The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Russian Federation John Byerly introduced the new U.S. Consul-General in Yekaterinburg Mike Reinert to Governor of Sverdlovsk Region Alexander Misharin. During the meeting, the Governor said Sverdlovsk Region was quite interested in further cooperation with the American business community, especially in the field of information technologies. John Byerly, in his turn, declared the American entrepreneurs were willing to work on various projects together, the Governor’s PR Department reports.

Kommersant came up with the 11th annual rating of Russia’s Best Managers recently. The rating is a joint project with the Russian Managers Association aimed at finding the most professional managers and leaders in various branches and departments each year. BOD Chairman of Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) Viktor Rashnikov was once again featured in the Business Leaders rating alongside with the country’s most prominent top managers and CEOs of major Russian businesses. According to the analysts who compiled the list, the main principle behind the rating system was, ‘Let the best

A group of officials from Chelyabinsk Region, headed by Governor Mikhail Yurevitch, is going to take part in the World Universal Fair EXPO 2010 in Shanghai on October 18-23, 2010. This is the first time the region is attending the event. The delegates have a number of goals to achieve, the most important ones being improving on Chelyabinsk Region’s international connections, attracting foreign investment, networking with the business community representatives, and promoting Chelyabinsk Region on the global arena. The agenda of the Russian pavilion at the fair provides for Chelyabinsk Region