UrBC, Magnitogorsk, June 19, 2018. A new professional standard for Process Management came into effect in Russia on May 2018. It was Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) that proposed and partially designed the standard for this new job, MMK’s press service reports. The professional standard got developed in collaboration with ABPMP Russian Chapter, OOO ELCODE, and Institute of Logistics and Supply Chain Management. The Process Management Standard defines the job functions, required academic qualifications, and work experience an expert in process management needs to fulfill/have to

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, June 19, 2018. The foundation of a new temple and the blessing of the cross took place in Yekaterinburg’s District Akademicheskiy on June 17, 2018; the ceremony was conducted by Metropolitan Kirill of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturye; the temple will be put up in memory of Passion Bearer Evgeny the Doctor and in memory of all doctors in the Fatherland, the developer RSG-Akademicheskoye’s press service reports. The temple is to be situated on the premises of the would-be medical cluster (under construction since March 2018). The temple dedicated to the Russian Royal Family’s

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, June 19, 2018. EVRAZ Holding and the Social Investments Foundation coordinated their first All-Russian Children’s Foresight Session in Kachkanar, Sverdlovsk Region, on June 13-15, 2018, EVRAZ Holding Ural’s press service reports. The goal is to engage schoolchildren in the shaping of their home towns’ future. The foresight session took place in Kachanar’s School 57. Over 65 students from the town’s seven secondary schools contributed to the three-day workshop. Children in the 12-17 age group worked on a number of urban improvement projects. Most of the projects had to do

UrBC, Moscow, June 18, 2018. Mercedes is calling off 9,281 cars imported to Russia due to possible airbag problems, Rosstandart reports. The issue applies to Mercedes-Benz A-/B-/C-/CLA-/GLA-/GLC- makes sold between 2016 and 2018. 'The automobiles have to be called off as the driver's airbag might get released due to a static electricity issue,' it is explained. The cars will have to get checked and adjusted if necessary. All the repair jobs will be done at no cost to the car owners.

UrBC, Moscow, June 18, 2018. The Bank of Russia’s new accountability regulations relating to leakage of data to do with monetary transactions come into effect for the Russian banks on July 1, 2018. According to the bank’s press service, the banks no longer have to present the technical parameters indicative of how and why a cyber security issue has emerged. On the other hand, they do have to present the economic parameters indicative of the attacks’ financial outcomes for both the banks and their customers. For one, the banks must now report on what amounts the hackers tried to steal within

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, June 18, 2018. Engineers from EVRAZ Holding's Raspadskaya Coal Company developed My Mine, a virtual mine simulator for training purposes. This unique 3D training program won gold at the 25th International Russia's Coal & Mining 2018 Exhibition, the holding's press service says. My Mine is meant for supporting students of mining and for improving working miners' professional skills. A VR helmet will help a student design the mine's underground infrastructure themselves (the rock matter, the conveyor belts, the underground engineering

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, June 18, 2018. The foundation for a new temple will be laid in Yekaterinburg's District Akademicheskiy on June 17. The church will be located next to an innovative medical cluster whose construction began in March, RSG-Akademicheskoye's press service reports. The cross will be put up on the construction site on Sunday. The ceremony will by performed by Metropolitan Kirill of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturiye and attended by the management of RSG-Akademicheskoye's (KORTROS Corporation), as the developer intends to assist in the construction process.

UrBC, Moscow, June 18, 2018. The Bank of Russia's Board of Directors decided to keep the refinancing rate at 7.25%, the regulatory authority's recent statement indicates. The BOD meeting took place on June 15, 2018. As is clear from the statement, the decision to keep the current refinancing rate has to do with growing pro-inflation risks. For one, the inflation rate might go up 1% because the Russian Government ruled the VAT would be increased to as much as 20%. According to the Bank of Russia's estimates, these new fiscal amendments will speed up the inflation rate by about

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, June 15, 2018. The Russian Government's Vice Premier Tatiana Golikova says every one in two jobless people in the country is in the 20-34 age group, Interfax quotes the official as saying. 'Young people aged 20 to 34 currently make up the largest segment of the unemployed; their share in the overall number of the jobless now comes to 48.7%,' Golikova said at a government briefing on Thursday. The Vice Premier also said they didn't have any statistical data on disease and mortality rates among women in the 50-60 age group and men in the 60-65 one.

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, June 15, 2018. Ural Airlines carried a performance report for the first five months of the year 2018. According to the air carrier's press service, 3,022,946 people have flown with Ural Airlines since the start of the year, which exceeds the figures for one year earlier by 19%. Between January 1 and May 31, 2018, the airline operated 22,034 flights, including 12,019 domestic ones, 4,931 flights to and from the NIS member states, and 5,084 international flights. This was 16% more than in the five months of 2017. In May 2018, 736,078 people chose to fly with Ural

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, June 15, 2018. Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Plant’s (MMK) most powerful rolling mill, its hot-roll Mill 2000, set an output record in May with its 527,500,000 kg of rolled goods, the company press service reports. ‘This is more than the mill has ever produced in any given month since the day it was launched in 1994. The previous output record was set in January 2015 (526,200,000 kg),’ the press service says. MMK’s hot-roll Mill 2000 is one of Russia’s most powerful facilities. The mill is situated in MMK’s Sheet-Rolling Department 10. The entire unit got reconstructed in

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, June 15, 2018. The Bank of Russia issued a special leaflet for arriving football supporters on how to avoid scammers during the World Football Championship days. The bank advises visitors against handing their credit/debit card over to strangers when trying to pay for their shopping, taking out cash out of ATMs located in poorly lit, pedestrian-free streets, exchanging their cash in the street, and clicking on links sent from unfamiliar sources, and warns about the dangers of fake ruble bills. 'Please ignore any texts, emails, or calls that pretend to come from any

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, June 15, 2018. Football supporters and international travelers coming to Russia will be able to save up on roaming prices and still use enjoy unlimited access to their messengers and social networks; they will also get some prepaid voice call time and texts to stay in touch with friends and family, MegaFon's press service reports. The special offer is tailored to suit the needs of active travelers, including football fans. The package includes unlimited Internet access for WhatsApp, Viber, eMotion, Snapchat, and Facebook Messenger as well as for Facebook and

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, June 14, 2018. Ural Airlines are selling reduced-price, government-subsidized plane tickets to fly from Moscow to Kaliningrad and back starting June 6, 2018. Additionally, flights from Saint Petersburg to Kaliningrad and back will grow less expensive starting September 1, 2018. Prices start from RUR 2,500, with a 25% discount for children. No extra fees get charged, luggage is included. You can only buy your subsidized tickets at a booking office if you produce evidence of being eligible for this offer. Bookings can be made over the phone +7-800-7700-262. Eligible for the

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, June 14, 2018. Power engineers working at Federal Grid Company United Energy Systems’ Western Siberia division are already getting ready for the fall and winter, the company press service reports. ‘We do everything necessary to prepare for every next heating season on a regular basis. Checks, repair and maintenance, and equipment replacement occur throughout the entire year. Most of the jobs get done in the warmer seasons,’ the press service says. The company intends to direct more than RUR 1.7bn to repairs and upgrades this year.

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, June 14, 2018. Representatives of Moscow Department of Education, WorldSkills Russia, and leading vocational schools came to see ChelPipe Group’s innovative production site in the Urals, the Group’s press service reports. Their guided tour covered a visit to the White-Coated Metallurgy department at the Group’s Pervouralsk New Pipe Plant (PNTZ) and the Group’s Training Center. The visitors also went to one of Russia’s most hi tech pipe-making facilities Iron Ozone 32 (an electric steel-smelting shop), and Finishing Center for making OCTGs. The Group’s Training Center

UrBC, Moscow, June 14, 2018. Yekaterinburg (Russia), Osaka (Japan), and Baku (Azerbaijan) are now entering the final round of competing for the privilege of hosting World EXPO 2025; the hosting country will be selected in November 2018. The decision was taken by the BIE during their 163d General Assembly in Paris, TASS reports. ‘The Assembly approved of the BIE Executive Committee’s recommendations for all the three applications the committee deemed ‘viable and compliant with the BIE’s respective requirements.’ The recommendations followed the committee’s processing of the applications in

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, June 14, 2018. A new NGO was set up in Pervouralsk on ChelPipe Group’s initiative, the Group’s press service reports. ‘This volunteer organization will deal with the city’s environmental problems and will try to attract the public’s attention to environmental protection issues. Fifty alumni of and students on the Group’s Future of White-Coated Metallurgy Corporate Training Program became the organization’s first members,’ the press service says. Activists are going to coordinate waste recycling and sorting events and urban improvement projects. A special emphasis will be

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, June 14, 2018. The number of brick-making plants and reinforced concrete goods manufacturers dropped by 1.5 to 2 times in Sverdlovsk Region, the Executive Director of Sverdlovsk Region’s Union of Building Industry Enterprises Yuri Chumerin told UrBC. According to Chumerin, the plants proved unable to go through with tech upgrades are gradually closing down. ‘Only the most competitive companies can still keep afloat. These are the plants that invested in production upgrades in good time. They can now make good quality produce at minimal labor expense. The rest of the

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, June 9, 2018. Three of ChelPipe Group’s employees received state awards this month, the Group’s press service reports. The awarding ceremony took place in Plenipotentiary Representative of Russian Federation President in Ural Federal District’s and Governor of Sverdlovsk Region’s respective residences. Head of Vysota 239 Department’s Ready Goods Shipment Section Vasily Fadeev (ChelPipe Group’s Chelyabinsk Pipe-Rolling Plant) received his award from Plenipotentiary Representative of Russian Federation President in Ural Federal District Igor Kholmanskikh. Fadeev is now