Sverdlovsk Region’s industrial production index grew by 11.4% in January-May 2007 compared to the five months of 2006, the spokesperson for Sverdlovsk Region Ministry for Economics and Labor reports. Machine-building and equipment-making industries, woodworking, nonmetallic mineral goods production, chemical industry, rubber and plastic goods production, pulp and paper industry and publishers and polygraphists, metallurgical industry and metal goods production did particularly well, with their industrial production indices growing by 60.8%, 24.8%, 21.5%, 13.7%, 11.9%, 11.3%, respectively, in

‘SKB-Bank set up an office in Samara; the bank’s new subsidiary offers its services to businesses and has already provided one of its first clients with a small business loan. SKB-Bank is hoping to introduce even more subsidiaries throughout the country this year,’ the bank’s press officer reports. The office is located at 11 Aurora St. Off. 330 and welcomes customers from 9 AM to 6 PM on weekdays. SKB-Bank reports it has over 70 offices in the Urals, the Kama Region, the Volga Region, in the south of Russia, in the north of Tyumen Region, in Moscow and other places.

‘SKB-Bank set up an office in Samara; the bank’s new subsidiary offers its services to businesses and has already provided one of its first clients with a small business loan. SKB-Bank is hoping to introduce even more subsidiaries throughout the country this year,’ the bank’s press officer reports. The office is located at 11 Aurora St. Off. 330 and welcomes customers from 9 AM to 6 PM on weekdays. SKB-Bank reports it has over 70 offices in the Urals, the Kama Region, the Volga Region, in the south of Russia, in the north of Tyumen Region, in Moscow and other places.

'The existing law on city planning says that if a shop or other commercial building has not been officially commissioned, it is not permitted to operate. What the city council looks into is not reports on the eliminated deficiencies but the actual papers. As for the newly introduced Ford Center, it hasn’t got the documents we need,’ the spokesperson for Yekaterinburg council Konstantin Pudov said to UrBC. Mr. Pudov has commented on the city council’s position before, saying that Ford Center had no right to begin operating, since no papers on the official commissioning procedures were

'The existing law on city planning says that if a shop or other commercial building has not been officially commissioned, it is not permitted to operate. What the city council looks into is not reports on the eliminated deficiencies but the actual papers. As for the newly introduced Ford Center, it hasn’t got the documents we need,’ the spokesperson for Yekaterinburg council Konstantin Pudov said to UrBC. Mr. Pudov has commented on the city council’s position before, saying that Ford Center had no right to begin operating, since no papers on the official commissioning procedures were

Experts from URSA Bank’s Yekaterinburg branch took part in the 3d Ural-Siberian Industrial Exhibition devoted to construction business and Affordable Housing Program 2007 on June 19-21, 2007. 'The exhibition was organized by the city council, the Ural and Siberian divisions of Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Ural Cities Association; the event was also supported by Plenipotentiary Representative of Russian Federation President in Ural Federal District Petr Latyshev, the Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Russian Union of Employers and Entrepreneurs. People

Experts from URSA Bank’s Yekaterinburg branch took part in the 3d Ural-Siberian Industrial Exhibition devoted to construction business and Affordable Housing Program 2007 on June 19-21, 2007. 'The exhibition was organized by the city council, the Ural and Siberian divisions of Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Ural Cities Association; the event was also supported by Plenipotentiary Representative of Russian Federation President in Ural Federal District Petr Latyshev, the Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Russian Union of Employers and Entrepreneurs. People

According to Olga Gulyar, director of Zima-Leto Travel Agency, Turkey is still the travelers’ favorite place to go to for their holidays; Spain, Greece, and Egypt are quite popular as well. In addition, Crete and Sicily have been enjoying increasing demand lately. 'Prices have remained almost the same as one year earlier; most tourists, however, are now heading for five-star hotels,’ Ms Gulyar says.

According to Olga Gulyar, director of Zima-Leto Travel Agency, Turkey is still the travelers’ favorite place to go to for their holidays; Spain, Greece, and Egypt are quite popular as well. In addition, Crete and Sicily have been enjoying increasing demand lately. 'Prices have remained almost the same as one year earlier; most tourists, however, are now heading for five-star hotels,’ Ms Gulyar says.

'A plane belonging to Aviaprad had to perform an emergency landing in Koltsovo airport of Yekaterinburg at 4.30 AM on June 21, 2007,’ the airport’s press officer said to UrBC. The plane was going from Saint Petersburg to Yekaterinburg; the landing was actually smooth enough and all the people arrived safe and sound.

'A plane belonging to Aviaprad had to perform an emergency landing in Koltsovo airport of Yekaterinburg at 4.30 AM on June 21, 2007,’ the airport’s press officer said to UrBC. The plane was going from Saint Petersburg to Yekaterinburg; the landing was actually smooth enough and all the people arrived safe and sound.

The annual general meeting of SverdlovEnergoSbyt’s shareholders had to be declared invalid due to lack of quorum. The meeting was supposed to have taken place on June 15, 2007 through absentee voting. This information was published in compliance with the demand that an issuer must reveal any data that can influence the stock price.

The annual general meeting of SverdlovEnergoSbyt’s shareholders had to be declared invalid due to lack of quorum. The meeting was supposed to have taken place on June 15, 2007 through absentee voting. This information was published in compliance with the demand that an issuer must reveal any data that can influence the stock price.

Eight Chelyabinsk Region-based schools applied for a federal grant meant to support the best innovational project for elementary and vocational schools. Three of them were able to receive the grants, Chelyabinsk Region First Deputy Minister of Education and Science Tatiana Kalugina reports. 'This money will be spent on the implementation of the innovational projects only. All the spending technicalities will be strictly controlled by the state,’ she noted.

Eight Chelyabinsk Region-based schools applied for a federal grant meant to support the best innovational project for elementary and vocational schools. Three of them were able to receive the grants, Chelyabinsk Region First Deputy Minister of Education and Science Tatiana Kalugina reports. 'This money will be spent on the implementation of the innovational projects only. All the spending technicalities will be strictly controlled by the state,’ she noted.

‘The Expert magazine has recently published lists of Russia’s major issuers compiled with the help of Cbonds.ru database. URSA Bank was rated 11th on Top Eurobond Issuers list and 18th on Top Corporate Bond Issuers list,’ the bank’s press officer reports. The ratings were based on data available on circulating bonds as of June 9, 2007.

Ural Airlines, one of Russia’s major air carriers, signed a memorandum on mutual understanding facilitating the acquisition of five new Airbus 320 planes from Airbus at the International Air Show in France. The $340-million deal is part of the carrier’s air fleet renovation program, Ural Airlines’ press officer reports. 'This is a big step for the company; we’ve already got two A-320 planes and have recently leased three more aircrafts: the first one is to arrive in December, the other two in the spring. Signing this acquisition agreement with Airbus is definitely our greatest

'Machine-building and equipment-making appear to do best in terms of production growth, as their output went up by 60.8% in January-May 2007 compared to a year earlier; chemical production growth reached 20.1%, that of timber industry came to 24.8%, that of metallurgical production went up by 11.3%,’ First Deputy Head of Sverdlovsk Region Government Vladimir Molchanov said to UrBC. 'Metallurgical produce comes to about 50% of the gross regional product; I tend to think things will gradually be changing, yet metallurgy has been our core industry for three hundred years, which means

'We signed an agreement with Cushman&Wakefield Stiles&Riabokobylko, one of the world’s Top 4 professional consultants. The company is going to develop the concepts of Dirigible Mall and Parkoviy Trade Center - our two important projects. This will be our company’s contribution to making the Russian market more attractive to professional investors,’ Olips Deputy CEO Georgiy Korelin said to UrBC. Olips is also planning to take part in Expo Real fair in Munich this October. ‘Doing business with a company like Cushman&Wakefield Stiles&Riabokobylko enhances our ratings and

According to the Central Bank of Russia, volume of loans given by UralTransBank to profit-making self-regulatory organizations for 181 days to 1 year went down by 29% (from 308,000 RUR to 216,000 RUR) in January-May 2007.