Analysts: by the end of the year the key rate may fall to 15–16 percent.

In August, in Kirov Oblast, drivers ran over a lynx, a hare, a wild boar and nine moose. One person was injured in a traffic accident involving wild animals. In Kirov, a draft law has been developed to completely ban the sale of vapes. Deputies propose extending the ban nationwide. After a high-profile collision between a bus and a car in the Orlovsky District, the prosecutor's office found violations by the carrier and the traffic police (GIBDD). The Orlovsky District Prosecutor’s Office of Kirov Oblast conducted an investigation following a high-profile traffic accident that occurred on July 12, 2025, on a section of the Kostroma–Sharya–Kirov–Perm federal highway. Heat has been supplied to all homes in Kirov. In Kirov, heating has been supplied to all apartment buildings. Traffic congestion in Kirov on Tuesday — 3 points. The press service of the State Traffic Inspectorate's Kirov branch reported on traffic jams on October 7. MegaFon launches a SIM card delivery service in partnership with Samokat. The operator, in partnership with an online retailer, has launched free rapid delivery of MegaFon SIM cards: they can now be received in as little as 15 minutes from the moment an order is placed in the operator's online store.