the level of cooperation between research organizations in China, Central Asia and Arab countries.

    Speaking at the symposium, SZU Rector Sun Qingwei introduced those present to the university’s achievements in research related to the Great Silk Road.

    The Silk Road served as a channel for trade and economic interaction and civilizational exchanges between the East and the West, and in modern times it has gained new vitality. Sun Qingwei called on the two sides to make joint efforts to deeply integrate production, education, research and application.

    The main theme of the symposium is “The Great Silk Road: civilizational mutual learning and innovation in culture.” Within its framework, two sub-forums were held on issues of Chinese-Arab and Chinese-Central Asian civilizational exchanges. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: The first container truck under the TIR system departed from Shanghai to Minsk

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    SHANGHAI, May 26 (Xinhua) — A container truck carrying three used new-energy vehicles left Shanghai for Minsk on Friday, the first export cargo transported from Shanghai under the TIR (Travel International Road) system, Shanghai Customs said Monday.

    After the dispatch of a container truck to the capital of Belarus, services for transporting both import and export cargo within the TIR system to and from the eastern Chinese metropolis became available.

    On March 6, 2024, the first TIR shipment of imported goods to Shanghai was carried out. To date, a total of 1.114 million yuan worth of goods have been shipped under TIR under the supervision of local customs.

    TIR is a global system for simplifying customs procedures in the field of international cross-border freight transport, based on UN conventions. It helps improve the efficiency of customs clearance and contributes to the simplification and security of multilateral trade and international transport by simplifying customs clearance procedures. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Hong Kong SAR IPOs this year total 76 billion Hong Kong dollars

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    HONG KONG, May 26 (Xinhua) — Chen Mao-bo, head of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s Finance Department, said that since the beginning of this year to date, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has raised over 76 billion Hong Kong dollars through initial public offerings (IPOs) on the local stock exchange, an eight-fold increase compared to the same period last year and reaching about 90 percent of last year’s total.

    In an online report posted by the official on Sunday, he said that despite the uncertainties in the external environment, the Hong Kong SAR is making every effort to seize opportunities to play the role of a “super-connector” between China’s interior and the rest of the world.

    Last week, Hong Kong SAR hosted two major financial forums, with many foreign investors pledging to use Hong Kong to increase their asset allocation to the Chinese interior and the rest of Asia. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange also saw its largest IPO of the year last week.

    In addition, the Hong Kong Investment Management Company organized the first international forum on “patient capital”. Speaking at the forum, representatives of science and technology enterprises noted that the event allowed them to get acquainted with many potential investors and long-term funds, which will help accelerate the connection between capital and innovative science and technology enterprises.

    On May 23, the Hong Kong SAR’s relocation regulations came into effect. On the same day, a major international insurance company announced its intention to relocate to Hong Kong and make Hong Kong its place of registration.

    Chen Maobo noted that due to the excellent performance of the stock exchange, more and more companies are choosing to set up their headquarters, research centers and regional offices in the Hong Kong SAR, which in turn demonstrates the confidence of investors and enterprises in the Hong Kong SAR. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2025 Article IV Consultation with New Zealand

    Source: IMF – News in Russian

    May 26, 2025

    Washington, DC – May 26, 2025: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with New Zealand on May 19, 2025.

    Tight monetary policy has helped bring inflation back to target, but at the expense of growth. Real GDP contracted by 0.5 percent y/y in 2024, as investment fell by 4.1 percent y/y, household consumption stagnated. The slowdown has been particularly pronounced in interest-rate-sensitive sectors including retail trade, construction, and manufacturing. The financial sector remains resilient despite rising non-performing loans. A recovery in external demand and improved terms of trade have helped narrow the current account deficit to 6.2 percent of GDP, though it remains above long-term trends. Despite a challenging economic backdrop, the government delivered modest fiscal consolidation in FY2023/24, with the primary deficit narrowing to 2.4 percent of GDP. Tight monetary policy helped bring inflation within the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ)’s 1–3 percent target band in 2024Q3, after 13 consecutive quarters, with headline inflation reaching 2.5 percent y/y in 2025Q1. The RBNZ has thus eased the Official Cash Rate (OCR) several times since August 2024, bringing it closer to the neutral rate.

    The return of inflation to target is enabling monetary policy easing and a return to growth. Inflation is forecast to remain within the target band, allowing monetary policy to gradually move to a neutral stance. Real GDP is projected to expand by 1.4 percent y/y in 2025, with monetary policy easing providing a boost to consumption and investment. Growth is expected to accelerate to 2.7 percent y/y in 2026, as the lagged impact of lower interest rates is fully realized. Fiscal policy is expected to continue to balance needed medium-term consolidation with growth considerations. The government’s broad-based structural reform agenda is aimed at boosting medium-term productivity growth, including via reforms to attract foreign investment, enhance competition, reduce regulatory burdens, accelerate housing supply growth, and progress toward closing of the infrastructure gap.

    Risks to the outlook are tilted to the downside. Downside risks stem from a softer-than-expected recovery due to elevated global uncertainty and a weak labor market or the occurrence of a natural disaster. Upside risks include a stronger rebound in growth due to faster-than-expected monetary policy transmission. As a small open economy, New Zealand is vulnerable to trade disruptions, geoeconomic fragmentation, or a global economic slowdown.


    Executive Board Assessment[2]

    Executive Directors agreed with the thrust of the staff appraisal. They welcomed that the economy is showing signs of a nascent recovery and that inflation has returned to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s target, after a prolonged period of significant price pressures. Noting the country’s exposure to trade and investment shocks, Directors underscored the importance of maintaining prudent policies to safeguard macroeconomic stability and implementing ambitious structural reforms to address medium‑ and long‑term economic challenges.

    Directors commended the role of monetary policy in helping bring inflation back to target. They agreed that the current monetary policy easing is appropriate and should continue until reaching a neutral level, while remaining data‑dependent and responsive to economic conditions. Directors welcomed the expanded macroprudential toolbox and concurred that macroprudential tools should continue to be used to address financial risks that may emerge as policy rates are reduced.

    Directors agreed that fiscal policy should focus on growth‑friendly, medium‑term consolidation, while supporting the most vulnerable. They called for comprehensive revenue reforms that enhance efficiency and incentivize long‑term investment. Directors also encouraged the authorities to pursue expenditure reforms, including to the pension system, that are grounded in a cost‑benefit analysis.

    Directors agreed that financial stability risks are contained and recommended that household and financial balance sheets continue to be monitored closely. They welcomed progress in key reforms, notably the Depositor Compensation Scheme and the Deposit Takers Act. Directors noted the authorities’ efforts to increase banking competition and emphasized that prudential settings should remain adequately calibrated to guard against financial stability risks. Given housing shortages, they called for improving affordability and expanding housing supply and welcomed the reform efforts around resource management in these areas.

    Directors commended ongoing structural reforms to overcome slow productivity growth and boost long‑term growth. They welcomed the authorities’ plans to boost competition and innovation, reduce barriers to overseas financing, and deepen capital markets. Investing in infrastructure and enhancing resilience to natural disasters will also be needed.

    It is expected that the next Article IV Consultation with New Zealand will be held on the standard 12‑month cycle.



    [1] Under Article IV of the IMF’s Articles of Agreement, the IMF holds bilateral discussions with members, usually every year. A staff team visits the country, collects economic and financial information, and discusses with officials the country’s economic developments and policies. On return to headquarters, the staff prepares a report, which forms the basis for discussion by the Executive Board.

    [2] At the conclusion of the discussion, the Managing Director, as Chair of the Board, summarizes the views of Executive Directors, and this summary is transmitted to the country’s authorities. An explanation of any qualifiers used in summings up can be found here: http://www.IMF.org/external/np/sec/misc/qualifiers.htm .

    Table 1. New Zealand: Main Economic Indicators, 2021-30

    (Annual percent change, unless otherwise indicated)

    2021

    2022

    2023

    2024

    2025

    2026

    2027

    2028

    2029

    2030

    Est.

    Projections

    NATIONAL ACCOUNTS

    Real GDP (production)

    5.7

    2.9

    1.8

    -0.5

    1.4

    2.7

    2.7

    2.2

    2.2

    2.2

    Domestic demand

    10.0

    4.5

    -0.8

    -0.8

    1.8

    2.6

    2.4

    2.1

    2.1

    2.0

    Private consumption

    7.9

    4.1

    1.0

    0.2

    1.0

    3.1

    3.0

    2.4

    2.4

    2.3

    Public consumption

    7.9

    5.2

    0.8

    0.0

    0.5

    0.5

    0.5

    0.7

    0.8

    0.8

    Investment

    17.2

    4.1

    -5.4

    -4.1

    2.4

    3.2

    2.7

    2.3

    2.1

    2.1

    Public

    6.2

    3.6

    10.2

    0.5

    0.3

    2.3

    2.5

    2.8

    2.8

    2.8

    Private

    12.6

    4.3

    -3.2

    -6.5

    1.9

    3.5

    2.7

    2.1

    1.7

    1.8

    Private business

    14.5

    7.3

    -2.2

    -5.0

    2.6

    3.5

    2.8

    2.1

    1.6

    1.6

    Dwelling

    8.6

    -2.3

    -5.6

    -10.1

    0.0

    3.6

    2.3

    2.4

    2.1

    2.4

    Inventories (contribution to growth, percent)

    1.4

    0.0

    -1.4

    0.2

    0.2

    0.0

    0.0

    0.0

    0.0

    0.0

    Net exports (contribution to growth, percent)

    -4.8

    -1.6

    2.6

    0.3

    0.3

    -0.1

    0.0

    0.0

    0.0

    0.0

    Real gross domestic income

    5.0

    2.3

    1.1

    0.3

    2.9

    3.1

    2.8

    2.4

    2.3

    2.3

    Investment (percent of GDP)

    25.0

    26.3

    24.2

    23.1

    23.4

    23.4

    23.3

    23.2

    23.1

    23.1

    Public

    5.7

    5.9

    6.5

    6.4

    6.3

    6.2

    6.2

    6.2

    6.2

    6.2

    Private

    19.4

    20.4

    17.8

    16.7

    17.1

    17.2

    17.1

    17.0

    16.9

    16.8

    Savings (gross, percent of GDP)

    19.0

    17.1

    17.3

    16.9

    18.3

    18.8

    19.0

    19.2

    19.4

    19.6

    Public

    -3.5

    -4.2

    -3.5

    -4.4

    -5.1

    -3.9

    -2.5

    -1.4

    -0.4

    0.0

    Private

    22.5

    21.3

    20.9

    21.3

    23.4

    22.7

    21.5

    20.6

    19.9

    19.6

    Potential output

    1.5

    1.9

    2.2

    2.2

    2.2

    2.2

    2.2

    2.2

    2.2

    2.2

    Output gap (percent of potential)

    1.8

    2.7

    2.4

    -0.3

    -1.1

    -0.6

    -0.1

    0.0

    0.0

    0.0

    LABOR MARKET

    Employment

    2.2

    1.7

    3.3

    -0.1

    0.7

    1.5

    2.0

    1.7

    1.3

    1.5

    Unemployment (percent of labor force, ann. average)

    3.8

    3.3

    3.7

    4.7

    5.3

    5.2

    4.7

    4.3

    4.5

    4.4

    Wages (nominal percent change)

    3.8

    6.5

    7.0

    4.6

    4.3

    3.9

    3.3

    3.3

    3.0

    3.0

    PRICES

    Terms of trade index (goods and services, % change)

    -1.0

    -3.1

    -3.4

    2.9

    1.9

    1.3

    0.5

    0.4

    0.2

    0.1

    Consumer prices (avg, % change)

    3.9

    7.2

    5.7

    2.9

    2.4

    2.3

    2.2

    2.0

    2.0

    2.0

    GDP deflator (avg, % change)

    3.0

    5.8

    5.1

    3.6

    3.2

    2.8

    2.2

    2.2

    2.2

    2.1

    MACRO-FINANCIAL

    Official cash rate (policy rate, percent, avg)

    0.3

    2.2

    5.2

    4.7

    3.6

    3.3

    3.3

    3.3

    3.3

    3.3

    Credit to the private sector (percent change)

    6.1

    4.3

    0.1

    1.6

    3.2

    5.6

    4.5

    4.0

    3.9

    4.0

    Interest payments (percent of disposable income)

    5.3

    6.3

    8.5

    8.1

    7.3

    7.2

    7.0

    6.9

    6.9

    6.9

    Household savings (percent of disposable income)

    3.6

    3.3

    2.7

    2.5

    2.4

    2.3

    2.9

    3.6

    4.4

    5.1

    Household debt (percent of disposable income)

    174

    173

    168

    166

    160

    160

    159

    158

    157

    157

    GENERAL GOVERNMENT (percent of GDP) 1/

    Revenue

    37.6

    38.8

    37.0

    38.7

    37.6

    37.5

    37.5

    37.7

    37.9

    38.0

    Expenditure

    40.0

    43.3

    40.9

    41.9

    43.1

    42.3

    40.5

    39.7

    38.8

    38.0

    Net lending/borrowing

    -2.5

    -4.4

    -3.9

    -3.2

    -5.5

    -4.8

    -3.1

    -2.0

    -0.9

    0.0

    Operating balance

    -0.3

    -2.2

    -1.7

    -0.7

    -3.0

    -2.5

    -0.8

    0.1

    1.1

    1.9

    Cyclically adjusted primary balance 2/

    -2.8

    -4.2

    -3.7

    -3.4

    -3.6

    -2.9

    -1.4

    -0.2

    1.1

    2.0

    Gross debt

    46.0

    48.6

    45.8

    48.4

    53.2

    56.4

    59.0

    58.8

    57.5

    55.1

    Net debt

    10.6

    17.0

    19.0

    19.8

    23.5

    26.4

    28.0

    28.6

    28.0

    26.4

    Net worth

    94.6

    102.0

    96.3

    94.4

    87.1

    81.3

    77.3

    74.8

    73.5

    73.0

    BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

    Current account (percent of GDP)

    -6.0

    -9.2

    -6.9

    -6.2

    -5.1

    -4.6

    -4.3

    -3.9

    -3.7

    -3.5

    Export volume

    -2.3

    -0.5

    11.0

    4.1

    3.9

    3.9

    4.1

    4.0

    4.2

    4.2

    Import volume

    14.5

    4.7

    -0.4

    2.4

    2.0

    3.5

    3.2

    3.3

    3.4

    3.4

    Net international investment position (percent of GDP)

    -47.9

    -52.5

    -51.3

    -49.4

    -52.1

    -54.0

    -55.8

    -57.3

    -58.6

    -59.6

    Gross official reserves (bn US$)

    16.4

    13.7

    14.8

    23.2

    …

    …

    …

    …

    …

    …

    MEMORANDUM ITEMS

    Nominal GDP (bn NZ$)

    353

    385

    413

    427

    448

    472

    496

    518

    540

    564

    Percent change

    9.0

    9.2

    7.1

    3.4

    4.9

    5.5

    4.9

    4.4

    4.4

    4.3

    Nominal GDP per capita (US$)

    48,845

    47,819

    48,360

    48,448

    47,158

    49,022

    50,472

    51,643

    53,044

    54,378

    Real gross national disposable income per capita (NZ$)

    54,586

    55,293

    54,662

    53,632

    54,724

    55,635

    56,458

    57,044

    57,611

    58,081

    Percent change

    3.7

    1.3

    -1.1

    -1.9

    2.0

    1.7

    1.5

    1.0

    1.0

    0.8

    Population (million)

    5.1

    5.1

    5.2

    5.3

    5.4

    5.5

    5.5

    5.6

    5.7

    5.8

    US$/NZ$ (average level)

    0.708

    0.636

    0.614

    0.605

    …

    …

    …

    …

    …

    …

    Nominal effective exchange rate

    109.9

    106.5

    105.0

    104.9

    …

    …

    …

    …

    …

    …

    Real effective exchange rate

    107.6

    105.5

    105.7

    106.1

    …

    …

    …

    …

    …

    …

    Sources: Authorities’ data and IMF staff estimates and projections.

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    2/ In percent of potential GDP.
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