UrBC, Yekaterinburg, November 12, 2019. Ural Customs detected 1,114+ instances of Russian exchange regulations violations (total amount: RUB 6.7bn) in the nine months of 2019; 42% of cases have to do with illegal exchange transactions. ‘In the nine months of 2019, the customs authorities completed 420 checks into how both residents and non-residents comply with the existing currency law of the Russian Federation and exchange control authorities’ normative acts. This resulted in 680 administrative offense suits (with charges based on Article 15.25 of the Russian Federation Administrative

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, November 12, 2019. MegaFon now sells its products through AliExpress’s marketplace Tmall, the telecom company’s press service reports. The online platform got launched in time for November sales supported by retailers worldwide. MegaFon intends to start with a range of Apple products. ‘MegaFon’s online shop is now available at megafon.ru.aliexpress.com. A range of Apple iPhones in different color options is on offer starting November 11. This means MegaFon is now Russia’s first authorized Apple reseller to work with Tmall. The latter will secure MegaFon’s customers a

UrBC, Magnitogorsk, November 12, 2019. MMK-Kurort’s Metallurg-Magnitogorsk Ski Resort will host the first round of Snowboard World Cup in parallel slalom and parallel giant slalom for the first time ever on December 7-8, Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) Information & PR Department reports. The contest’s principal judge and Head of Sports & Tourist Issues at OOO Abzakovo Mikhail Kuznetsov, Head of Magnitogorsk Physical Culture, Sports & Tourism Division Alexander Berchenko, and Director at MMK-Kurort Management Company Yegor Kozhayev all talked about the organization of

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, November 12, 2019. EVRAZ Nizhniy Tagil Integrated Metallurgical Plant (EVRAZ NTMK) supplied more than 900,000 kg of H-beams for Ryazanskaya Transfer Hub in Moscow Underground, EVRAZ Holding Ural’s Corporate Communications Center reports. The plant manufactured a range of 45 B2 and 60 B2 H-beams (strength grade: S255) for the project. The H-beams got shipped to the site through EVRAZ Metal Inprom over the course of ten months. Now Ryazanskaya is going to become Europe’s largest hub, connecting Bolshaya Koltsevaya and Nekrasovskaya lines, Moscow Central Circle, and suburban

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, November 12, 2019. The Ural Bank for Reconstruction & Development (UBRD) raised the annual interest rate on one of its savings deposit offers by 2%, up to 8.5%. According to the bank’s press service, the idea is to help customers save up faster and better in time for the winter holiday season. The deposit period comes to 390 days; the terms and conditions apply if you sign up for the all-inclusive service package. ‘The interest gets paid into your deposit or your debit card account every thirty days. You can open the deposit at any of the bank’s offices, or online (in