UrBC, Yekaterinburg, April 22, 2020. Mayor of Yekaterinburg Alexander Vysokinsky chaired the first meeting of a work group set up to support the industries most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic today. All the relevant Vice-Mayors and deputies of Yekaterinburg Duma are on the team. ‘The goal is to come up with an action plan to support the sectors of economy that have suffered the most in the last month. The lion’s share of the town budget relies heavily on the small and medium enterprises, and it is our duty to support them,’ the Mayor said.

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, April 22, 2020. The housing developer Brusnika keeps running its online lectures meant to educate Yekaterinburg locals currently in self-isolation. There will be free live sessions on architecture, urban planning trends, design, urban development, and personal efficiency in the new reality. Two lectures will take place this week, including A Brief History of Yekaterinburg by architect, author of Yekaterinburg/Sverdlovsk travel guide, and curator behind the White Tower Restoration Project Polina Ivanova. The two-hour lecture will dwell on the different epochs in the

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, April 22, 2020. Yekaterinburg Council will be coordinating a public opinion poll among the locals regarding the city’s District Akademicheskiy administrative status on May 1-14. The news has been announced via Yekaterinburg Duma’s official website. People can submit their poll answers online using the form on the town council’s website. The query runs as follows: ‘Do you agree with naming the administrative part of Sverdlovsk Region that appeared as a result of re-shaping Sverdlovsk Region’s administrative parts District Verkh-Isetsky of Yekaterinburg and District

UrBC, Magnitogorsk, April 22, 2020. Director-General at Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) Pavel Shilyayev commented on the new measures to support the small and medium enterprises within the framework of MMK development strategy and steps to help the residents of MMK Industrial Park in Magnitogorsk, MMK’s Information & PR Department reports. Shilyayev stressed that MMK has always supported business development in Magnitogorsk. ‘We made the decision to set up an industrial park at the time in order to attract investors willing to start their own business. MMK is willing to

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, April 22, 2020. The telecom company MegaFon designed a range of new services to ensure employees’ access to company resources online. This has made it possible to convert 14,000+ employees to an online work format without any damage to business processes. Within the first days of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, MegaFon offered small and medium enterprises free access to an online conference/webinar platform. This meant the company’s customers could stay in touch with their staff. These businesses now need comprehensive solutions that will enable them to go on working