Trade and services

The President of the All-Russian Union of Insurers, Igor Yurgens, proposed transferring all doctors to individual entrepreneurs so that they could receive a decent salary.

Major retailers in the UK, including Tesco, Asda and Iceland, have announced they are not using plastic bags in their stores. This measure, as reported by The Times, is aimed at combating plastic waste in the kingdom.

The growth of VAT on palm oil to from 10% to 20% may lead to a rise in price of confectionery in six months. This was reported to the publication of "Izvestia" in the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Samsung has announced that it intends to launch the latest Galaxy Fold smartphone with a folding screen in September.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has developed a document providing an indefinite residence permit for Russian-speaking migrants.

JTI has invested more than $ 5 million in a digital cigarette labeling system at Donskoy Tabak plant in the Rostov region. 

In 2020, Avtotor Holding will have another car manufacturing plant.  It will be located near the main site in the Kaliningrad region.

On Thursday, July 25, in St. Petersburg, Dmitry Chentsov, director of the City Center for Medical Prevention, reported on preventive examinations.

Tuning studio Truck Garage is going to release a limited edition of the updated GAZ-69 SUV.

The CERN leadership signed an agreement with officials of the French commune Ferney-Voltaire on the use of hot water from the Large Hadron Collider for heating residential houses, according to the CERN website.

The Honor smartphone brand has announced the start of sales of Honor 20 Pro.