September 27, 2013. Pipe Metallurgical Company (TMK) announced on September 25, 2013 that President and CEO of TMK IPSCO (the company's American division) Vicki Avril decided to resign. She is going to step down on September 30, 2013, TMK reports. 'Ms Avril assumed the responsibility of creating and developing TMK IPSCO in 2008. Thanks to her ongoing efforts, TMK IPSCO now has the dominant share of the market and served as a springboard for TMK breaking into the U.S. Market. Vicki did a lot to shape and strengthen TMK IPSCO's image both for the outside market and inside the

September 27, 2013. Ural Airlines operated its first flight from Chelyabinsk to Beijing at 6:35 PM on September 25, 2013. The air carrier's press service says that the welcoming speech was delivered to the first passengers by the captain of this Airbus A320 plane. All the passengers were also given some useful gifts: a pillow, a pair of earplugs, and a sleeping mask that made the long flight even more enjoyable. You can now fly from the South Urals' capital to China for 26,400 RUR (including all the fees and charges), every Wednesday in October and every Thursday starting from

September 27, 2013. Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev and Governor of Sverdlovsk Region Evgeny Kuivashev looked at the exhibits at the 9th International Arms Exhibition Russia Arms Expo 2013 at Staratel range in Nihzniy Tagil. The Governor of Sverdlovsk Region's Information Policies Department reports the Prime Minister was also accompanied by Vice Premier Dmitri Rogozin, Russia's Industry & Trade Minister Denis Manturov, Mayor of Nizhniy Tagil Sergey Nosov, and Director-General of Uralvagonzavod Oleg Sienko. The Prime Minister started his tour of the place from Sverdlovsk

September 27, 2013. Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation presented as many as eight new special vehicles at the International Arms, Military Vehicles, and Ammunition Exhibition Russia Arms Expo 2013. The holding's press service reports that the new fire support combat vehicle BMPT-72, also known as Terminator-2 (a modification of the T72 tank), is the primary feature of the event. This unique development will be presented to the public on the second day of the exhibition. The corporation pays special attention to upgrading the T72, so Uralvagonzavod's new product

September 27, 2013. Military & Industrial Company (VPK) and Vnesheconombank (VEB) signed a 3.3.bn RUR cooperation agreement valid for ten years. The signature took place at Russia Arms Expo in Nizhniy Tagil today, UrBC reporter says. The contract provides for the creation of a specialized technological center for design, development, and production of military armored wheeled vehicles. Both heads of VPK and VEB as well as Director-General of Uralvagonzavod Oleg Sienko and Russian Vice Premier Dmitri Rogozin were present at the signing ceremony.

September 26, 2013. The 9th International Arms Exhibition Russia Arms Expo-2013 is now opening in Nizhniy Tagil. The exhibition is coordinated by Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation and will last until September 28. Over 400 Russian and foreign defense enterprises and design offices are going to display their produce there.

September 26, 2013. In the first half of 2013, all of the banks located in the Russian Federation made slightly over 402bn RUR worth of profits. A year earlier, this figure was 382bn RUR, that is, only 5% less, RBC says. SKB-Bank was among Russia’s most profitable banks, it was given the 29th position in the rating. According to RBC analysts, the bank’s profits amounted to more than 1.119bn RUR on July 1, 2013. This is the highest figure among the lending institutions located in Ural Federal District. The rating of Russia’s most profitable banks is published on RBC.Rating website.

September 26, 2013. Ural Civil Aviation Plant and Sverdlovsk Region Government signed an agreement on unmanned aircraft assembly in the area during the 9th International Arms Exhibition Russia Arms Expo-2013 in Nizhniy Tagil, a UrBC reporter says. ‘Before the end of this year, four to six such aircraft will be produced. We are currently doing the semi knocked down assembly and intend to go on to co-production. I think that, this time next year, we will be assembling dozens of these planes. The main thing we are negotiating at the moment is the location of the production and assembly facility

September 26, 2013. Governor of Sverdlovsk Region Evgeny Kuivashev thanked Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation and the Russian Government for bringing the international arms exhibition Russia Arms Expo-2013 in Nizhniy Tagil to new, impressive heights. ‘I’d like to give my special thanks to Uralvagonzavod Corporation and the Russian Government for making sure the exhibition breaks into a new level: it is now on the list of international fairs: Governor of Sverdlovsk Region’s Information Policies Department quotes the Governor as saying. The first point on the agenda of the

September 26, 2013. Russian Federation Vice Premier Dmitri Rogozin gave the official launch to the 9th International Arms Exhibition Russia Arms Expo-2013 in Nizhniy Tagil, Governor of Sverdlovsk Region’s Information Policies Department reports. Russia Arms EXPO-2013 will last through September 28. The exhibition is held under the auspices of the Russian Government and is coordinated by the Russian Industry & Trade Ministry and Sverdlovsk Region Government. The exhibition’s general coordinator is Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation. The event’s federal coordination

September 25, 2013. Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation’s Personnel Training Center is now offering educational services not only to the employees of the corporation’s head plant but also to the workers from the corporation’s daughter companies. Today, eight young employees from Transport Machine-Building Design Office, all of them in the 20-25 age group, are acquiring new qualifications of a turner, a miller, and an C machine operator, the corporation’s press service reports. The center can boast a modern study/lab facility and employs highly skilled staff who have plenty

September 25, 2013. Starting October 1, 2013, Ural Airlines resumes its second daily flight from Chelyabinsk to Moscow. The air carrier’s press service says that now you can fly from the capital of the South Urals to Moscow at 7:30 AM and at 6:00 PM; the return flights are at 9:45 AM and at 10:20 PM, respectively. This means businesspeople can now be more flexible in planning their trips and manage their time more efficiently. What is more, passengers can always use connecting flight to other Russian cities and well as to destinations in the CIS and Europe. ‘The passenger turnover is going up

September 25, 2013. Yekaterinburg Municipal Duma deputies voted at today’s session to support the project on coordinating and hosting the World Football Championship 2018 in the capital of the Mid-Urals, Yekaterinburg Council reports. In their letter, the deputies denied allegations that Yekaterinburg gave up the idea of hosting World Cup 2018. ‘Yekaterinburg has come a long and complicated way to win the right to host the games here, enormous amount of work was done to modernize the infrastructure; the decision was made, and a number of special projects in preparation for the championship

September 25, 2013. MegaFon announces its telecommunications network is ready for the launch of Russia Arms Expo 2013 in Nizhniy Tagil. For the first time in Russia, the mobile carrier’s portable stations will provide 4G Internet connection on the exhibition premises, the company’s press service reports. MegaFon will also offer free Wi Fi Internet connection to all the visitors to and the participants of the exhibition. This means exhibitors and reporters will be able to transfer data on the achievements presented at the exhibition at the speed of up to 50 Megabits per second. ‘The upcoming

September 25, 2013. Yekaterinburg is currently Russia’s top city in terms of development, culture, and incoming and outgoing tourist industry as well as the living conditions, Deputy Mayor of Yekaterinburg Sergey Tushin said at a solemn reception dedicated to the World Tourism Day. ‘The tourist industry is one of the core sectors of the city’s economy at the moment, and one reason why this sector is developing so fast is that both the local authorities and the business community – as well as the city’s entire public – are interested in this development. When these three parties unite,

September 24, 2013. Today, on September 23, Yekaterinburg Council had a meeting on the laying of a new tram link, the city council's press service reports. The hi tech link will become the first and the longest in the history of Yekaterinburg: it will be about 5km long. The link is to connect one of the city's largest and most dynamically developing sections in Leninsky District to downtown Yekaterinburg. Preliminarily, the first stop will be located at the intersection of Wilhelm de Gennin St and Sakharov St. The tramways will run along the right side of the road up to Akademik

September 24, 2013. There are no grounds to say that Yekaterinburg might be excluded from the program for hosting the World Football Championship matches in 2018, RIA Novosti refers to FIFA's Head of Media Delia Fischer as saying to R-Sport. The Russian media reported earlier that the authorities might decide to relocate the World Cup matches from Yekaterinburg to Krasnodar – the latter also applied for the right to host the championship but did not make it to the shortlist of candidates. Head of Russia 2018 Coordination Committee Alexei Sorokin denied the possibility of indicating

September 24, 2013. Canada opened a few visa centers throughout Russia, including Yekaterinburg. The opening ceremony in the Urals' capital took place at the Panorama Hotel on September 20, Travel.ru reports. Having a visa center right here in the city does not mean you can't apply online or directly - by placing your pack of documents into the special box at the consulate as before. However, the launch of the visa center automatically cancels applying through Pony Express. The service fee is 965 RUR. There are also additional services like filling the application form using a

September 24, 2013. A mobile app RAE 2013 is now available at App Store for iPad and iPhone and at Google Play for Nokia, HTC, and Samsung. The app keeps the user in the know of everything that goes on at the 9th International Arms, Military Vehicles, and Ammunition Exhibition Russia Arms Expo 2013; Uralvagonzavod Corporation is the general coordinator of the event. 'A visitor to RAE 2013 will easily find all the necessary information in this application, as the news and updates are structured in a user-friendly way. The most recent news, a description of the agenda and of the

September 24, 2013. VUZ-Bank's Corporates Department is going to coordinate a round table discussion for companies and businesspeople who operate on the international market or do business with partners abroad. The round table discussion is mainly targeted at sharing information and practical experience in the field of foreign economic activity for SMEs, the bank's press service reports. Experts will talk about the latest changes in the foreign currency legislation in the Russian Federation, about how to create a safety cushion when engaging in foreign economic activity (where to