Central Bank of Russia reports volume of loans given by Yekaterinburg Municipal Bank to natural persons for 1 to 3 years went down by 10% (from 338.069 million RUR to 304.2 million RUR) in January-July 2007.

A few executives from the Plenipotentiary Representation of Russian Federation President in Ural Federal District and the coordinators of the project on the industrial development of the northern parts of the Urals preferred not to discuss the issues related to the implementation of their project. Kommersant Ural’s press center hosted a debate devoted to the possible doubts raised by the future of the project on August 29, 2007. Executives from the Plenipotentiary Representation of Russian Federation President in Ural Federal District, the management of the corporation set up to implement the

‘At the moment, Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service is busy going through Aviaprad’s files,’ Head of Federal Antimonopoly Service in Ural Federal District Tatiana Kolotova announced at a press conference on August 29, 2007. ‘This airline has for a long time refused to provide the service with the data we needed on the proprietors of the company and on their purchasing prices as far as fuel was concerned. All the papers were only submitted on July 20, 2007, and it’s not at all improbable that a new court trial will begin upon the investigation of these documents,’ she added. ‘Sverdlovsk

According to the Central Bank of Russia, volume of loans given by Severnaya Kazna to sole traders for 91 to 180 days went down by 41.5% (from 27.653 million RUR to 16.166 million RUR) in January-July 2007.

‘Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree that transformed Uralvagonzavod Production Association into Uralvagonzavod Research and Production Corporation,’ Uralvagonzavod’s Information Management Director Boris Mineev said to UrBC. ‘The President must have thought this was the only way to cut back on tank-building and armor production in Russia. Uralvagonzavod will now lead nine enterprises, seven research institutes, and four engineering departments under a single brand known as Uralvagonzavod Research and Production Corporation,’ Mr. Mineev noted.

According to the Central Bank of Russia, volume of nongovernmental financial institutions’ deposits in AGROPROMBANK Credit valid for 181 days to 1 year went down by 18.9% (from 231.132 million RUR to 187.445 million RUR) in January-July 2007.

Central Bank of Russia reports volume of loans given by Pervouralsk Joint Stock Commercial Bank to sole traders for 1 to 3 years went down by 12.9% (from 39.581 million RUR to 34.443 million RUR) in January-July 2007.

Central Bank of Russia reports volume of loans given by Ural Interregional Bank to natural persons for 1 to 3 years went down by 25.57% (from 17.235 million RUR to 12.828 million RUR) in January-July 2007.

The spokesperson for Evraz Group reports Nizhniy Tagil Iron and Steel Works (aka NTMK, part of Evraz Group) signed an official statement on the successful completion of a 72-hour test of railroad wheel product test line. The line provides for a fully automated 70-second testing of a 400-kilogram all-rolled wheel for internal defects. The second stage of the reconstruction of the enterprise’s wheel production line included assembling seven new machines such as the ultrasound quality control unit designed and developed for the company by the Fraunhofer society for applied research (Germany).

According to the Central Bank of Russia, volume of loans given by Yekaterinburg Municipal Bank to natural persons for 181 days to 1 year went down by 14.25% (from 25.747 million RUR to 22.079 million RUR) in January-July 2007.