The value of net assets of Energy - Mixed Investments (the unit investment trust) managed by Eurogreen Management Company Ltd. went down by 2.56% between January 21, 2008 and January 22, 2008. According to Eurogreen’s website, the company’s net assets decreased from 3,026,193.28 RUR on January 21, 2008 to 2,948,598.61RUR on January 22, 2008.

Central Bank of Russia reports volume of loans given by UniCreditBank to nongovernmental financial organizations for up to 30 days dropped by 15.04% (from 50 million RUR to 480,000 RUR) in January-December 2007.

According to the rating of unit investment trusts as of January 21, 2008, the profitability of Blue Chip Fund (BrokerCreditService Management Company) went down by 5.24% between January 20, 2008 and January 21, 2008.

Karabashmed, the ore-making company, has recently launched the second stage of upgrading its production facilities with the help of Ausmelt technologies and equipment, the spokesperson for Russian Copper Company said to UrBC. This second modernization stage covers projects like putting up the second Lurgi vitriolic shop using the Finnish Outotec Oy's technology and expertise, construction of the second Linde AG oxygen plant, fitting the company’s Ausmelt furnace with another stockyard and a raw stuff delivery unit, installation of four 160-ton Kumera Corporation converters, and

'Most complaints we receive come from the customers of Autoland and Okami Motors car centers, with a little portion of claims laid against some other motor shows. Quite often, car centers will sell low quality automobiles with certain drawbacks claiming that these cars are brand new. This is the most frequent complaint we here of,’ Chairman of Yekaterinburg Consumer Rights Committee Andrei Artemiev said to UrBC. ‘On the whole I believe the current inspections of car centers carried out by local customs and law-enforcement officers are both necessary and justified,’ he noted. In the

A number of law-enforcement and customs officers finished inspecting the papers of Krasnolesye car center at 3 PM on January 23, 2008. The spokesperson for the center reports the officers withdrew copies of the company’s accounting documents, even though the company believes there is no ground for suspecting them of anything illegitimate. In the meantime, most Yekaterinburg car centers are to undergo inspections related to tax evasion, undeclared wages, and violations of customs regulations as well as to the numerous complaints made by the customers who are unhappy with the sales procedures.

SKB-Bank proved to be Sverdlovsk Region’s most profitable bank in 2007. The company’s profit amounted to 665,780,000 RUR on January 1, 2008, which is the best result in the region and the third best result in Ural Federal District. According to RBC.Rating as of October 1, 2007, SKB-Bank was one of Russia’s Top 100 most profitable banks and was given the 83d position. Thanks to the rapid profit growth, SKB-Bank is highly likely to improve its position in last year’s rating.

According to the rating of unit investment trusts as of January 21, 2008, the profitability of Alfa Capital Shares (Alfa Capital Management Company) went down by 5.42% between January 20, 2008 and January 21, 2008.

Central Bank of Russia reports volume of loans given by SberInvestBank to for-profit self-regulatory organizations for 181 days to 1 year went down by 16.18% (from 102.062 million RUR to 85.55 million RUR) in January-December 2007.

According to the rating of unit investment trusts as of January 21, 2008, the profitability of Stock Index MICEX (Bank of Moscow Management Company) went down by 5.66% between January 20, 2008 and January 21, 2008.

United Confectioneries B.V. demanded that it should be allowed to buy a shareholding of Sladko. The company is interested in acquiring a number of registered ordinary shares with face value of 1 RUR each and repurchase price of 27.21 RUR. Sladko’s Board of Directors let the shareholders know of this demand.

According to the Central Bank of Russia, volume of loans given by Universal Bank to for-profit self-regulatory organizations dropped by 47.17% (from 33.743 million RUR to 17.308 million RUR) in January-December 2007.

The value of net assets of Energy - Mixed Investments (the unit investment trust) managed by Eurogreen Management Company Ltd. went down by 3.95% between January 18, 2008 and January 21, 2008. According to Eurogreen’s website, the company’s net assets decreased from 3,150,544.7 RUR on January 18, 2008 to 3,026,193.28 RUR on January 21, 2008.

According to the Central Bank of Russia, volume of loans given by Pervouralsk Joint Stock Commercial Bank to natural persons for 181 days to 1 year plummeted by 48.7% (from 33.743 million RUR to 17.308 million RUR) in January-December 2007.

The Ural Bank for Reconstruction and Development raised the number of bank cards by 42% in 2007, including an 82% increase in the number of VISA cards issued last year, the bank’s press officer reports. At the same time, the demand balance - as far as the ruble, dollar, and Euro accounts operated through a bank card are concerned - went up by 59.3%, 6.4%, and 41.8%, respectively. In addition, the bank can boast a very developed bank card infrastructure consisting of 203 ATMs (150 of which are located in Sverdlovsk Region (including 75 ATMs in Yekaterinburg)) and 80 cash terminals (50 of which

'It’s possible that Leroy Merlin’s decision to invest 4 billion RUR in putting up stores in Sverdlovsk Region has been inspired by the success Auchan proved to be. They are bound to have some hard time here, though, because the region is already full of strong chain stores dealing in building materials and all the accompanying products. Besides, Castorama has been trying to enter our market as well,’ says Alexei Podolyako, CEO Alliance Independent Partnership. As became clear from Sverdlovsk Region’s Governor’s meeting with some French entrepreneurs, Leroy Merlin is thinking of setting

Central Bank of Russia reports volume of loans given by Tagilbank to natural persons for 91 to 180 days went down by 27.21% (from 2.205 million RUR to 1.605 million RUR) in January-December 2007.

Russian stock market keeps experiencing some dramatic downfalls. MICEX and RTS indices dropped by 7% and 5.8% respectively in the morning of January 22, 2008, RBC reports. Shares of companies like Sberbank of Russia, RAO UES of Russia, Uralsvyazinform, and Surgutneftegas plummeted the lowest (by 17%, 10%, 12.5%, and 10%, respectively).

The value of net assets of Energy - Mixed Investments (the unit investment trust) managed by Eurogreen Management Company Ltd. went down by 4.24% between January 17, 2007 and January 18, 2007. According to Eurogreen’s website, the company’s net assets decreased from 3,290,153.34 RUR on January 17, 2007 to 3,150,544,7 RUR on January 18, 2007.

According to the Central Bank of Russia, volume of loans given by Sverdlovsk Gubernskiy Bank to for-profit self-regulatory organizations for 1 to 3 years despite overdraft went down by 11.83% (from 1,066,036,000 RUR to 939,944,000 RUR) in January-December 2007.