Moscow

In March 2009 the Russian business newspaper "Kommersant" reported that because of the Worldwide Economic Crisis, which started in 2008 and spread globally, many of the construction projects in Moscow (especially in the "Moscow International Business Center") are frozen and may be cancelled altogether—like the ambitious "Russia Tower" in "Moscow-city". Many of yesterday's monstrous development groups are now in a near-bankrupt state like—Mirax-group or AFI Development.
Population
According to the 2002 Census the population of the city was 10,382,754, however this figure only takes into account legal residents. The latest estimate, as of 1 January 2010, was 10,562,098. The population of the Moscow region was 17,314,776 as of the same date.