May 31, 2013. The Director-General of Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation Oleg Sienko, who is the general coordinator of the Russia Arms EXPO exhibition, spoke about the agenda of the exhibition and on the features RAE 2013 will present to the military community in an interview to Business Guide, the corporation’s press officer reports. ‘The domestic defense sector is now at the stage of dynamic revival: the state has been investing heavily in the purchase of ammunitions and production facilities upgrades; besides, a legislature has been prepared for placing and fulfilling

May 31, 2013. The revenue of Pipe Metallurgical Company (TMK), one of the world’s leading OCTG manufacturers, amounted to $1,725m in the first quarter of 2013, which exceeded the figures for the last quarter of 2012 by 6%. The increase in revenue has to do with the larger sales volumes and a better sales structure in the weldless pipes segment; currency rate adjustments also resulted in the improvement in the figures. The increase in revenue against the first quarter of 2012 was 4%, and this mainly had to do with better sales of large-diameter pipes and welded line pipes on the Russian

May 31, 2013. Ural Airlines is announcing a price decrease for its Yekaterinburg-Dubai and Dubai-Yekaterinburg flights. If you book tickets for flights to be operated between September 15 and October 22, the round trip tickets are available at an appealing price of 17,800 RUR and up (all fees and charges included). You can book as soon as right now. The eternal summer, the enchanting Arabian nights, and the whisper of the Persian gulf are all in store for you. Dubai is offering the best gifts of the Orient: luxury, abundance, and hospitality. Everything around you will look like a fata

May 31, 2013. The first sample of the new series-produced BKK-2 compactor made by ChTZ-Uraltrac (a member of Uralvagonzavod Corporation) that is meant for solidifying consumption waste at the municipal landfills has started operating in Rustavi, Georgia, Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s press office reports. The make that the Russian customers haven’t had a chance to get acquainted with yet was exported right away through ChTZ Armenian dealer Galoper. BKK-2 was chosen in the course of a tender where the tractor plant competed with BOMAG, the world’s leading producer of compacting road vehicles.

May 31, 2013. Yekaterinburg was given the 26th position on the list of Russia’s best cities for doing business, according to a rating carried by the Forbes magazine. The Urals’ capital actually got a worse rating than earlier, which analysts say has to do with the lack of qualified workers and tax administration. Kaliningrad was given the first position in the rating, the magazine website says. Yekaterinburg used to be at the top of this list. ‘However, it is precisely this capital city status that is starting to affect Yekaterinburg badly,’ the rating comments state. Developers are fighting