UrBC, Moscow, June 18, 2018. Mercedes is calling off 9,281 cars imported to Russia due to possible airbag problems, Rosstandart reports. The issue applies to Mercedes-Benz A-/B-/C-/CLA-/GLA-/GLC- makes sold between 2016 and 2018. 'The automobiles have to be called off as the driver's airbag might get released due to a static electricity issue,' it is explained. The cars will have to get checked and adjusted if necessary. All the repair jobs will be done at no cost to the car owners.

UrBC, Moscow, June 18, 2018. The Bank of Russia’s new accountability regulations relating to leakage of data to do with monetary transactions come into effect for the Russian banks on July 1, 2018. According to the bank’s press service, the banks no longer have to present the technical parameters indicative of how and why a cyber security issue has emerged. On the other hand, they do have to present the economic parameters indicative of the attacks’ financial outcomes for both the banks and their customers. For one, the banks must now report on what amounts the hackers tried to steal within

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, June 18, 2018. Engineers from EVRAZ Holding's Raspadskaya Coal Company developed My Mine, a virtual mine simulator for training purposes. This unique 3D training program won gold at the 25th International Russia's Coal & Mining 2018 Exhibition, the holding's press service says. My Mine is meant for supporting students of mining and for improving working miners' professional skills. A VR helmet will help a student design the mine's underground infrastructure themselves (the rock matter, the conveyor belts, the underground engineering

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, June 18, 2018. The foundation for a new temple will be laid in Yekaterinburg's District Akademicheskiy on June 17. The church will be located next to an innovative medical cluster whose construction began in March, RSG-Akademicheskoye's press service reports. The cross will be put up on the construction site on Sunday. The ceremony will by performed by Metropolitan Kirill of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturiye and attended by the management of RSG-Akademicheskoye's (KORTROS Corporation), as the developer intends to assist in the construction process.

UrBC, Moscow, June 18, 2018. The Bank of Russia's Board of Directors decided to keep the refinancing rate at 7.25%, the regulatory authority's recent statement indicates. The BOD meeting took place on June 15, 2018. As is clear from the statement, the decision to keep the current refinancing rate has to do with growing pro-inflation risks. For one, the inflation rate might go up 1% because the Russian Government ruled the VAT would be increased to as much as 20%. According to the Bank of Russia's estimates, these new fiscal amendments will speed up the inflation rate by about