Central Bank of Russia reports volume of loans given by UniCreditBank to sole traders for up to 30 days plummeted by 100% (from 60 million RUR to zero) in January-April 2008.

RENOVA StroyGroup is going to take part in the 13th Russian Economic Forum devoted to the country’s regions’ investment policies as the key factor of Russia’s sustainable economic development. The forum is to open in Yekaterinburg on May 16, 2008. RENOVA is planning to make a report on the second block of Yekaterinburg’s future Academic district. This is the builder’s first multi-faceted area development project. The construction of the first block began in October 2007 and covered 120,000 square meters worth of real estate, including 80,000 square meters worth of housing. Academic is both

According to the Central Bank of Russia, volume of loans given by Pervouralsk Joint Stock Commercial Bank to for-profit self-regulatory organizations for 181 days to 1 year went down by 13.49% (from 213.644 million RUR to 184.824 million RUR) in January-April 2008.

The Ural Bank for Reconstruction and Development has been featured in the leading repurchase agreement operators’ rating for the first time this April. The rating covers companies operating at the state treasury bills market is compiled by MICEX stock exchange. The bank’s increased trade turnover secured it the fourth best position in the rating, their press officer reports. In addition, the Ural Bank for Reconstruction and Development, with its 4.9-billion-ruble trade turnover in April 2008, has retained the 39th position in MICEX Top 50 stock market operators rating (these fifty companies

Central Bank of Russia reports volume of loans given by Khanty-Mansiyskiy Bank to nongovernmental financial organizations for 181 days to 1 year went down by 15.14% (from 803.595 million RUR to 681.94 million RUR) in January-April 2008.

Louis Vuitton is planning on introducing its boutique in Yekaterinburg at the beginning of 2009, the company’s President in Europe said to RBC-daily. ‘We’ve been operating on the Russian market for over six years now. In fact, a lot of work had to be done to actually enter this market, as we do not normally use any intermediaries, but we are positive we need to keep on expanding both in the country’s capital and other Russian cities. Apart from setting up boutiques in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, we’ll introduce one in Yekaterinburg next year as well as stores in Sochi and Rostov-on-Don in

According to the Central Bank of Russia, volume of loans given by TagilBank to private individuals for 91 to 180 days dropped by 21.25% (from 1.534 million RUR to 1.208 million RUR) in January-April 2008.

SKB-Bank is about to introduce its Elite-Banks (that is, VIP customer service offices) in Chelyabinsk and Perm. The Chelyabinsk one will be housed in Chelyabinsk branch’s Perviy office at 30 Lenin St, while the one in Perm is to be located in Perm branch’s Sadoviy office at 9 Uinskaya St. SKB-Bank’s first Elite-Bank office was set up in the company’s headquarters in Yekaterinburg and welcomed its first customers on April 9, 2007. So far, over one-tenth of the bank’s private individuals’ investment portfolio has been collected through Elite-Bank already. SKB-Bank’s Deposit Director Denis

Russian Federation President Dmitriy Medvedev has recently signed decrees appointing his new plenipotentiary representatives in the country’s federal districts. Vladimir Ustinov was appointed Plenipotentiary Representative of Russian Federation President in South Federal District, Grigory Rapota was appointed Plenipotentiary Representative of Russian Federation President in Privolzhskiy Federal District, Ilya Klebanov was appointed Plenipotentiary Representative of Russian Federation President in North-Western Federal District, Georgiy Poltavchenko was appointed Plenipotentiary Representative