July 3, 2014. SKB-Bank came up with a special offer for its customers – Profitable Summer deposit, the bank’s press service reports. The deposit period comes to 540 days and the maximum interest rate (10.35% a year) is fixed for this entire period. An account can be set up with only 10,000 RUR in it. What is more, every customer who opens such a deposit will get SKB-Bank’s plastic card at no extra charge. ‘Get ready for the holiday season and bear in mind that this summer is the best time to choose a suitable deposit scheme at a reliable bank and ensure the highest interest rate,’ the bank

July 3, 2014. Ural Airlines are introducing a new scheduled flight from Rostov to Simferopol. The flight will be operated every Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday starting from July 13, 2014, the airline’s press service reports. ‘The Crimea is a very popular resort with Russian holidaymakers. The peninsula has everything someone looking for an unforgettable break needs: fresh air, seaside pleasures, intact nature spots, antique and medieval sights, countless health resorts, plenty of fruit and vegetables in the local markets, and entertainment for all the family,’ the air carrier’s representatives

July 3, 2014. An agreement on setting up a joint venture by Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation and PESA will be signed during the Innoprom 2014 Exhibition, Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s press service reports. According to the corporation’s experts, this is going to become an important step on the way to localizing the production of up-to-date deluxe trams in the Russian Federation. ‘The two partner companies are currently successfully working on a contract that was signed by Moscow Transport & Road Infrastructure Department and Uralvagonzavod’s Yekaterinburg-based

July 3, 2014. Starting from July 1, 2014, 26 locomotive maintenance depots formerly run by Russian Railways were handed over to the management of STM-Service (a member enterprise of Sinara Transport Machines Holding), the holding’s PR Department reports. Under the contract the company has signed with Russian Railways, STM-Service is now offering full-cycle maintenance services to about 5,000 locomotives (8,200 sections) of various series ranging from freight mainline AC and DC locos to freight diesel-locomotive shunters and mainline locomotives to electric and diesel passenger locos.

July 3, 2014. The economics weekly Kommersant Dengi carried a rating of Russian banks based on the amount of money in private individuals’ deposits as of June 1, 2014. In Q2’14, the Ural Bank for Reconstruction & Development was the 23d largest bank in the country in terms of private individuals’ deposit volume, the bank’s press service reports. The UBRD has long proved to be a reliable bank for those looking to save and build up on their savings: as of June 1, 2014, private individuals trusted more than 89m RUR worth of their savings to the bank all in all; the share of deposits in the