In the first half of 2026, 4.3 thousand healthcare and social services workers in Russia were laid off due to staff reductions, according to Rosstat data. Another 161.3 thousand people left of their own accord, and total employment in the sector fell by 19.3 thousand people over six months.

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VTB head Andrey Kostin proposed reducing the number of forums held in Russia, but excluded the Eastern Economic Forum from this. He said this in an interview with the Vesti information service on the sidelines of EEF-2026.

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