The volume of loans offered by Bank24.ru to private individuals for the period of 91 to 180 days went down by 25.2% in February 2010. The figures decreased from 524,000 RUR on February 1, 2010 to 392,000 RUR on March 1, 2010. These data are available from the bank’s report uploaded on the Central Bank of Russia’s official website.

The Ural division of Rostechnadzor (the state environmental, technological, and nuclear safety watchdog) completed its multi-faceted inspection of Evraz Holding’s Nizhniy Tagil Iron & Steel Works (NTMK), the spokesperson for the division reports. The inspecting committee detected and ordered to eliminate forty-two violations of industrial safety regulations at the plant. The inspectors compiled twenty-six administrative offense protocols involving the plant’s management and two protocols regarding the plant as a legal entity.

Ural Airlines’ customers can now book their tickets eighteen hours before the flight, rather than the previously required minimum of twenty-four hours. This service is only available if one pays via Yandex.dengi or Web-Money systems or by credit cards. Tickets can be booked at www.uralairlines.com. For any additional information, one is welcome to call the airline’s Passenger Support Service at 8 800 2000 262.

According to the financial report of NLMK’s Nizhneserginskiy metal goods plant (complied in accordance with the Russian Accounting Standards), the enterprise’s net profit plunged by 650.82% in 2009. The plant’s sales revenues decreased by 46.82% last year and reached 19.3 million RUR, whereas its gross profit came to 1.9 million RUR. ‘The decrease in revenues and gross profits in the fourth quarter of 2009 in particular in the year 2009 in general by 23% and 46%, respectively, was brought about by reduced sales volumes and decreasing selling prices. This, in its turn, was caused by the

According to the steel manufacturer’s financial report (complied in accordance with the Russian Accounting Standards), VIZ-Stal’s net profit plummeted by 73.59% last year compared with the year 2008. The company’s revenues decreased 51.8% in 2009. The enterprise’s gross profit amounted to 1.6 million RUR in the last quarter of 2009 and to 4.9 million RUR by the end of last year. ‘A little downfall in the company’s financial performance in the fourth quarter of 2009 had to do with the reduced average selling prices, even though the sales volumes did go up a bit. Also, our administrative