Deputies of Berezniki act against the will of the governor. Metallurgical Works in Nytva stopped operations. German specialists arrived in Perm to discuss local self-governance. OJSC Ermak board of directors recommended the shareholders not to pay 2008 dividends. Red Wings and Perm’s Engine Company Aviadvigatel resumed discussions about the safety of PS-90 turbojet aero-engine. Find details in the weekly overview of events by UralPolit.Ru.
Deputies of Berezniki act against the will of the governor. Metallurgical Works in Nytva stopped operations. German specialists arrived in Perm to discuss local self-governance. OJSC Ermak board of directors recommended the shareholders not to pay 2008 dividends. Red Wings and Perm’s Engine Company Aviadvigatel resumed discussions about the safety of PS-90 turbojet aero-engine. Find details in the weekly overview of events by UralPolit.Ru.
Berezniki
City deputies of Berezniki decided against the political mainstream promoted by the regional governor. The deputies insist on keeping the system of direct voting of population at the elections of city mayors. They adopted relevant amendments to the City Charter.
Metal in Nytva
OJSC Nytva Metallurgical Plant stopped operations last week, which left 1500 thousand people without work and immediately caused serious social tension. The local authorities make their best to connect with the federal officials and draw up federal defense orders.
Governor’s administration
Anatoly Zhvakin, deputy head of the governor’s administration, who was hired for this position just 2 months ago decided to resign.
Anatoly Zhvakin used to work as city-manager in Chusovskoi, Perm Region. When he left this position for the work in the governor’s administration a competition was opened to find a new city-manager. Now Anatoly Zhvakin is able to compete for his old job again.
Municipal service
Rector of the Higher School of Privatization and Entrepreneurship, PhD in economy, Vitaly Koshkin arrived in Perm to present a new education establishment – The Institute of Municipal Governance. He traveled together with Ursus Furman and Emil Markwart, German specialists in local self-governance issues. The presentation became a part of an international conference “Local Self-Governance in Contemporary Circumstances. Experience of Russia and Germany”.
Municipal energy debts
Chairman of Perm’s regional government Valery Sukhih held a meeting with the heads of municipalities of the region. The main topic of the day was related to energy issues. It happens that several municipalities are indebted to the local energy suppliers. They were strongly recommended to sign contracts for debt reimbursement schemes with their suppliers.
Board of directors
Board of directors of the OJSC “Investment Company Ermak” decided to recommend the annual shareholders meeting not to pay dividends for 2008 operational year. The meeting will take place on June 29, 2009. The number of companies, recommended not to pay dividends, now includes Henkel-PEMOS, Galogen and Metafrax.
Cargo traffic
Cargo traffic of railway, automobile and air transport companies made 870.5 million ton-kilometer in January-March 2009, which shows 27.4% reduction compared to the same period in 2008. Perm’s Statistics indicates that the volume of cargo reduced by 32.6%.
Salt tycoon
Soda-Chlorate LLC (located in Berezniki, Perm Region) is the only producer of Berthollet’s salt in Russia. Perm’s division of the federal antimonopoly service found the company guilty in violating Part 3, Article 11 of the federal law on the protection of free competition. The company was ordered to change contracts with its distributors in order to stop separation of the product market by the composition of sellers and buyers.
To be or not to be
Ural-Great, Perm’s basketball club, had to move out from its headquarters due to debts. The club is sponsored by its President Andrey Agishev and the government of Perm Region. Despite of the financial difficulties the club has applied to participate in the Russian Super League championship.
Water sewage
Vital elements of the biological waste water treatment facility have been launched in Perm last week after serious repair. Managing director of Novogor-Prikamie LLC Vladimir Glazkov commented that after installation of the new technological units that system of water treatment would become more effective and less expensive.
Engine stroy
OJSC Perm’s Engine Company (Aviadvigatel PMZ) continues negotiations with its long-term client Red Wings airlines. After an accident in Sochi a month ago Red Wings announced their dissatisfaction with the work of PS-90 engines installed in their Tu-204 airplanes. Red Wings are ready to terminate the contract of purchasing 9 Tu-204-100 airplanes or will otherwise insist on changing the engines.
Managing director of OJSC Perm’s Engine Company Aviadvigatel Mikhail Dicheskul declares that the company fully understands concerns of its client connected with the emergency landing of a Tu-204 craft in Sochi. However Mr. Dickeskul underlined the fact that there had never been any troubles in the crafts due to the engines produced by Aviadvigatel before.