June 18, 2013. Zashchita Corporation is planning to present its mobile office at the 9th International Arms, Military Vehicles, and Ammunitions Exhibition Russia Arms EXPO 2013 (RAE 2013) coordinated by Uralvagonzavod Corporation, Uralvagonzavod’s press service reports. The new Volkswagen Transporter has everything necessary for making oneself comfortable inside and for nice driving: the cozy, ergonomically shaped seats, a fridge, a coffee maker, a music player, a TV and a DVD player, as well as advanced navigation and driver support systems. As always, the quality of materials and assembly

June 18, 2013. Preparations are still in full swing for the 4th Ural International Industry & Innovations Exhibition & Forum Innoprom 2013. The business agenda proposals and the concept of Sverdlovsk Region’s stand were discussed at a meeting chaired by the region’s Prime Minister Alexei Orlov, Sverdlovsk Region Government’s Press Service & Information Department reports. Sverdlovsk Region’s stand will be located in the second exhibition pavilion and will become the exhibition’s largest interactive site, with presentations of innovational projects by the region’s SMEs and a

June 18, 2013. Yekaterinburg keeps competing for the right to host World Universal Exhibition EXPO 2020. The convenient location of the infrastructure facilities is seen as one of the Russian city’s primary advantages, Yekaterinburg Council’s press service reports. Special attention is now paid to creating parking lots on EXPO Park premises; the total area of the parking zone is expected to come to 60 hectares; this will be enough for 500 buses and 18,745 cars; besides, there will be room for 16,800 automobiles in an underground parking lot for those who will be staying in EXPO City. It’s

June 18, 2013. Sverdlovenergosbyt is now selling its corporates’ unpaid electricity bills by auction; these debts amount to more than 1.3bn RUR, the electricity provider’s press service reports. According to Sverdlovenergosbyt, there are 237 contracts with debts running to anything between several hundred thousand rubles and 143m RUR for sale. For one, the supplier is willing to sign agreements to cession of claim involving Ural Independent Heat & Electric Grid Company (142.9m RUR), Tavda Communal Housing Systems (39.8m RUR), Rezh Heat Supply Company (35.3m RUR), Kushva Mill Roll Plant

June 18, 2013. A meeting on Yekaterinburg transportation infrastructure development in preparation for the World Football Championship 2018 was held by Sverdlovsk Region Prime Minister Denis Pasler. The event was attended by Transport & Communications and Physical Education, Sports, & Youth Policy Ministers, Head of Yekaterinburg Administration Alexander Yakob, and heads of the city’s construction and architecture departments, Sverdlovsk Region Government’s Press Service & Information Administration reports. ‘We are still on the issues relating to preparing for hosting the World