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Food industry enterprises have warned of a new reason for the rise in food prices in Russia - an increase in the cost of packaging.

Russian tourists have massively planned a luxury vacation in three directions within the country.

The leaders in price growth were Dagestan, the Saratov region and Adygea.

The American fast food chain McDonald's will change its packaging design for the first time in five years, according to a posting on the website of the Pearlfisher design agency.

The tourist season this year will be much better than last, the first guests can come to Greece in late March - early April, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in an interview with Skai TV channel.

A reduction in the workforce threatens the Russian economy. A shortage of migrants could cut potential GDP growth by 25 basis points annually over ten years.

According to the official website of the House of Representatives there are arsenic, hydrargyrum and plumbum in baby food.

The most popular air routes for travel in February among Russian tourists have been determined.

In 2020, Japanese company overtook German Volkswagen, selling 9.5 million cars.

Also were exported 2.3 billion protective suits and 1 billion sets of reagents for tests.

Shipments to the Chinese company Huawei collapsed due to the imposition of US sanctions in the fourth quarter of 2020. According to CNBC, in the last months of last year, the company sent 33 million smartphones worldwide, which is 41 percent less than in the same period of 2019.

Cars of the Japanese concern Toyota became the best-selling cars in the world in 2020 and overtook in popularity their main competitor, the German company Volkswagen.

According to ATOR, starting from January 29, Bulgaria will require foreign travelers to provide a certificate with a negative PCR test for COVID-19.

According to the TourDom.ru portal, Russian travelers are massively interested in budget vacations in the Maldives, which are considered the favorite resort of the rich.

Prices are expected to rise by 10-15%, compared to the previous year.