June 21, 2013. A round table discussion was held on the premises of Uralvagonzavod, the head plant of Uralvagonzavod Corporation. The discussion was dedicated to freight forwarding, traction equipment, and railway carriages. One out of nine round table discussions was coordinated in accordance with the ruling of Russian Railway Industry Workers’ National Council and was part of preparing for the 1st conference of the railway industry workers based in Ural Federal District, the corporation’s press service reports. All of the round table discussion participants pointed out that the railway

June 21, 2013. Yekaterinburg Council presented the concept of the city’s stand to be featured at Innoprom -2013. According to the Council’s press officer, the concept provides for a 24/7 site that can be used for holding discussions, making presentations, and signing contracts. For one, the concept designers believe the site will be used for signing an agreement with Gorset, regarding the creation of a cable duct system, for hosting the World Computer Programming Championship of 2014 and the World Cup 2014 Supporters Festival, for signing a project on the development of the street and road

June 21, 2013. Sinara Pipe Plant (SinTZ, a member of Pipe Metallurgical Company/TMK), coordinated a number of charity events for the children in the orphanages the company sponsors. Most of these events were organized and carried out by the plant’s A.I. Brizhan Youth Council, the company’s press service reports. For one, a kids and teens festival called Hope Cup was held in Kamensk-Uralsky–based Sinara Orphanage for students from orphanages, boarding schools, and secondary schools of Kamensk-Uralsky and Sverdlovsk Region. Children from 8 educational establishments competed in pioneerball,

June 21, 2013. Consumer rights protection experts from Central Yekaterinburg Branch of Sverdlovsk Region Hygiene & Epidemiology Center helped a customer of Trust National Bank to get back over 50,000 RUR that he had overpaid in terms of fees and commissions. The branch informed UrBC that the man took out a 170,000-ruble loan at the bank and paid back the total of 340,000 RUR by the end of the loan period. After this, he consulted the Center experts to arrange a court claim against the bank. After the claim had been considered, it was ruled that the bank’s actions did not comply with the

June 21, 2013. President of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin and Director-General of Yamal Railway Company Yakob Kraft signed a bilateral agreement that provides for redirecting up to 11m tons worth of freight a year to Northern Latitudinal Passageway that is currently under construction, Development Corporation’s press service reports. This document serves as an additional guarantee of the fact that a lot of the cargo that is bound for the ports located in Russia’s North-West and is now transported via the Trans-Siberian railway links will be redirected to the railways of Northern