The Agency aims to transform the urban landscape and create a favorable investment climate, help create jobs and self-employment opportunities, and launch programs in support of small and mid-size businesses. The Agency has plans to develop tourism around natural and industrial sites in the region. It will help promote local brands and entrepreneurship by organizing training events, among others.

On the 27th of June, 2016, the smelting and roasting shops of the Nickel Plant were stopped. Nickel Plant Closure Project is one of the step of large-scale environment-oriented program of Norilsk Nickel production facilities reconfiguration.

As a partner of the Russian Olympic Committee and the Russian Olympic team, Norilsk Nickel will contribute to the development of Olympic educational programs, such as training of homegrown sports professionals under the auspices of Russian International Olympic University, as well as preparing of Russian athletes for the XXXI Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro (August 5-21, 2016) and for the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang (South Korea).

Norilsk's new dividend policy will see payments of 60 percent of annual EBITDA if its net debt to EBITDA ratio is less than 1.8 and payment of 30 percent of EBITDA if its net debt to EBITDA ratio is more than 2.2.

MMC Norilsk Nickel has completed all 2015 investment projects on schedule and within budget, stated company President Vladimir Potanin, summing up the year’s financial results.