March 31, 2014. Uralvagonzavod Corporation embarked on a new stage of company TV development: UVZ company channel will now be broadcast at member enterprises located in different parts of the country, Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s press service says. Uralvagonzavod program creating studio started a TV project called UVZ Today that is dedicated to the daily life of the corporation’s member enterprises. The project is targeted at the working teams of plants, institutes, and design offices based in Nizhniy Tagil, Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk, Omsk, Kirov, Nizhniy Novgorod, and other places.

March 31, 2014. Burevestnik, a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod Corporation, was visited by Mayor of Nizhniy Novgorod Oleg Sorokin. The visit took place within the framework of the mayor’s meetings with the work teams of the city’s leading enterprises and with university faculty and student body, the corporation’s press service reports. The meeting was devoted to a serious talk on the local authorities’ achievements and problems and on the city’s overall problems that worry everyone. Those present at the meeting had a chance to ask their questions on the city’s development prospects. ‘Oleg

March 31, 2014. There is currently 760,000 sq m worth of warehouses in Yekaterinburg, and the shortage of 600,000 to 900,000 sq m has been felt for a few years now, Director of Logopark.ru’s Ural branch Vitaliy Khil said at a conference on warehousing business. ‘The acute shortage of good quality warehouses in the Mid-Urals’ capital makes companies willing to buy or rent warehouses head for nearby cities. Yekaterinburg risks losing its top position in the unofficial rating and faces serious competition from Perm, Chelyabinsk, and Ufa,’ Khil feels. Sigma Logopark Director-General Andrei Panin

March 31, 2014. The Export Insurance Agency of Russia (EXIAR) and Bank Koltso Urala signed an agreement on a joint project relating to issuing loans to export-oriented SMEs, the bank reports. ‘The main idea behind the program is to offer collateral on loans issued to exporting business in the form of EXIAR insurance. This means Bank Koltso Urala offers an additional form of security to SMEs,’ the bank’s Financial Control & Currency Transactions Department explains. Experts say that SMEs often export consumer goods, agricultural produce, optical goods, medical produce, and cosmetics. The

March 31, 2014. Ural Airlines will start operating its new international flights from Rostov-on-Don and Krasnodar to Budapest on April 6, every Sunday, the airline’s press service reports. The price of the Rostov-on-Don-Budapest flight has been reduced and will only come to €180 (all fees and charges included); if you book a round trip ticket, the price will amount to €375. It is no coincidence that this amazing city is called the Pearl of Danube. Once you arrive, you will feel the touch of the familiar European culture with the special Hungarian coloring. You will see plenty of lacy bridges,