Russian President Vladimir Putin accepted Governor of Sverdlovsk Region Alexander Misharin’s resignation and appointed Plenipotentiary Representative of Russian Federation President in Ural Federal District Evgeny Kuivashev acting Governor for the time being, the Kremlin’s press service reports. Misharin was proposed by United Russia as a candidate for the position in August 2009. On November 10, 2009, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev offered his candidacy for approval by Sverdlovsk Region Duma. On November 17, 2009, the two chambers of Sverdlovsk Region Legislative Assembly vested Misharin

Yekaterinburg’s Central Stadium and the potential fan zone were presented to the FIFA officials during their first inspection of the city, which is aspires to host the World Cup 2018. Head of World Cups 2014, 2018, and 2022 Jurgen Muller and Russia 2018 Coordination Committee’s Director-General Alexei Sorokin had a chance to evaluate the city’s preparedness for the championship and to inspect the key sites in the company of Head of Sverdlovsk Region Government Vladimir Vlasov, Physical Education, Sports & Youth Policies Minister Leonid Rapoport, and acting Mayor of Yekaterinburg Sergey

Polevskoy Cryolite Plant (the asset of United Company RUSAL) managed to decrease its net loss (calculated in accordance with the Russian Accounting Standards) by 34% in January-March 2012 compared with the first quarter of 2011, the company’s report says. At the same time, the company’s revenues rose by 58% and reached 557.6m RUR, Interfax-Ural reports.

Inter RAO UES is no longer a shareholder of Enel OGK-5. The company used to have a 26.4348% stake in the business. Enel OGK-5 operates two Sverdlovsk Region-based enterprises: Sredneuralskaya and Reftinskaya power stations.

Ural Instrument Making Plant that has a clash with the Italian company Esaote S.p.A. refuses to accept the verdict pronounced by Stockholm Trade Chamber’s arbitration authority. So Esaote S.p.A. placed its claim with Sverdlovsk Region Arbitration Court, asking for the Stockholm ruling regarding case 046/2011 dated September 30, 2011 to be confirmed and enforced. Esaote S.p.A. wants to be paid the money and the interest it is owed. Ural Instrument Making Plant, however, feels that the arbitration agreement the two parties signed within two contracts captured in 2008 should not be seen as an