Mezhprombank’s deposit and debt ratings were demoted from B3 to B1 by Moody's recently; the bank’s financial stability rating has remained at its earlier level of E+. The ratings were also placed on the CreditWatch list, as there is still a possibility of their further demotion given the bank’s weak liquidity status. At the same time, Fitch demoted the long-term national and foreign currency Issuer Default Rating of Mezhprombank by three positions, that is, from B to CCC, and still keeps them on its Rating Watch with Negative rating outlook (RWN).

Ural Airlines has recently introduced a new Yekaterinburg-Vienna flight. Starting July 16, 2010, the flight will be operated every Friday afternoon (which is rather convenient). According to the carrier’s press officer, this Yekaterinburg-Vienna flight U6 717 leaves Yekaterinburg’s Koltsovo Airport at 3:35 PM and arrives in Vienna at 4:00 PM. The Vienna-Yekaterinburg flight U6 718 departure time is 6:00 PM and arrival time is 2:10 AM (the following day). Under Ural Airlines’ interline agreement with Austrian Airlines, passengers can also book a ticket for a connecting flight through Vienna;

В 10.00 состоится аппаратное совещание администрации Челябинска (пл. Революции, 2). В 11.00 в областном ЗСО (ул. Кирова, 114) пройдет брифинг председателя Законодательного собрания Челябинской области Владимира Мякуша и первого заместителя председателя Юрия Карликанова на тему: «Выделение Челябинску федеральных средств в размере 1 млрд. 26 млн. руб. на ремонт и строительство дорог, направляемых по инициативе партии «Единая Россия».