According to the Central Bank of Russia, volume of loans given by UralFinPromBank to natural persons for 181 days to 1 year went down by 7.57% (from 151.197 million RUR to 139.748 million RUR) in January-November 2007.

Central Bank of Russia reports volume of natural persons’ demand deposits and investments in Uralfinance Bank went down by 15.35% (from 18.125 million RUR to 15.343 million RUR) in January-November 2007.

Central Bank of Russia reports volume of loans given by Universal Bank to for-profit self-regulatory organizations for over 3 years went down by 30.63% (from 4.231 million RUR to 2.935 million RUR) in January-November 2007.

According to the Central Bank of Russia, volume of loans given by Tagilbank to natural persons for 91 to 180 days went down by 30.6% (from 2.205 million RUR to 1.53 million RUR) in January-November 2007.

The Ural Bank for Reconstruction and Development managed to raise the number of its bank cards by 38% in January-November 2007, so these now amount to 389,000 pieces, including 159,000 bank cards given to customers who took a consumer loan from the bank and 213,000 cards attached to individuals’ salary accounts. The spokesperson for the bank says they have a very developed ATM network consisting of 200 machines and 73 cash terminals. In addition, the bank keeps expanding the range of services available through the ATMs. 'Being able to top up one’s account through an ATM is probably the

Ural Treasures Bank is to celebrate its 17th anniversary this winter. It was set up in 2001 when Asbestbank’s Yekaterinburg subsidiary was renamed into Ural Treasures Bank, with headquarters in Yekaterinburg. According to the Expert Ural magazine (Vol. 40 (303)), Ural Treasures Bank was Ural Region’s 16th largest bank in terms of asset volume and 20th largest bank in terms of ATM turnover in January-June 2007. In addition, it was declared the region’s 25th largest bank in terms of business loan portfolio, 14th largest bank in terms of securities portfolio, 12th largest bank in terms of

This winter, Ural Airlines is offering its customers a chance to visit Mauritius on January 5-16, 2008. The modern and comfortable TU 154M (business class is provided) takes off in Yekaterinburg and has one refueling stop in Oman, the carrier’s press officer reports. Mauritius is believed to be one the world’s most interesting and prestigious places for tourists to visit.

According to the Central Bank of Russia, volume of loans given by UralTransBank to natural persons for 31 to 90 days went down by 44.37% (from 1.769 million RUR to 984,000 RUR) in January-November 2007.

Central Bank of Russia reports volume of loans given by SberInvestBank to natural persons for 181 days to 1 year went down by 73.3% (from 6.331 million RUR to 1.69 million RUR) in January-November 2007.

Central Bank of Russia reports volume of loans given by Sverdlovsk Gubernskiy Bank to for-profit self-regulatory organizations for over 3 years went down by 81.23% (from 586.125 million RUR to 110 million RUR) in January-November 2007.

UralSib Management Company’s net assets went down from 1,091,323,639.99 RUR on December 13, 2007 to 1,082,836,583.91 RUR on December 14, 2007. This information was published in compliance with the demand that any joint stock investment fund and/or a management company of unit investment trusts must promptly reveal any essential data that might influence their stock price.

According to the Central Bank of Russia, volume of loans given by VUZ Bank to sole traders for 91 to 180 days went down by 64.89% (from 78.343 million RUR to 27.503 million RUR) in January-November 2007.

МSА a.s., the Czech fittings manufacturer and part of ChTPZ Complex Pipe Systems, and ALLPORT International Pvt. Ltd. of India signed an agreement that will enable the parties involved to set up a joint venture called MSA Allport Pvt. Ltd. in India. The new business will largely aim to handle export and import of pipe fittings, pipes and their parts, forgings, and castings, as well as to produce pipe fittings and their components. МSА and ALLPORT are going to get equal shareholdings, with one representative from each company to be appointed one of the BOD members. The new joint venture will

Uralmash Machine Building Corporation acquired Uralmash Metallurgical Machinery from Severstal. The cost of the transaction is reported to come to $15m. Uralmash Metallurgical Machinery was originally sold by United Machine Building Works (aka OMZ (Obedinennye Mashinostroitelnye Zavody, formerly United Heavy Machinery)) to Severstalmash/Severstal Group. Now, the newly bought business is going to become an integral part of Uralmash Engineering (Uralmashzavod’s daughter enterprise) that already comprises Mining Equipment Division and O&G Drilling Machinery Division. Uralmash Metallurgical

The value of net assets of Energy - Mixed Investments (the unit investment trust) managed by Eurogreen Management Company Ltd. went down by 2.14% between December 13, 2007 and December 14, 2007. According to Eurogreen’s website, the company’s net assets decreased from 3,754,700.81 RUR on December 13, 2007 to 3,674,402.03 RUR on December 14, 2007.

France’s consulate general in Yekaterinburg can now be found on the premises of a business center at 22 Karl Liebknecht St. The consulate is going to service all the regions within Ural Federal District.

RENOVA Stroy Group got a loan from Sberbank in order to finance the creation of engineering infrastructure in Yekaterinburg’s future Academic district. The loan scheme, devised by Sberbank’s Ural branch in September 2007, provides for 3.74 billion RUR that will be dispatched to RENOVA in two installments, with the borrower obliged to pay the money back by the end of 2010. The first portion amounts to 2.08 billion RUR, including 720 million RUR allotted for putting up water supply and sewerage systems. RENOVA received the first money tranche on November 30, 2007. The company is planning to

Central Bank of Russia reports volume of loans given by AGROPROMBANK Credit to for-profit self-regulatory organizations for 1 to 3 years went down by 17.2% (from 1,949,182,000 RUR to 1,613,763,000 RUR) in January-November 2007.

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) set up a subsidiary in Belgorod Region. The decision was made by the company’s Board of Directors on December 14, 2007. The new subsidiary, known as Prioskolskiy Ore Mining and Processing Enterprise, is to be based in the town of Stariy Oskol. The enterprise will be developing Prioskolskiy iron ore deposit, located within 2,000 kilometers of MMK’s headquarters. The deposit has been estimated to contain 45.2 million tons of valuable ore and more than 2 billion tons of unoxidized carbonate-facies iron formation. MMK’s BOD Chairman Viktor Rashnikov and

Central Bank of Russia reports volume of loans given by Plato Bank to natural persons for 1 to 3 years went down by 79.76% (from 2.821 million RUR to 571,000 RUR) in January-November 2007.