UrBC, Yekaterinburg, March 13, 2018. The Ural Bank for Reconstruction & Development (UBRD) keeps expanding the range of bank guarantees available to businesses competing for contacts in government tenders. Companies can now apply for Contract Guarantee, the bank’s press service reports. ‘This is a universal banking product suited for both government auctions and covering one’s government and commercial tender liabilities. The upper limit is set at RUR 30m. You can apply for the guarantee on the bank’s website or at any of our business customer branches,’ the bank’s press service says.

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, March 13, 2018. Ural Airlines are launching a new flight from Krasnodar to Tbilisi and bank this summer. Starting May 24, 2018, passengers can fly to Georgia for as little as €64 (one way), the air carrier’s press service reports. Flights will be operated on Thursdays and (additionally) on Sundays. Departure from Krasnodar: 6:55 AM; departure from Tbilisi: 10:05 AM; the flight is one hour and 25 minutes long. ‘Georgia has a lot to offer its visitors. You can walk along Shota Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi’s bright sunshine, take a look at Narikala Fortress, the heart of

UrBC, Chelyabinsk, March 13, 2018. South Urals Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Israel-Russia Chamber of Commerce, and Haifa and Northern Israel’s Chamber of Commerce & Industry signed a cooperation agreement, South Urals CCI’s press service reports. The paper was signed during Chelyabinsk Region Government’s delegation’s recent visit to Israel. The delegation was chaired by Chelyabinsk Region Minister for Economic Development Sergey Smolnikov. On their visit to Haifa and Tel Aviv, the parties reached a preliminary agreement on how they will cooperate in a number of fields. Chelyabinsk

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, March 13, 2018. ChTPZ Group’s member enterprises supplied 1.988m tons of pipes to their customers last year, which exceeded the figures for a year earlier by 16%, or 275,000 tons, the company press service reports. The Group’s share of the Russian pipe manufacturers’ sales market reached 17.5% in 2017 (up 1% on a year earlier). The increase was brought about by expanding sales of weld-less pipes to O&G companies and to customers in the building and machine-building sectors. ‘The Group sold 19% more weld-less pipes last year than in the year 2016 (around 1.2m tons

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, March 13, 2018. Bankovskoye Obozreniye magazine came up with its annual rating of successful women bankers in executive positions on International Women’s Day. ‘SKB-Bank Deputy Chair of the Board Margarita Burbik is now among Top 100 Successful Women Bankers in 2018,’ the bank’s press service reports. This year’s rating was based on the amount of assets held by the country’s one hundred largest banks (as of February 15, 2018), the nominee’s position (member of the BOD or the Supervisory Board or higher), and the nominee’s share in the bank’s stock capital. According to