UrBC, Moscow, January 30, 2018. Supposing Yekaterinburg wins the right to host EXPO 2025 Exhibition in the selection rounds this November, only minimal funding will be provided from the federal budget resources for the project, TASS refers to Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich as stating. ‘In our view, federal funding will be as limited as possible. This is, however, not a matter of whether Yekaterinburg gets selected at all: the money is needed to build the infrastructure the city and its outskirts need in any case,’ Dvorkovich said. According to Dvorkovich, local budget funds

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, January 30, 2018. EVRAZ Holding’s Nizhniy Tagil Integrated Metallurgical Works (NTMK) got certified for compliance with the ISO 50001 Standard, EVRAZ Holding Ural’s Corporate Relations Center reports. The certificate was presented to EVRAZ NTMK Managing Director Alexei Kushnarev by Yuri Zagorulko, Deputy Director-General of Russian Register (the certification body). The plant has been investing heavily in energy efficiency for many years now. Over 100 different projects have been implemented in the last five years alone, which resulted in over RUR 1bn in savings. ‘We

UrBC, Magnitogorsk, January 30, 2018. Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) cold-roll Mill 2000 reached production output of 10,000,000,000 kg of rolled goods, MMK Information, PR & Advertising Department reports. The mill was launched in 2011 and is now one of the plant’s most advanced and hi tech facilities. ‘Mill 2000, with its output of 2,100,000,000 kg a year, is the key component of MMK Sheet-Rolling Department 11 cold-roll facility. The mill is mainly meant for making great quality cold-rolled and zinc-coated rolled goods needed for external and internal car parts as well as

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, January 30, 2018. The Ural Bank for Reconstruction & Development (UBRD) and Nizhnyaya Tura Council signed an agreement to work together on economic, investment, and social improvements in the area, the bank’s press service reports. Under the terms of the agreement, the UBRD is to introduce up-to-date banking technologies in town to make sure local customers can manage their finances (including through online channels). The bank will also offer its financial consulting services to customers. UBRD arrived on Nizhnyaya Tura’s market in 2008 and now operates 2 branches

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, January 30, 2018. Alexey Yeschyov, who has a ten years’ experience of working in the telecom industry, was appointed Technical Director of MegaFon Sverdlovsk, the telecommunications provider’s press service reports. ‘Yeschyov’s primary tasks are to expand the company’s high-speed LTE network coverage and improve signal quality in Sverdlovsk Oblast’s towns and smaller settlements (through telecom equipment upgrades, among other things). The company’s Technical Department focuses on reliable service for our customers and 100% network performance even during large-scale