UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 7, 2016. Ural Vagon Zavod Corporation’s Burevestnik Central Scientific Research Institute set up and launched a new production facility, the corporation’s press service reports. The solemn opening ceremony was attended by Governor of Nizhniy Novgorod Region Valeriy Shantsev, Director-General of Nizhniy Novgorod Union of Industrialists & Entrepreneurs Valeriy Tsybanev, Ural Vagon Zavod Deputy Director-General Alexei Zharich, and Ural Vagon Zavod Director for Strategic Development & Investment Dmitri Shkolny. Additionally, the symbolic first stone was laid

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 7, 2016. Governor of Sverdlovsk Region Evgeny Kuivashev presented state awards to three employees of EVRAZ Holding’s Kachkanar Ore Mining & Processing Enterprise (EVRAZ KGOK), the company press service reports. Locomotive operator Vladimir Chuplygin and Head of Control/Measuring devices & Automatic Equipment Department Vladimir Shkaradenok received the For the Merit to the Fatherland Medal; locomotive operator Mikhail Beloussov received the title of Honored Transport Worker of the Russian Federation. Vladimir Shkaradenok has worked at the

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 7, 2016. The Ural Bank for Reconstruction & Development introduced new express loans for small and medium enterprises in August; the loans can be backed up with real estate as collateral, the bank’s press service reports. Applications are considered within two work days and both the bank’s current and new customers are eligible to apply provided their business has been on the market for at least twelve months. UBRD customers with good credit history can also benefit from the special terms and conditions the bank is willing to offer them: the loan collateral

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 7, 2016. A special event called Museum Family Night will be coordinated by Ural Vagon Zavod Corporation in Nizhniy Tagil on September 9 in celebration of the plant’s 80th anniversary. All residents of and visitors to the city are invited to come either alone or with their families, the company press service reports. There will be something to interest people of all ages, from pre-schoolers to retirees. The event will be held in several venues from 6 to 10 PM. For one, a historic re-enactment for the first celebration of Tankman’s Day at Ural Vagon Zavod on

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 7, 2016. This year, Russians whose income varies between 50,000 and 100,000 RUR a month started applying for bank loans increasingly more often, United Credit Bureau’s press service reports. This customer segment made up 33% of all the borrowers; a year earlier, the figure stood at as little as 27%. Additionally, the share of loan applicants whose income comes to 100,000 to 200,000 RUR a month also rose from 6% to 8% in the course of one year. The share of applicants with the monthly income of over 200,000 RUR also went up slightly. The share of loan applicants