Vladimir region to get $8m to fight cardio-vascular diseases
Authorities in Vladimir region are to receive $8m from the federal budget to finance the program to fight cardio-vascular diseases.
Cherkizovo to invest $180m in its Penza and Bryansk poultries
Agricultural group Cherkizovo is to invest $180m in development of its poultry complexes in Penza and Bryansk regions till 2012.
600-year-old Plyos to get $10m RF gift
A total of $10m is to be assigned from the federal budget to the town of Plyos, Ivanovo region, which is to celebrate its 600th Anniversary in 2010.

MRSK Center and Volga is to spend $75m on repairs
MRSK Center and Volga has announced plans to spend $75.4m on repairs of its energy facilities in 2010, up 7% on 2009.
Tatfundbank places $67m bonds
Republic of Tatarstan-based Tatfundbank has completed public placement of the sixth-series $67m bonds.
Nizhnovenergo to invest $105m in reconstruction and repairs in 2010
Nizhnovenergo is to invest $105m in reconstruction and repairs of its electricity grid in Nizhny Novgorod region in 2010.

Industrial Urals – Polar Urals to build $1.9bn Salekhard – Nadym railroad
Industrial Urals – Polar Urals is to build a $1.9bn railroad from Salekhard to Nadym, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District.
Uralfinprombank’s $2.4m private placement plans
Ekaterinburg-based Uralfinprombank has announced plans of private placement of $2.4m follow-on shares.
Ural Works of Civil Aviation to build plating coats workshop
Ekaterinburg-based Ural Works of Civil Aviation has announced plans to build a complex to produce plating coats.

SDS to invest $50m in Altay region
Siberian Business Alliance has announced plans to invest a total of $50m in projects in Altay region.
MuRom to invest $8m to re-launch Minal vodka plant
Krasnoyarsk company MuRom is to purchase liquor plant Minal and Znamensky distillery and invest $8m in modernization.
Krasnoyarsk region to float $400m bonds
Authorities in Krasnoyarsk region have announced plans to issue bonds worth a total of $400m in 2010 to cover budget deficit.

Svyaz-Bank loans Far East Sollers $150m
Russian auto maker Sollers’ Far East division has opened a $150m line of credit with Svyaz-Bank.
$23+m Blagoveshchensk airport upgrade completion set for 2011
Engineering company E4 Group is expected to complete a $23+m Blagoveshchensk airport upgrade by late 2011.
Amur Region posts $5m road and street repairs
Amur Region has announced a $5m appropriation for this year’s repairs of roads and city streets.

LUKOIL loans $16m to Astrakhan Energy Supplying Company
Astrakhan Energy Supplying Company (AESK) has announced plans to take out a $16m loan with oil giant LUKOIL.
Rostov-on-Don to spend $10m on greenery planting
Authorities in the city of Rostov-on-Don are to spend over $10m on greenery planting in the city in 2010, up 10% on 2009.
Karachayevo-Cherkessia’s 2009 $9.8m housing repairs
A total of $9.8m was spent on apartment blocks repairs in the Republic of Karachayevo-Cherkessia in 2009.

IFC eyes $250m Pulkovo upgrade loans
IFC is considering about $250m worth of loans for a Pulkovo airport upgrade in St. Petersburg.
St. Pete’s $197m apartment blocks overhaul posted
St. Petersburg has a $197m overhaul program for this year’s almost a thousand apartment blocks.
Gefest’s $47m Mariinsky Opera insurance announced
Gefest has insured reconstruction of St. Petersburg’s Mariinsky Opera House for $47m.