UrBC, Yekaterinburg, June 1, 2018. The average asking price of an existing home rose by 1.3% on Yekaterinburg housing market compared with the start of the year and by 2.7% compared with twelve months earlier, Ural Real Estate Chamber’s report states. The average asking price currently comes to RUR 68,162 per m2. In terms of location, prices have been going up in nearly all the parts of the city: by 4.7% for centrally located apartments, by 1.3% in Yekaterinburg’s second most expensive locations close to the heart of the city, and by 1.7% and 2.1% in the third and fourth priciest parts of the

UrBC, Chelyabinsk, June 1, 2018. An awarding ceremony for agents of business support and development took place at Chelyabinsk Region Legislative Assembly this week. Representatives of the South Urals Chamber of Commerce & Industry were among those to receive the award, which has been given out for the third time this year. ‘The Assembly’s business development award was set up in 2015 to distinguish the most proactive individuals who are both successful businesspeople and energetic contributors to the businesses’ and government’s interactions,’ the CCI’s press service reports. Once a

UrBC, Magnitogorsk, June 1, 2018. The executive committee of Russia’s Mining & Metallurgical Trade Union’s Central Council announced the results of its FNPR (Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia) Best Authorized Representative for Job Safety 2016-2017 Contest, MMK’s Information, PR & Advertising Department reports. The goal is to improve trade union’s control over job safety and healthy working conditions on production sites, encourage our authorized representatives for job safety to be more proactive in preventing accidents at work and occupational health problems, and

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, June 1, 2018. EVRAZ Holding’s Kachkanar Ore Mining & Processing Enterprise (KGOK) and Gazpromneft launched the Fuel Integrator Project together, EVRAZ Holding Ural’s corporate relations center reports. The Fuel Integrator scheme, proposed by the local sales division of Gazpromneft, means the holding can have its vehicles filled with fuel without any production stoppages as well as cut its fuel spending and be in full control of all the costs involved. To make sure EVRAZ KGOK has its fuel needs fully met, Gazpromneft bough three additional filling units (overall

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, June 1, 2018. West Siberian Heat & Power Station operated by EVRAZ Holding’s West Siberian Integrated Metallurgical Works (ZSMK) completed its heating season 2017/2018. Everything went in standard mode and all the end users got their heating power and hot water supply in full (including during extremely low temperature periods), EVRAZ’s press service reports. ‘We managed without any emergencies during the season thanks to a large-scale repairs and upgrades campaign and the launch of our renovated Boiler Unit 9. The reconstruction of the boiler boosted our energy