When the ambassadors of Mexico and Switzerland visited Yekaterinburg in preparation for InnoProm 2010 exhibition and forum, both of them said their countries would like to introduce the positions of their honorary consuls in Yekaterinburg. What is more, the position of the Slovak Republic’s honorary consul will be established in Yekaterinburg in the near future, Minister for International and Foreign Economic Relations of Sverdlovsk Region Alexander Kharlov announced today. ‘The Mexican and Swiss consulates will be set up within eighteen months’ time, whereas the Slovac Republic’s consulate

The German car manufacturer has called off 15,500 Corsa automobiles made in 2010 due to the possible hand-operated brake defect, RIA Novosti reports. The automobile concern is planning to fit the brakes with two additional backing plates or replace the brakes altogether if necessary. At the moment, the efficiency of these Corsa’s hand brakes is somewhat imperfect. It will take a car mechanic between thirty minutes to one hour to replace the brakes. Opel has already informed the Federal Motor Transport Authority in Flensburg about the problem, so the car owners have been receiving

On July 1, 2010, the Ural Bank for Reconstruction and Development dismissed any fees previously charged for using their QUIK system. Now all the current users can sign the new agreements, while the new users can subscribe and work free of charge. What is more, some other changes were introduced in the system on July 1. For one, the brokerage operations fees have been decreased for customers performing marginal transactions. Also, no fee is no charged for performing depositary transactions with marginal securities. Finally, some little modifications were made in the other commission-based

OAO Sverdlovsk Gubernskiy Bank (SGB) was featured 61st in the rating of Russia’s Top 500 banks with the greatest private individuals deposit volumes. The ranking was compiled by RBC.Rating on the basis of data available for the first quarter of 2010. According to RBC.Rating, Sverdlovsk Gubernskiy Bank’s private individuals deposit volume reached 10.904 billion RUR on April 1, 2010. This was 62% better than twelve months earlier and ensured the bank’s rating improvement by eight positions up. As for the local ratings, rather than the country-wide ones, Gubernskiy Bank is currently one of

‘Renault Trucks and AMUR car factory are going to sign a framework agreement on their truck-assembling project on July 16, 2010, in the course of the upcoming InnoProm 2010 exhibition. The agreement will mean that Renault’s intermediary Midlum trucks will now be assembled in Novouralsk, Sverdlovsk Region, on the premises of ZAO AMUR. The negotiations took one and a half years to complete; Sverdlovsk Region, ZAO AMUR, and Renault Trucks reached an understanding on the point of cooperation in February 2010,’ Minister for International and Foreign Economic Relations of Sverdlovsk Region