UrBC, Yekaterinburg, February 26, 2018. The Ural Bank for Reconstruction & Development’s male customers spent nearly RUR 10bn using their bank cards last year, which exceeded the figures for a year earlier by 21%, the bank’s press service reports. A look into the the transaction amounts and the number of thereof showed that this customer category made over 15m transactions using their UBRD cards in 2017, which is 36% more than one year earlier. Most of the money got spent in supermarkets and corner shops (RUR 4bn), remodeling supply stores (RUR 1bn), gas filling stations (RUR 986m),

UrBC, Chelyabinsk, February 26, 2018. ChTPZ Group took part in a press conference dedicated to the launch of a nationwide internship database; the launch is part of the All-Russia People’s Front’s Internships Program. head of ChTPZ Group’s Intern Section Natalia Sokolova spoke about the company’s efforts to coordinate internships at its production sites. ‘Candidates for our Intern Program undergo a highly competitive selection procedure. A successful candidate must do well in college, pass their exams successfully, possess outstanding knowledge of the fields they major in, have a broad range

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, February 26, 2018. Sverdlovsk Oblast’s division of the state-run consumer rights agency Rospotrebnadzor issued a total of RUR 9m in fines relating to anti-tobacco legislation offenses last year, the agency’s press service reports. Last year’s inspections helped detect 934 cases of anti-tobacco laws violation (including, among others, sale of tobacco products within 100 meters (or closer) of a school/college, smoking at workplaces and work areas inside a building, and sale of tobacco produce without a registered list of products on offer). The agency also tested 30,723

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, February 26, 2018. Gasoline grew 6% more expensive on average in Sverdlovsk Oblast in 2017 compared with 2016, Deputy Head of Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service’s local division and Head of Antitrust Enforcement Department Ekaterina Vorobieva said at a press conference in Yekaterinburg today. According to Vorobieva, fuel prices rose by 3.5% in Sverdlovsk Oblast in 2016. Last year, prices kept going up because of the excise duty growing larger, as well as because of inflation (2.5% in 2017), Vorobieva explained. This year and the next one, gas prices will keep on

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, February 26, 2018. Ural Airlines are now offering tickets for their Moscow-Novosibirsk-Moscow flights at a reduced price. The offer only applies to online bookings, the air carrier’s press service reports. If you book online, a ticket for your Moscow-Novosibirsk-Moscow flight will cost RUR 4,800 for Promo and RUR 5,800 for Economy options. The flight is operated up to eight times a week and is 3 hours and 55 minutes long. The offer holds from February 22 to April 25, 2018 for flights to be operated through April 25 (only if you buy on the company website