May 28, 2013. AVTOVAZ announced that some brake mechanism problems were detected in 30,239 LADA cars produced before April 7, 2013: in some cases, a leakage of hydraulic brake fluid might occur, or the brake mechanisms might work less efficiently. This can happen to LADA Granta (21905) and LADA Kalina (11176 and 11196) that have an ABS and gear shift cables (2181). Any such incidents are impossible with the automobiles produced after April 8, 2013. The car maker’s press service reports that OAO AVTOVAZ is now launching a service campaign free of charge. ‘To protect our customers’ interests,

May 28, 2013. About 3.5bn RUR was paid to Yekaterinburg budget in the first quarter of 2013, which is nearly 1bn RUR more than a year earlier, the city council’s press service refers to the Russian Federation Federal Tax Service as reporting. The city council says that exceeding last year’s figures occurred because of the population’s growing income; also, the city council and tax inspectorate experts put a lot of efforts into reducing the scale of tax evasion. Most of the revenues come from private individuals’ income tax: in fact, this makes up two-thirds of Yekaterinburg budget. About

May 27, 2013. A major Russian company and a supplier of lifting equipment manufactured by foreign producers will present its produce at the 9th International Russia Arms EXPO 2013 (RAE 2013), coordinated by Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation. LTECH offers customers a wide range of winch trucks and other kinds of lifting equipment: there are over 2,000 items in stock and available by order; these can be applied in different fields and under various conditions. The company’s stand at the exhibition will be just as varied and will feature everything from Ruthmann 370 aerial

May 27, 2013. The developers grew more active in this market segment, too, as the economy started to cope with the recession. In 2011-2012, the amount of new warehouse space launched on the market every year became comparable with the pre-recession figures. Over 210,000 sq m worth of warehouse space became available in Yekaterinburg over the last two years. This year will most likely prove less productive. In the first quarter of the year, the market only increased by 0.3%. However, as many as 80,000 sq m worth of up-to-date warehouse space might be commissioned before the end of the year,

May 27, 2013. Yekaterinburg will welcome the start of the Russia-EU summit on May 31-June 1 with a large-scale Europe’s Days Festival. The spokesperson for the city council reports that this event will give all the local residents an opportunity to feel the taste of Europe without leaving the city. The festival will be held on May 28-June 9 and will feature not only entertainment pieces like European film and animation cartoons showings in the Salut Movie Theater, but also an international research-to-practice conference on A Modern City: Modernizing the Area and the Area of Modernizing,

May 27, 2013. ChTPZ Group experts are taking part in the 3d All-Russian Steel Pipes Market and Local Sales Conference in Volzhsky. The agenda of the conference covers reports by representatives of the country’s leading pipe manufacturers, metallurgical enterprises, and metal goods traders, who will speak of their vision of how the pipe industry and adjacent businesses will develop and which market segments will grow the fasters, ChTPZ Group’s press service reports. ‘In 2012, the weldless pipes market went back to its pre-recession figures. In 2008, this market volume stood at 2,826,000 tons,

May 27, 2013. The Prime Minister of Sverdlovsk Region Government Denis Pasler paid a visit to Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation’s head plant for the first time recently. During his visit, he looked at the main sections of the carriage-assembly department and at Russia’s (for now) only tank assembly line that is used to make combat and engineering vehicles. Uralvagonzavod’s Executive Director Vladimir Roshchupkin acted as the tour guide for the region’s Prime Minister. Denis Pasler was shown the 120,000th axle the company produced in 2012 and a new automated line with the

May 24, 2013. The All-Russian Research-to-Practice conference called Vocational Education for Workers. History, Modernity, and Future Prospects took place at Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Enterprise’s head plant in Nizhniy Tagil, the corporation’s press service reports. The conference participants joined a number of round table discussions and said Russia was now facing some problems that hindered the efficient interaction between the industrial enterprises and educational establishments in terms of adequate employee training. The participants decided that a focus should be on

May 24, 2013. Sergey Krupko, the HR Director of Transport Machine-Building Design Office (KBTM, a member of Uralvagonzavod Corporation), won in Russia’s largest managerial contest called Manager of the Year 2012. The contest is coordinated by Russia’s Free Economic Society and the International Management Academy, with some support from the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation’s Soviet of the Federation, Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s press service reports. The Manager of the Year contest is targeted at identifying the elite segment of the Russian managerial community, disseminating the

May 24, 2013. SKB-Bank now offers its customers a new service: instant money orders through Visa and MasterCard, the bank’s press officer reports. The instant money order service only used to be available to SKB-Bank cardholders; now a customer can use their SKB-Bank card to transfer money to Visa and MasterCards issued by other banks and get money to their SKB-Bank card from cards issued by other banks. The money order procedure is very simple: you only need to know the 16 digits of the card number that the money gets transferred to, and the amount of money directed there. The money will be

May 24, 2013. Yekaterinburg Duma deputies looked into the municipal budget figures for the first quarter of 2013 at an ad hoc committee meeting, the Duma’s press service reports. The budget revenues came to 29.075bn RUR, the spending came to 30.85bn RUR, so the budget deficit thus came to 1.78bn RUR. The budget implementation as of April 1, 2013 was 7.189bn RUR in terms of revenues (which comes to 24.7% of the approved budget). This is nearly 788m RUR more than in Q1 2012. Most of the municipal treasury’s revenues came from the personal income tax (66.4%) as well as land tax (19.2%) and the

May 24, 2013. VUZ-Bank announced its EARD financial performance results for 2012. The bank’s net profit reached 466m RUR over this period, which is nearly twice the number for the year 2011, the bank’s press service says. As of January 1, 2013, VUZ-Bank’s assets reached 13,751.6m RUR, which indicates a 19.25% growth over one year (+2,220.5m RUR). The bank’s capital exceeded 1.8bn RUR, which means the bank’s own funds rose by nearly 1.5 times in twelve months. The increase in profits was brought about by the restoration of the 49.1m RUR worth of bad debt and NPL reserves.

May 23, 2013. A massive advertising campaign around the 9th International Arms, Vehicles, and Ammunitions Exhibition Russia Arms EXPO 2013 (RAE 2013) is now being coordinated by the exhibition’s main organizer Uralvagonzavod as part of the event’s re-branding campaign, the corporation’s press service reports. For one, scores of both standard and large outdoor advertising media as well as plasma screens were used in the course of the outdoor campaigns in key cities like Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, and Nizhniy Tagil. The outdoor advertising is complemented by banners placed in

May 23, 2013. The staff of Ural Diesel Engine Plant (UDMZ, a member of Sinara Transport Machines) sent a special wire to the higher command of the Baltic Fleet on the eve of its 310th anniversary. The wire said, ‘We are proud to know that UDMZ produce is used for the production of new warships, which means the company’s personnel are making their contribution to the creation of Russia’s modern military fleet,’ Sinara Group’s PR Department reports. The three corvettes built at the Northern Shipyard: the Steregushchiy, the Soobrazitelny, and the Boikiy, all of which use UDMZ diesel generators

May 23, 2013. Monetny Crushed Stone Plant State Unitary Enterprise decided not to sell Channel 4 TV Company; a document to this extent has been uploaded onto the company’s website. ‘The auction organizer, Monetny Crushed Stone Plant Sverdlovsk Region State Unitary Enterprise is announcing that it decided not to hold an open tender for the right to sign a purchase and sale contract for Sverdlovsk Region’s property, namely, a 100% shareholding in the authorized capital of Channel 4 TV Company LLC,’ the document signed by the enterprise Director Alexander Zuyev says.

May 23, 2013. A letter of thanks was sent to Mayor of Yekaterinburg Alexander Yakob to express Google’s gratitude for helping organize a panoramic shooting session for the Street View project last year. The letter, a copy of which was offered to UrBC, says that Google is planning to go on mapping Russian cities and to have more panoramic shoots in Yekaterinburg. ‘Thanks to the project we implemented, today millions of Internet users can take a virtual tour of Yekaterinburg and other places in Sverdlovsk Region and to learn more about the local culture and landmarks as well as to see the city

May 23, 2013. Head of Rosnano Corporation Anatoly Chubais confirmed his plans to attend the Innoprom 2013 exhibition, President of Formica State Corporation Maxim Zverkov said at a briefing in Yekaterinburg. Deputy Head of the Sverdlovsk Region Governor Administration Alexei Bagaryakov said the federal organizing committee of the exhibition was to be chaired by Russia’s Industry & Trade Minister Denis Manturov. ‘Because this is a federally important exhibition (and it has already been declared by the Russian Government as such), I think it will be given the national rather than the local

May 22, 2013. Zashchita Corporation, a company that specializes in design and production of high-protection, armored wheeled special-purpose vehicles, is going to present Scorpion 2M, its special all-wheel drive vehicle, at the 9th International Russia Arms EXPO 2013 (RAE 2013); an event coordinated by Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation, the corporation’s press service reports. An all-time companion of pioneers and explorers, this off-road vehicle with an independent springing is meant for use on all kinds of roads and in any climatic conditions. The car is fit for up to

May 22, 2013. The best young family was selected at Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s head plant: Lyudmila, Alexander, Danil, Zakhar, and Matvei Sharov won in the Young Family 2013 Festival, the corporation’s press service reports. Seven young families of Uralvagonzavod employees competed for the first prize. The 12th festival was actually the one with the greatest number of participating children in the history of this contest. 18 children took part in the competition with their parents. The 6-month-old Diana Karsakova was the youngest contestant, and the 16-year-old Ildar Kharkov was the oldest

May 22, 2013. Employees of Sinara Pipe Plant (SinTZ, a member of Pipe Metallurgical Company/TMK) took part in the first experimental-industrial landing of insulated casing and oil well tubing made from super-chrome steel at Bovanenkovskoye natural gas deposit. The SinTZ workers were on a testing team that had to provide the technological support for the enterprise’s new produce, TMK press service reports. The production of casing and oil well tubing made from martensitic steel 13CrS, strength grade L80 and fitted with gas-proof premium joint threads TMK CS and TMK FMT was launched at SinTZ on