UrBC, Yekaterinburg, January 15, 2020. Young athletes from a Greco-Roman wrestling school in Kamensk-Uralsky (supported by OOO FORES’s local branch) won bronze in an international championship, the company’s press service reports. The championship was held in Berdsk, Novosibirsk Region, on January 9-12. Vladimir Shevyakov and Kirill Cheremnykh won third prizes in the group for athletes born in 2003-2004. ‘Nearly three hundred sports players from Russia and the CIS member states (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan) competed in the event. The international Greco-Roman wrestling

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, January 15, 2020. 9,616,908 people flew with Ural Airlines last year, which exceeded the figures for one year previously by 7%, the air carrier’s press service reports. 4,775,688 passengers went on the airline’s domestic flights and 4,841,220 passengers flew internationally. The airline operated 63,865 flights in 2019 (up 3% on the year 2018), including 32,652 domestic flights and 31,213 international ones. The company’s passenger turnover rose by 8% and reached 23,387,609,000 passenger-kilometers. 647,251 people flew with Ural Airlines in December 2019, which was 12%

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, January 15, 2020. EVRAZ West-Siberian Metallurgical Plant (EVRAZ ZSMK) won Kemerovo Region’s annual Eco-Leader Contest as Enterprise, EVRAZ Holding Siberia’s Corporate Communications Center reports. ‘The plant was awarded for proactive efforts to ensure environmental sustainability and improve the locals’ environmental culture. Elena Kornienko and Olga Gritsenko from the plant’s Environmental Protection Service also received thank-you letters for their contribution to Environmental Protection Days,’ the company says. Every year, the company takes part in the all-Russian

UrBC, Magnitogorsk, January 15, 2020. MMK Group’s metal goods manufacturer MMK METIZ won the Best Socially Responsible Employer of The Year Contest, MMK’s Information & PR Department reports. The awarding ceremony for the Best Socially Responsible Employer of The Year Contest and for Chelyabinsk Region round of the nationwide Highly Socially Responsible Russian Company Contest took place at Chelyabinsk Region Trade Union Federation directly after Chelyabinsk Region’s trilateral committee meeting. Companies from both the state-run and private sector competed in the contest. MMK METIZ came

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, January 15, 2020. Ural bankers believe the prospective bill on collecting Russian nationals’ biometric data will turn out extremely costly for the banking sector. Based on even the most moderate estimates, the expenses will amount to over several million roubles for a single outlet. It was reported earlier that the Russian State Duma postponed the passing of the new bill on the collection of biometric data from banks’ retail customers early in the year and sent the paper back for further revision and drafting. Chair of the Duma’s Finance Market Committee Anatoly Aksakov