July 10, 2014. An agreement between Export Insurance Agency of Russia (EXIAR) and Renault Russia was signed at Innoprom 2014 today; Russian Industry & Trade Minister Denis Manturov was present at the ceremony, the Ministry's press service reports. This document insures the car maker against political and economic risks that might emerge when selling cars assembled at Renault sites in Russia that get delivered to Kazakhstan and Byelorussia's markets. 'The agreement between EXIAR and Renault Russia aims to promote automobiles assembled in Russia on the CIS market. EXIAR was

July 10, 2014. It has been detected that Ufaleynickel has violated the current legislation on industrial safety of hazardous production objects, the spokesperson for Sverdlovsk Region's public prosecution authorities reports. An inspection revealed that the company was running hazardous industrial facilities (Hazard Class II and III) on the basis of a corresponding license. However, in violation of the federal law, the enterprise did not manage to set up a financial reserve to localize and do away with the consequences of industrial accidents. What is more, the warehouses next to the

July 10, 2014. Russian and international hi tech companies turn to Innoprom's exhibition sites more and more to present their products, Russia's Industry & Trade Minister Denis Manturov said at the exhibition opening ceremony. 'Innoprom is a very young and a very ambitious enterprise. It has already been unofficially dubbed New Hannover. The exhibition's technological potential increases every year, while its business agenda grows more and more packed: the number of agreements and potential deals signed here keeps rising,' Manturov pointed out. The 5th

July 10, 2014. 1 The number of apartments available for sale on Yekaterinburg existing homes market rose by 15% over the last four months, Ural Chamber of Real Estate reports based on its database updates. Estate agents are currently advertising over 8,500 apartments, which is 1.1 units more than in late March 2014. The asking prices have been growing as well, although the growth rate is slow: up to 0.15% a week. Apartments have only grown 3.7% more expensive since the beginning of the year. According to the Chamber's Analytical Department, the median asking price of a square meter of

July 10, 2014. In the first six months of 2014, the median monthly pay on Yekaterinburg job market came close to 40,000 RUR. At the same time, the unemployment rate – 0.49% - is one of the lowest in the country, Deputy Mayor of Yekaterinburg for Strategic Planning, Economics, and Finance Alexander Vysokinsky said on air during the Open Studio Yekaterinburg program. According to Vysokinsky, Yekaterinburg has developed an economic system that is resistant to outer impact. 'The city remains on top in many socioeconomic development ratings, inclining the levels of pay, new housing