UrBC, Yekaterinburg, March 30, 2018. Officers from Sverdlovsk Region division of Russia’s Federal Security Service uncovered and stopped an illegal immigration channel in the area, the service’s press office reports. Two Tajikistan nationals have been detained under the suspicion of running an illegal immigration hub. According to the Federal Security Service, they put fabricated exit/entry border crossing stamps into the passports of foreign nationals who, in fact, never left Russia. The suspects were also allegedly engaged in making fake work permits, migration cards, and other papers. ‘A

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, March 30, 2018. Ural Airlines introduced a new service for its Wings Club members recently, the air carrier’s press service reports. ‘Smartphone owners who use our Wallet App can add their existing Wings Club membership card to the system (or get a card issued with as few as two clicks) and collect bonus points, check their bonus balance, and stay in the know of the airline’s most relevant special offers. Ural Airlines are the first air carrier to enable loyalty card issuance through a special mobile aggregator service. Wallet App does more than just digitalize the

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, March 30, 2018. The Ural Bank for Reconstruction & Development (UBRD) was assessed very favorably as Introduction & Integration Partner of The Year at the international Crystal Headset Contest. Crystal Headset is a reputed contest for call centers and customer service centers. In 2017/2018, the judges’ panel had to evaluate the highest number of applicants throughout the event’s entire history. Nearly 300 businesses based in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan submitted their applications and essays for the competition,’ the bank’s press service

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, March 30, 2018. Federal Grid Company United Energy System’s Western Siberia branch made a public announcement to remind the locals about the protected areas around their electric mains. ‘Protected areas are strips of land and air along both sides of the mains. This is 20 meters for 110-kilowatt mains, 25 meters for 220-kilowatt mains, and 30 meters for 500-kilowatt mains,’ the company explains. Any activity within the protected areas must be coordinated with the company’s power engineers, be it construction jobs, repairs or demolition; mining, explosive, or reclamation

UrBC, Magnitogorsk, March 30, 2018. Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) drew up a report on its partnership with the Republic of Bashkorstostan, MMK Information, PR & Adverting Department reports. ‘Bashkortotan and MMK have a long history of economic and social connections. In 2016, the two parties signed a bilateral cooperation agreement. About two years later, the time has come to look into this cooperation to see if it proved efficient. A round table discussion on the topic was contributed to by MMK Social Programs Senior Manager Yegor Kozhayev, MMK Prospective Development