‘The arrival of Auchan chain stores is an important event for the city of Yekaterinburg and a real challenge for local shops. The new rival will make many sellers reconsider their pricing and supplier policy and range of products; it will also affect the customers’ buying behavior,’ the Marketing and Advertising Director of Monetka Trade Center Alexei Gribanov said to UrBC representative. ‘No local retailer can boast of such a competitive advantage as being located on the premises of MEGA, a huge trade center. This factor is going to make Auchanan even more influential player on the market,’

‘The arrival of Auchan chain stores is an important event for the city of Yekaterinburg and a real challenge for local shops. The new rival will make many sellers reconsider their pricing and supplier policy and range of products; it will also affect the customers’ buying behavior,’ the Marketing and Advertising Director of Monetka Trade Center Alexei Gribanov said to UrBC representative. ‘No local retailer can boast of such a competitive advantage as being located on the premises of MEGA, a huge trade center. This factor is going to make Auchanan even more influential player on the market,’

‘The arrival of Auchan chain stores is an important event for the city of Yekaterinburg and a real challenge for local shops. The new rival will make many sellers reconsider their pricing and supplier policy and range of products; it will also affect the customers’ buying behavior,’ the Marketing and Advertising Director of Monetka Trade Center Alexei Gribanov said to UrBC representative. ‘No local retailer can boast of such a competitive advantage as being located on the premises of MEGA, a huge trade center. This factor is going to make Auchanan even more influential player on the market,’

Three representatives of Uralmashzavod got on the best managers list compiled by Kommersant Publishers. The company’s Director of Economy and Finances Elena Abysova, Personnel Director Mikhail Stolovitskiy, and General Director Boris Vasilyev hit the Top 1000 Financial Directors rating in their respective categories.

Three representatives of Uralmashzavod got on the best managers list compiled by Kommersant Publishers. The company’s Director of Economy and Finances Elena Abysova, Personnel Director Mikhail Stolovitskiy, and General Director Boris Vasilyev hit the Top 1000 Financial Directors rating in their respective categories.

Three representatives of Uralmashzavod got on the best managers list compiled by Kommersant Publishers. The company’s Director of Economy and Finances Elena Abysova, Personnel Director Mikhail Stolovitskiy, and General Director Boris Vasilyev hit the Top 1000 Financial Directors rating in their respective categories.

The gross margin of UralmashSpetstal Ltd. (part of United Machine Building Works OMZ Spetsstal) increased by 3.4 times in January-June 2006 and reached the point of 214.6m RUR. This was due to 18% production growth and reducing the company’s outgoings. For example, the plant managed to halve its scrap metal consumption through improving their record-keeping and keeping track of the way burden material was used. The profit thus obtained will be used for upgrading the production process via putting up a modern differential thermal processing facility for rolls in 2007, buying two Skoda

The gross margin of UralmashSpetstal Ltd. (part of United Machine Building Works OMZ Spetsstal) increased by 3.4 times in January-June 2006 and reached the point of 214.6m RUR. This was due to 18% production growth and reducing the company’s outgoings. For example, the plant managed to halve its scrap metal consumption through improving their record-keeping and keeping track of the way burden material was used. The profit thus obtained will be used for upgrading the production process via putting up a modern differential thermal processing facility for rolls in 2007, buying two Skoda

The gross margin of UralmashSpetstal Ltd. (part of United Machine Building Works OMZ Spetsstal) increased by 3.4 times in January-June 2006 and reached the point of 214.6m RUR. This was due to 18% production growth and reducing the company’s outgoings. For example, the plant managed to halve its scrap metal consumption through improving their record-keeping and keeping track of the way burden material was used. The profit thus obtained will be used for upgrading the production process via putting up a modern differential thermal processing facility for rolls in 2007, buying two Skoda

Ural Airlines introduce more Africa-bound flights: thanks to the interline agreement signed by Ural Airlines and Emirates, the company is now able to perform flights to 12 African cities (including Nairobi (Kenya), Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), Johannesburg (South African Republic), and Tripoli (Libya)) via Dubai no only once a week (as it used to be in the summer) but two times a week, starting winter 2007. The carrier also flies from Yekaterinburg to Egypt five times a week, and the fuel fee for Hurghada- and Sharm-El-Sheikh-bound flights (since September 18 and October 15, respectively) has

Ural Airlines introduce more Africa-bound flights: thanks to the interline agreement signed by Ural Airlines and Emirates, the company is now able to perform flights to 12 African cities (including Nairobi (Kenya), Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), Johannesburg (South African Republic), and Tripoli (Libya)) via Dubai no only once a week (as it used to be in the summer) but two times a week, starting winter 2007. The carrier also flies from Yekaterinburg to Egypt five times a week, and the fuel fee for Hurghada- and Sharm-El-Sheikh-bound flights (since September 18 and October 15, respectively) has

Ural Airlines introduce more Africa-bound flights: thanks to the interline agreement signed by Ural Airlines and Emirates, the company is now able to perform flights to 12 African cities (including Nairobi (Kenya), Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), Johannesburg (South African Republic), and Tripoli (Libya)) via Dubai no only once a week (as it used to be in the summer) but two times a week, starting winter 2007. The carrier also flies from Yekaterinburg to Egypt five times a week, and the fuel fee for Hurghada- and Sharm-El-Sheikh-bound flights (since September 18 and October 15, respectively) has

Two oil-and-gas deposits have been put up to auction in Sverdlovsk Region, with a 25-year development license. Kedrovskiy deposit is to be sold on December 7, 2006, with applications submitted until November 21, 2006. The opening bid is 31m RUR. The deposit has 318m of explored gas reserves, 21bn cubic meters of gas in terms of probable reserves, and 3m tons of oil. Vostochnoye deposit is to be sold on November 30, with the applications submitted until November 9, 2006.

Two oil-and-gas deposits have been put up to auction in Sverdlovsk Region, with a 25-year development license. Kedrovskiy deposit is to be sold on December 7, 2006, with applications submitted until November 21, 2006. The opening bid is 31m RUR. The deposit has 318m of explored gas reserves, 21bn cubic meters of gas in terms of probable reserves, and 3m tons of oil. Vostochnoye deposit is to be sold on November 30, with the applications submitted until November 9, 2006.

Two oil-and-gas deposits have been put up to auction in Sverdlovsk Region, with a 25-year development license. Kedrovskiy deposit is to be sold on December 7, 2006, with applications submitted until November 21, 2006. The opening bid is 31m RUR. The deposit has 318m of explored gas reserves, 21bn cubic meters of gas in terms of probable reserves, and 3m tons of oil. Vostochnoye deposit is to be sold on November 30, with the applications submitted until November 9, 2006.