6 December 2006 (12:50) Regional businesses tend to borrow from banks rather than any other entity in first half of 206, reports Bank information and reference bulletin

6 December 2006 (12:48) MegaFon Ural offers to businesses reduce our cell phone communication expenses by a few times, says Global System Mobile Club

6 December 2006 (12:46) Existing home sales hit the average of 70,000 RUR per square meter in the center of Yekaterinburg

6 December 2006 (12:44) Volume of loans given by UralTransBank to nongovernmental commercial organizations for 91 to 180 days goes down by 55.5% in January-November 2006, reports Central Bank of Russia

6 December 2006 (12:42) VympelCom (Beeline) appoints new people in Ural Region branch

6 December 2006 (12:40) Dispute between ROSNO and UralTransBank keeps unwinding

6 December 2006 (12:38) We tackled cases involving Rosgosstrakh, RESO-Guarantee, and Guta Insurance, reports Galina Nizen of Offer Law Firm

5 December 2006 (11:25) Association of Regional Russian Banks interferes in dispute between ROSNO and UralTransBank

5 December 2006 (11:23) SKB-Bank sets up office in Verkhnyaya Salda

5 December 2006 (11:21) Volume of loans given by UralTransBank to nongovernmental commercial organizations for 31 to 90 days goes down by 46.8% in January-November 2006, reports Central Bank of Russia

5 December 2006 (11:19) ‘Dacha amnesty’ applications go up in November 2006

5 December 2006 (11:17) Uralvneshtorgbank keeps expanding its services geographically

5 December 2006 (11:15) Cancellation of licensing procedure to result in more insured accidents on construction sites

5 December 2006 (11:13) Hortiza and Myagkov vodkas disappear from view, yet alcohol sales remain the same

5 December 2006 (11:11) Russian machine building enterprises to have a hard time competing with Western companies upon entering WTO, claims Ust Katav Wagon Works

5 December 2006 (11:09) Making it easier legally for foreign investors to take part in Russian banks’ capital fits in the general market liberalization trend

5 December 2006 (11:07) Fire damage at Metallurgical Industrial Complex of Magnitogorsk might exceed $100m

5 December 2006 (11:05) Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant to supply 2,400 tons of zinc-aluminum alloy to ThyssenKrupp of Germany in February-July 2007

4 December 2006 (12:00) Introducing Unified State Information System on tobacco market is not good, says Monetka Trade Center

4 December 2006 (11:58) Volume of loans given by UralTransBank to nongovernmental commercial organizations for up to 30 days goes down by 35.7% in January-October 2006, reports Central Bank of Russia

4 December 2006 (11:56) Sberbank of Russia sponsors local theatre festival

4 December 2006 (11:54) We expect Russian real estate market to become stable; price per square meter should drop by 10% to 15%, claims Vice President of Russian Guild of Realtors Konstantin Aprelev

4 December 2006 (11:52) Ural Foil introduces UseTender.com

4 December 2006 (11:50) United Machine Building Works signs contracts worth ?4.5m with two enterprises of Arcelor Mittal

4 December 2006 (11:48) Commercial buildings to be put up in Academic construction project area in 2009, reports Managing Director of project Stanislav Pridvizhkin

4 December 2006 (11:46) Opening ceremony of MegaFon Ural third sales and service center held in Yekaterinburg

4 December 2006 (11:44) Yekaterinburg customs reveal abuse of Zinger trademark

4 December 2006 (11:42) Employees of Metallurgical Industrial Complex of Nizhniy Tagil prove their skills

4 December 2006 (11:40) Families of fire victims from Metallurgical Industrial Complex of Magnitogorsk to receive cash benefits

1 December 2006 (12:10) Ingosstrakh insurance company wins tender announced by Center and Northern Caucasus Interregional Network Company

1 December 2006 (12:08) Ingosstrakh insurance company wins tenders for property and private insurance agreements with power generating companies comprising RAO UES of Russia

1 December 2006 (11:30) United Machine Building Works sign $7.5m contract with Metallurgical Industrial Complex of Novolipetsk

1 December 2006 (11:28) Uralvneshtorgbank uses subordinate loan from International Finance Corporation

1 December 2006 (11:26) Volume of deposits provided by Uralprivatbank to nongovernmental commercial organizations for a term of 181 days to 1 year goes down by 29% in January-November 2006, reports Central Bank of Russia

1 December 2006 (11:24) $3.7bn worth of goods imported in Ural Customs Administration zone in January-October 2006

1 December 2006 (11:22) Subordinate loan obtained by Uralvneshtorgbank means it meets strict demands of foreign investors, observes Deputy Chairman of Ural Bankers’ Union Evgeniy Bolotin

1 December 2006 (11:20) Yekaterinburg might feel shortage of building materials in two years’ time, claims Union of Sverdlovsk Region Builders

1 December 2006 (11:18) SKB-bank sets up subsidiary in Tyumen

1 December 2006 (11:16) Cause of and damage done by fire at sheet-rolling shop of Metallurgical Industrial Complex of Magnitogorsk yet to be determined, reports Chelyabinsk Region Department of Emergencies

1 December 2006 (11:14) Volume of loans given by Credit Ural Bank to natural persons for a term of 181 days to 1 year goes down by 68.71% in January-October 2006, reports Central Bank of Russia

1 December 2006 (11:12) We sign contract for limiting electricity supply in case of overloaded transmission facilities with every consumer, says Deputy GD of ChelyabEnergoSbyt Sergey Sukhodoev

1 December 2006 (11:10) Chelyabinsk Region receives $961.2m worth of investments over nine months of 2006

1 December 2006 (11:08) Suppliers, clients and employees of Yekaterinburg Meatpacking Plant Ltd. alarmed by state of events

30 November 2006 (23:59) Airbus 320 belonging to Ural Airlines takes maiden flight

30 November 2006 (23:57) Ingosstrakh insurance company wins tender announced by Center and Northern Caucasus Interregional Network Company

30 November 2006 (23:55) Ingosstrakh insurance company wins tenders for property and private insurance agreements with power generating companies comprising RAO UES of Russia

30 November 2006 (23:53) Federal Financial Market Service carries out large-scale investigations of credit reporting agencies

30 November 2006 (23:51) Fire breaks out and causes death of seven people at sheet-rolling shop of Metallurgical Industrial Complex of Magnitogorsk

30 November 2006 (23:49) Chelindbank issues its 300,000th VISA card

30 November 2006 (23:47) South Ural office of UralBusinessConsulting wins the Best Journalist Paper about Sberbank in Chelyabinsk Region competition

30 November 2006 (23:45) Property feud in Yekaterinburg Meatpacking Plant Ltd.

30 November 2006 (23:43) Academic construction project might become part of national Available and Comfortable Housing to Russian Citizens program, claims Managing Director of project Stanislav Pridvizhkin

30 November 2006 (23:41) Vysokogorskiy Ore Mining and Processing Enterprise prepares for winter successfully

30 November 2006 (23:39) Sverdlovsk Region Government and I support actions of Ural Airlines, says Governor Eduard Rossel

30 November 2006 (13:00) Airbus 320 belonging to Ural Airlines takes maiden flight

30 November 2006 (12:58) Ingosstrakh insurance company wins tender announced by Center and Northern Caucasus Interregional Network Company

30 November 2006 (12:56) Ingosstrakh insurance company wins tenders for property and private insurance agreements with power generating companies comprising RAO UES of Russia

30 November 2006 (12:54) Federal Financial Market Service carries out large-scale investigations of credit reporting agencies

30 November 2006 (12:52) Fire breaks out and causes death of seven people at sheet-rolling shop of Metallurgical Industrial Complex of Magnitogorsk

30 November 2006 (12:50) Chelindbank issues its 300,000th VISA card