UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July 4, 2017. Metcombank announced no fee will be charged for the use of its Round customs card between August 1, 2017 and September 30, 2017; nor will there be any commission for card transactions, the bank’s press service reports. The bank also offers its customers a 100% discount on getting a new customs card issued within the given time period. The offer holds for new customers (with accounts not yet registered in Multi-service Payment System) who are first-time Round card users. The offer does not apply to emergency card issue cases. Round customs card is meant for

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July 4, 2017. Sinara Group’s Sinara Development is currently working on a new apartment building in the center of Volgograd’s Dzerzhinskiy District. According to the Group’s press service, the construction permit for Romanov was issued on June 8, 2017. The new 23-story building will have its own boiler house and a transformer substation, which means the new home owners will always have a reliable supply of hot water and electric power and can also save money on heating bills. ‘The project was designed with all the residents’ need to have a cozy and safe environment in

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July 4, 2017. Vice President of Havas Group Jacques Séguéla paid a visit to the construction site of Yekaterinburg Arena on June 30; the stadium is being put up by Sinara Group’s Sinara Development in time for the World Cup 2018, the company press service reports. Deputy Governor of Sverdlovsk Region Alexander Vysokinskiy, Sverdlovsk Region’s Minister for International and Foreign Economic Relations Andrei Sobolev, Sinara Group’s Director-General Mikhail Khodorovskiy, and Sinara Development’s Director-General Timur Ufimtsev all came to welcome Séguéla at the site. ‘On the

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July 4, 2017. Russian Copper Company and Aktyubinsk Region signed a memorandum of cooperation. Aktyubinskaya Copper Company now intends to finance a rehabilitation center in Aktobe (500m tenge all in all) to promote the area’s socioeconomic development, Russian Copper Company’s press service reports. ‘Russian Copper Company invests heavily in CSR projects both in Russia and Kazakhstan, with the goal of facilitating the development of territories where the company operates its assets and of improving the locals’ living standards. The company mostly focuses on social

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July 4, 2017. The rating agency Expert RA affirmed SKB-Bank’s credit rating at ruBB, with Stable rating outlook, the bank’s press service reports. The agency feels the bank managed to get both its transaction types and its resource base diversified successfully across customer categories. The current rating is also supported by the bank’s strong market position (No.27 (in terms of private individuals’ loan book) in the national rating as of June 1, 2017), a wide geographical network, low foreign currency risks, and the increased likelihood of being backed up by the