UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July 6, 2018. The Ural Bank for Reconstruction & Development’s corporate customers can now use both Light and Pro versions of their online banking package with a fully operational mobile app to go with it. Companies’ top managers can also make payments and manage the business’s finances right from their smartphone. ‘UBRD Light App will appeal to even the pickiest customers thanks to its one-tap log in options: you don’t have to enter your passwords any more, as almost effortless fingerprint identification works instead,’ the bank’s press service says. UBRD Lights

UrBC, Magnitogorsk, July 6, 2018. Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) keeps working together with Oracle and has chosen the latter as its strategic partner in the Industry 4.0 Project for the next five years, the company press service reports. MMK Group’s business processes will get optimized and united through a single corporate information system to ensure much better efficiency for Russia’s leading metal maker. The two parties’ large-scale cooperation program also covers some options for using Oracle Cloud services on an industrial scale. MMK intends to upgrade its corporate

UrBC, Chelyabinsk, July 6, 2018. South Urals Chamber of Commerce & Industry had its quality management system re-certified for compliance with the national GOST standards and international ISO 9001-2015 standards once again, the chamber’s press service reports. The chamber launched its quality management system in 2005. Four re-certification audits have been carried out since then, with auditors competing on the system’s flawless performance every time. ‘We haven’t once found any discrepancy as regards the national standards; the CCI has outstanding expertise in the field of quality

UrBC, Moscow, July 6, 2018. 89% of Russians are not in favor of raising men’s retirement age to 65 and 90% are opposed to raising women’s retirement age to 63, according to Levada Center’s recent survey findings. 70% and 73% of respondents, respectively, said they felt strongly against it, and only 7% to 8% of those surveyed said they supported the new legislature. Most respondents (87% and 84%, respectively) believe the current retirement age (60 for men and 55 for women) is the best possible option. Only 13% to 14% of those surveyed believe it’s also possible to retire later, but they

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July 6, 2018. Ural Airlines now operate a direct flight between Chelyabinsk and Harbin; the maiden flight took place on July 4, 2018, and the plane was nearly fully booked. According to the air carrier’s press service, over 140 passengers flew from Harbin to Chelyabinsk. The flight gets operated on Airbus 320 planes (both Business and Economy seats available) every Wednesday. ‘Flights to China are seen as one of the company’s priorities. The airline keeps introducing new flights from different parts of Russia to China in order to improve our partnership with the People’s