UrBC, Magnitogorsk, January 25, 2019. MMK Trading House set up a new office in Khabarovsk as part of the strategy to build up the share of the Far East’s rolled metal goods market, MMK Group’s Information & PR Department reports. This is the second branch the company has set up in the Far East, with the first one operating in Vladivostok. Local customers can now choose from the entire range of MMK Group’s rolled metal produce, including flat stock, profiled and section stock, pipes, coated metal goods, heavy-duty rolled products, and metal goods. The outlet can be found at 15 Tselinnaya

UrBC, Moscow, January 25, 2019. Russian banks issued 37.41 million loans to their customers in 2018 (total amount: over RUB 8.61 trillion); this exceeded the previous year’s number of loans by 18%, whereas the total loan amount increased by 46% compared with 2017, Prime refers to United Credit History Bureau as reporting. 3.7 million new loans got issued in December 2018 alone (+6%), with the total amount at more than RUB 895.97 billion (+23%). Credit cards proved the fastest-growing lending market segment: the number of newly issued credit cards rose by 40% against one year earlier, with the

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, January 25, 2019. Seven workers of EVRAZ Holding’s Nizhniy Tagil Metallurgical Plant (NTMK) received government awards; the awarding decree was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, EVRAZ Holding Ural’s Corporate Relations Center reports. The solemn awarding ceremony took place at Sevastyanov House in Yekaterinburg; the medals were presented by Governor of Sverdlovsk Region Evgeny Kuivashev. Six EVRAZ employees - turner from the Beam-Rolling Department Vladimir Kochanov; repair technician from the Blast Furnace Department Vladimir Kravchenko; Converter Shop’s Deputy

UrBC, Moscow, January 25, 2019. The bill allowing the Russian Prosecutor-General’s Office to look into data on Russian officials’ foreign bank accounts passed its third reading at the State Duma’s last plenary session on Thursday, January 24. ‘The Russian Federation Prosecutor-General’s Office may, if necessary, ask the Russian Central Bank (which, in its turn, will enquire with the foreign countries’ central banks or other regulatory bodies in the finance sector) for data on foreign bank accounts/deposits in the name of individuals who are legally not allowed to open/hold accounts or keep

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, January 25, 2019. Ural Airlines are now selling tickets for their direct, scheduled Zhukovsky-Paris-Zhukovsky flights, which will get operated starting April 23, 2019, the air carrier’s press service reports. Flight U6 759/760 will get operated thrice a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. Departure (Zhukovsky Airport, Moscow Region): 10:45 AM, departure (Paris): 2:45 PM. Prices start from RUB 4,639 (one way). ‘The spring comes early in Paris, so the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame de Paris, Moulin Rouge, and the Palace of Versailles look particularly spectacular and