UrBC, Yekaterinburg, April 24, 2020. Sverdlovsk Region will switch to pass control mode during the May break because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vice Governor Pavel Krekov announced at a briefing in Yekaterinburg on April 23. ‘I can confirm with confidence that we will have pass control in place. It’s crucial for the area to spend these ten days in total self-isolation,’ he said. Krekov said the specific of the pass control mode would be elaborated later, but in whichever case, no one will prevent the locals from visiting their own dachas. Now Governor of Sverdlovsk Region Evgeny Kuivashev said

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, April 24, 2020. You can now apply for a state-subsidized mortgage, with interest rates starting from 6% a year, to buy a home in Yekaterinburg’s District Akademicheskiy now. The down payment should amount to at least 20%, the mortgage could amount to RUB 3 million. The housing developer RSG-Akademicheskoye’s website states the special offer applies to homes in the following quarters currently under construction: Blizky, Devyaty, and Eleven. ‘You can pick an apartment on the developer’s website and consult our sales assistants via WhatsApp or Skype. Our mortgage center

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, April 24, 2020. NEYVA Bank’s new terms and conditions for private customers come into effect on May 1, 2020; the bank also came up with a new VISA Gold package. According to the bank’s press service, the changes apply to debit cards. ‘We have fully revised the terms and conditions for our Universal VISA Gold, our primary card product. The monthly fee has dropped down to RUB 99 (with plastic) and RUB 59 (no plastic). There’s no fee for the first month any more in case you comply with the terms of service. This applies to both the traditional plastic and the no-plastic

UrBC, Magnitogorsk, April 24, 2020. Chair of the Board of Directors at Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) Viktor Rashnikov decided to expand the list of Magnitogorsk residents eligible for support from the company’s charity program. According to the company’s press service, both Magnitogorsk Council and MMK hotlines keep getting calls from the locals asking to explain who exactly is eligible for help and what exactly people can count on. As a result, MMK management decided to include more people in their charity program in time of COVID-19 pandemic. ‘In addition to seniors in the 65+

UrBC, Chelyabinsk, April 24, 2020. ChelPipe Group (Chelyabinsk Pipe Rolling Plant) and GenerationS closed the application procedure for the former’s in-company accelerator contest. All in all, 300+ applications got submitted by Russian and international startups on January 15- March 31. According to the company’s press service, the Group’s experts and GenerationS professionals are already processing the applications and are going to select thirty promising teams that will be presenting their innovative solutions for the pipe-manufacturing industry to the Group’s management in May. ‘Teams from