Ural Airlines is to operate four flights to Saint Petersburg daily beginning from April 8, 2008. In addition to offering more flights, the carrier is also going to make them less costly for passengers by introducing special tariffs. If you buy a return ticket, for example, it will only cost you 9,800 RUR, all fees included, regardless of how early you book. If you buy a single ticket at least ten days before the flight, you’ll only pay 4,700 RUR, all fees included. ‘These special price offers and the increased frequency of flights are part of our spring offer that started a week ago. We hope

A videoconference featuring reports by Evraz Group’s Senior Vice President Pavel Tatianin and Vice President for Metallurgical Assets Management Maxim Kuznetsov was coordinated in Nizhnity Tagil. The conference attendees looked into the results of the group’s activity in 2007. ‘In terms of production, the year 2007 was a rather good one. As for our premises in the Urals, all the target figures were achieved and even exceeded in some cases. Besides, there was not a single accident throughout the whole year, and we intend to keep working on our production quality and safety enhancement,’ Pavel

Central Bank of Russia reports volume of loans given by Khanty-Mansiyskiy Bank to state-run for-profit organizations despite overdraft went down by 63.38% (from 54.608 million RUR to 19.996 million RUR) in January-March 2008.

According to the Central Bank of Russia, volume of loans given by Sverdlovsk Gubernskiy Bank to state-run for-profit organizations for 1 to 3 years went down by 28.57% (from 2.916 million RUR to 2.083 million RUR) in January-March 2008.

Central Bank of Russia reports volume of loans given by Pervouralsk Joint Stock Commercial Bank to state-run for-profit organizations for 181 days to 1 year went down by 13.2% (from 213.644 million RUR to 185.439 million RUR) in January-March 2008.

Sverdlovsk Region’s division of Rosprirodnadzor (the state environmental watchdog) carried out a scheduled inspection of VIZ Stal on March 17-31, 2008. The inspection was targeted at checking the enterprise’s compliance with the existing water code, the spokesperson for Rosprirodnadzor says. The inspection revealed that VIZ Stal was using the water from Verkh-Isetskiy water reservoir and was dumping manufacturing water in the River Iset without any permission to do so. Sverdlovsk Region’s division of Rosprirodnadzor therefore initiated an administrative lawsuit against the offender. The

Ural Airlines came up with the preliminary report on the results of its activity in the first quarter of the year. The company’s press officer reports their passenger turnover rose by 8% compared to January-March 2008 and reached 215,567 people. The increase was the greatest among international travelers, as the passenger turnover at international flights grew by 54%, that at domestic flights grew by 2%, and that at the flights operated within the CIS grew by 29%. All in all, 140,342 passengers used the carrier’s domestic flights, 56,915 people used international flights, and 18,310

Central Bank of Russia reports volume of loans given by Tagilbank to for-profit self-regulatory organizations for 31 to 90 days went down by 52.87% (from 43.5 million RUR to 20.5 million RUR) in January-March 2008.

Ural Airlines is to start operating an additional Moscow-Yekaterinburg flight on April 9, 2008. The plane leaves Domodedovo airport at 11.50 PM and arrives at Koltsovo airport in Yekaterinburg at 4 AM every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. The airline operates six flights bound for Moscow and back daily. Special tariffs (with cheapest single tickets available for only 2,200 RUR, excluding the fuel fee) were offered to customers beginning from March 25, 2008, even though the number of seats is limited. U6-264, the Yekaterinburg-Moscow flight, leaves Koltsovo at 6.50 AM and arrives at

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) won in the 4th All-Russian IPO Olympus 2007 contest, getting the prize in the Best Corporate Management Practice category. The contest was part of the 4th All-Russian IPO Congress, Russia’s major forum dedicated to the investment issues. The congress can be useful for all the Russian issuers as well as professionals dealing in public offers. The congress was divided into panels on preparing for a public offer and going through with it. Experts from the state bodies like the Federal Financial Market Service, the Central Bank, and the Ministry of

Central Bank of Russia reports volume of loans given by SberInvestBank to self-regulatory financial organizations for 181 days to 1 year went down by 19.66% (from 19.635 million RUR to 15.775 million RUR) in January-March 2008.

Sverdlovsk Region Court of Arbitration is to consider the claim laid by Rosimuschestvo’s regional division against Koltsovo airport of Yekaterinburg. Rosimuschestvo is planning to cancel the rental agreement it has with the airport regarding its premises. The court’s press officer reports this agreement involves the renting of state-run property such as the airport apron, the runways, the aircraft parking areas and so on; the whole set’s balance sheet value has been estimated to come to 397,285,629 RUR. ‘The airport’s rental rates haven’t changed since the 90s, which means they really must be

According to the Central Bank of Russia, volume of loans given by UralFinPromBank to for-profit self-regulatory organizations for 91 to 180 days went down by 26% (from 273.794 million RUR to 202.591 million RUR) in January-March 2008.

URSA Bank’s balance sheet total doubled over the first quarter of 2008 and amounted to 292.2 billion RUR; the bank’s net assets (calculated in accordance with Interfax’s standards) rose by 1.9 times and reached 202.4 billion RUR in January-March 2008. URSA Bank’s own funds increased by 2.1 times and came to 25.8 billion RUR on April 1, 2008, which is 13.3 billion RUR better than a quarter earlier. The bank’s loan portfolio grew by 58.2% and came to 119.1 billion RUR: the company’s retail loan portfolio went up by 90%, reaching 62.3 billion RUR, while the business loan portfolio rose by 34%

Kinetika, the logistics company, became the Urals’ first business to get ISO 9001:2000 quality management system certificate for safekeeping and processing of cargo. The certification procedure was carried out by TÜV Rheinland Group’s Russian representation. ‘The certification was mainly targeted at officially proving to our customers that this company’s logistics services meet the highest international standards and that the quality of these services is both dependable and guaranteed. This isn’t just a fad, this is a sign of our system approach to business efficiency,’ the company’s GD

Central Bank of Russia reports volume of loans given by Universal Bank to sole traders for 181 days to 1 year went down by 86.47% (from 13.3 million RUR to 1.8 million RUR) in January-March 2008.

Central Bank of Russia reports volume of loans given by Tyumenenergobank to for-profit self-regulatory organizations for 31 to 90 days went down by 54.46% (from 1,200,921,000 RUR to 546,925,000 RUR) in January-March 2008.

Chairman of Chelyabinsk Tube Rolling Plant Alexander Fedorov was declared the Environmentalist of The Year at the second All-Russian conference on the industrial bionomics and development of economic mechanisms of environmental protection. Mr. Fedorov was granted this honorary title for his considerable contribution to the development of conservational culture in Russia and his support of the environmental priorities of the country’s industrial enterprises. In addition, Chelyabinsk Tube Rolling Plant was awarded with the European Quality Gold Medal in Russia’s 100 Best

Ural Airlines is to start operating an additional Moscow-Yekaterinburg flight on April 9, 2008. The plane leaves Domodedovo airport at 11.50 PM and arrives at Koltsovo airport in Yekaterinburg at 4 AM every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. The airline operates six flights bound for Moscow and back daily. Special tariffs (with cheapest single tickets available for only 2,200 RUR, excluding the fuel fee) were offered to customers beginning from March 25, 2008, even though the number of seats is limited. U6-264, the Yekaterinburg-Moscow flight, leaves Koltsovo at 6.50 AM and arrives at

According to the Central Bank of Russia, volume of loans given by VUZ Bank to for-profit self-regulatory organizations for up to 30 days plummeted by 100% (from 20.15 million RUR to zero) in January-March 2008.