Central Bank of Russia reports volume of loans given by VUZ Bank to for-profit self-regulatory organizations for up to 30 days went down by 85.83% (from 31.268 million RUR to 4.431 million RUR) in January-August 2007.

The number of plastic cards issued by Sberbank of Russia’s Ural branch reached 2,000,000 in September 2007. The ‘anniversary’ bank card was given to Sergey Chukavin, an Ufa Engine-Building Production Association employee from the capital of Bashkortostan. Mr. Chukavin was presented with the card and a holiday trip for two in the course of the awarding ceremony on September 6, 2007. Sberbank has so far issued 595,000 bank cards in the Republic of Bashkortostan, 716,000 cards in Sverdlovsk Region, 612,900 cards in Chelyabinsk Region, and 122,500 cards in Kurgan Region, the bank’s press officer

The company’s modernization program and the recent launch of some new facilities made it possible for Magnitogorsk Metallurgical Industrial Complex to cut back on the amount of harmful atmospheric emissions. The enterprise began a major reconstruction in the early 90s when the obsolete equipment and outdated production shops were being done away with and replaced with new machines fitted with environmental protection devices. These were the LD plant, the hot-rolling mill known as 2000, and the recovery plant for the coke and by-product processing facility. In addition, Magnitogorsk

The Ural Bank for Reconstruction and Development traditionally made it to the country’s Top 50 stock market operators rating and in MICEX’s bond market rating in August 2007. The bank’s turnovers of 9.6 billion RUR and 5.6 billion RUR secured it the 28th and the 30th positions, respectively. As regards RTS (FORTS)’s forward and option transactions volume rating, the Ural Bank for Reconstruction and Development, with its 15.2-billion-ruble turnover in August 2007, was rated 20th among more than 100 firms. The bank also got the prestigious 11th position in a separate rating based on the

A negative publicity campaign targeted against BALTMAN chain store broke out in Yekaterinburg, with the city’s streets full of ads that call for boycotting the place. The statements used in these ads are outright nationalist and xenophobic (some examples include phrases like ‘Shop in BALTMAN and help our enemies,’ or ‘BALTMAN go back to the Baltic States’). Moreover, the ads bear images of Adolph Hitler as well as swastikas and other nationalist symbols. In addition, Sverdlovsk Region’s media received a letter from The Bronze Soldier, a non-existent NGO. In it, the organization accuses

According to the Central Bank of Russia, volume of loans given by UralFinPromBank to sole traders for 91 to 180 days went down by 45.29% (from 52.4 million RUR to 28.666 million RUR) in January-August 2007.

Central Bank of Russia reports volume of for-profit financial organizations’ deposits in Yekaterinburg Municipal Bank valid for 1 to 3 years went down by 14.15% (from 64.05 million RUR to 41.95 million RUR) in January-August 2007.

‘Most holiday-makers will go to Egypt, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates this season,’ Director of Zima-Leto Travel Agency Olga Gulyar said to UrBC. ‘Egypt is quite popular because it offers good value for the money, Thailand appeals to tourists due to its exotic sceneries, and the UAE can boast the ever-fine weather and quality shopping opportunities. Apart from that, travelers are likely to go on excursion trips to Europe, especially places like Great Britain, France, and the Czech Republic. As early as August 1, 2007, our customers started booking and buying tours to some popular ski

The value of net assets of Energy – Mixed Investments (the unit investment trust) managed by Eurogreen Management Company Ltd. went down by .2% between September 4, 2007 and September 5, 2007. According to Eurogreen’s website, the company’s net assets decreased from 4,870,727.92 RUR on September 4, 2007 to 4,860,758.48 RUR on September 5, 2007.

Central Bank of Russia reports volume of loans given by Ural Interregional Bank to natural persons for 181 days to 1 year went down by 56.65% (from 16.184 million RUR to 7.015 million RUR) in January-August 2007.

United Company RUSAL (the world’s largest producer of aluminum and alum earth) reports it has signed a memorandum of intent with ANTAM, the state-owned Indonesian company. The paper dwells upon the project to set up a joint venture that would put up a bauxite and alumina facility in Indonesia. According to some preliminary estimates, the facility’s throughput is believed to come to some 3.6 million tons of bauxites and 1.2 million tons of alumina a year, UC RUSAL’s press officer in the Urals Roman Lukichev said to UrBC. The memorandum, signed in Jakarta on September 6, 2007 within the course

According to the Central Bank of Russia, volume of loans given by Ural Interregional Bank to natural persons for 181 days to 1 year went down by 56.65% (from 16.184 million RUR to 7.015 million RUR) in January-August 2007.

Central Bank of Russia reports volume of natural persons’ deposits in Ural Interregional Bank valid for 1 to 3 years went down by 20.9% (from 67.638 million RUR to 53.438 million RUR) in January-August 2007.

Central Bank of Russia reports volume of for-profit self-regulatory organizations’ deposits in Uralprivatbank valid for 31 to 90 days went down by 79% (from 96.431 million RUR to 20 million RUR) in January-August 2007.

‘The towns of Verkhnyaya Salda, Krasnouralsk, Talitsa, Degtyarsk, Verkhnyaya Tura and Ivdel are Sverdlovsk Region’s most troublesome municipalities. Degtyarsk, for one, is experiencing great problems with the boiling equipment, and Verkhnyaya Tura is now in dire need of good heating mains. The local authorities are now considering the idea of switching to coal instead of natural gas as a way out,’ Sverdlovsk Region Minister of Construction and Housing Maintenance and Utilities Alexander Karlov announced at a press conference on September 6, 2007. ‘On the other hand, Krasnoturinsk, Serov,

According to the Central Bank of Russia, volume of loans given by Plato Bank to for-profit self-regulatory organizations for 1 to 3 years went down by 28.77% (from 75.896 million RUR to 54.059 million RUR) in January-August 2007.

The value of net assets of Energy – Mixed Investments (the unit investment trust) managed by Eurogreen Management Company Ltd. went down by .86% between September 3, 2007 and September 4, 2007. According to Eurogreen’s website, the company’s net assets decreased from 4,913,050.11 RUR on September 3, 2007 to 4,870,727.92 RUR on September 4, 2007.

Central Bank of Russia reports volume of loans given by Yekaterinburg Municipal Bank to for-profit self-regulatory organizations for up to 30 days went down by 100% (from 15.05 million RUR to zero) in January-August 2007.

Sverdlovsk Region public prosecution authorities inspected the area near the village of Magnitka in the vicinity of Pervouralsk; as a result, some light was shed on the grave violations of environmental legislation by Russian Chrome 1915. The company had been dumping waste water with excessive amount of chemical compounds in the River Chusovaya, which led to contamination of the water and the fish with environmentally hazardous substances, the authorities report. Russian Chrome 1915 will have to undergo a criminal trial; the enterprise was charged with violation of environmentally hazardous

According to the Central Bank of Russia, volume of loans given by Ural Innovational Commercial Bank to for-profit self-regulatory organizations for 181 days to 1 year went down by 14.27% (from 194.09 million RUR to 166.384 million RUR) in January-August 2007.