On October 17, 2007, winners of Ultimaratio, the annual reports contest, received their awards. The Ural Bank for Reconstruction and Development won in the Best Annual Report category.

The main idea behind this contest was to promote the principles of business transparency and informational openness, which is seen as one of the indicators of a company’s great corporate culture and social awareness.

This year, Ural Treasures Bank, SKB-Bank, the Urals and Volga Interregional Company (MRSK), Concern Kalina, Yekaterinburg Electrical Networks Company, Sverdlovenergo, SverdlovEnergoSbyt, East European Financial Corporation, TGK-9, and OGK-5 have taken part in this contest.