Very few of our buildings that are put up in some densely populated environment escape some sort of sabotage by the locals. Sadly, this is a very common thing to happen. We understand that a construction site nearby is not the most pleasant thing in the world, and it obviously touches upon the interests of everyone around,’ Valery Ananyev, the General Director of Atomstroycomplex, one of Yekaterinburg’s leading developers, said at a press conference in Yekaterinburg. ‘The same kind of thing always happens: broken headlights, smashed machinery, workers who get beaten. The developers are losing

Head of Yekaterinburg Evgeniy Porunov and Head of Yekaterinburg City Council Alexander Yakob met Vietnam’s Consul General Le Quy Quynh, Yekaterinburg Municipal Duma’s press service reports. The consul is about to resign from his office in Yekaterinburg after about three and a half years. While he was in office, Hanoi Shopping Center was opened in the city and a scheduled Yekaterinburg-Hanoi flight was introduced. What is more, much more citizens of Vietnam now live and work in Yekaterinburg as expats. Evgeniy Porunov and Alexander Yakob thanked the consul for his efforts and said he made a

The representatives of the world-famous Japanese Mitsui Corporation arrived at Pervouralsk New Pipe Plant (ChTPZ Group) on a business visit in order to look at the plant’s facilities and hold talks about the two parties’ prospective cooperation. The Japanese delegates visited the company’s finishing center and Iron Ozone 32, a steel-smelting facility, as well as a few tube-rolling departments. The representatives of Japan’s oldest trading firm looked into the process of pipe manufacturing, from making ingots at Iron Ozone 32 to producing half-finished articles at the tube-rolling department

Russia’s Federal Financial Markets Service annulled Zapsibcombank’s license allowing the company to handle stock exchange orders. The decision was taken after the bank had submitted its application to this extent and provided proof of having no unmet professional obligations.

Orkla Brands decided that two Russian chocolate makers should merge into a single company to be named Orkla Brands Russia. Krupskaya and SladCo will be united under a single management team. The integration procedures have already begun, so the new organization is to come into being of February 25, 2011. The new company’s turnover is supposed to come to about 6.8bn RUR, total workforce is to come to 3,350 people. Orkla Brands Russia’s HQ will be based in Saint Petersburg.