August 16, 2013. Over 1,500 residents of Academic District of Yekaterinburg are already enjoying the benefits of a co-branded project called Academic District Resident's Card, METCOMBANK's press service reports. 'We offer a card to everyone who buys an apartment in Academic District; our clerks will tell you about all the benefits you can enjoy with this card right in the office of Academic Management Company,' says METCOMBANK Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board Nina Batalova. The card will be handy for all those moving house: among the thirty brands that joined the

August 16, 2013. A hotel was opened at Vysotsky Business Center in Yekaterinburg today. The hotel is located on the 37th, 38th, and 39th floors of the skyscraper. There are 73 single and double rooms of standard and premium class in this hotel. The hotel staff say the interior is done in the classical, barocco-like style. This is an upmarket hotel as far as prices go: these vary from 5,700 to 15,000 RUR a day, depending on the room category. This is now the city's third hotel that aspires to be classed as a five-star one. The symbolic red-ribbon-cutting ceremony was performed by Mayor of

August 16, 2013. According to the data as of August 12, 2013, the average price of a square meter of housing on the existing home market in Yekaterinburg is 70,899 RUR, the Ural Chamber of Real Estate's analytical report states. The analysts say the market has been going up slightly by about 0.1% a week over the last two months. Given that prices tended to drop in the first half of the year, a change in the median figure has only been +1.1% since the start of the year. 'Nevertheless, the come-back of the upward trend does not necessarily mean a return of the stable price growth

August 16, 2013. Ural Airlines and Koltsovo Airport of Yekaterinburg coordinated a special event last Wednesday to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the aviation industry in the Urals. Ural Airlines and Koltsovo Airport's long-service employees, who contributed to the launch of the aviation sector here, were invited to the solemn ceremony in Aviators Palace of Culture at the village of Koltsovo, the airline's press service reports. The invitees entered the beautifully decorated concert hall to the songs about the sky and airplanes. The welcoming speech was given by Koltsovo Airport

August 16, 2013. In the first half of 2013, over 50% of local banks (62 out of 100) reduced the interest rates they offer on deposits. 17 banks, however, increased their rates, and 21 banks left their offers the same. As it happens, the decrease in the deposit rates offered mainly took place in the second quarter of the year, Deposit Insurance Agency State Corporation's review states. The interest rates on deposits under 700,000 RUR dropped by 0.6% on average and came to 7.9% a year as of July 1, 2013. The interest rates on deposits over 700,000 RUR declined by 0.4% on average and