Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to Rostov Region
During his visit to Rostov-on-Don Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited the Rostselmash harvester-manufacturing plant, chaired a meeting on the development of agricultural machinery production and met with Rostov Region Governor Vladimir Chub
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov
In course of the conversation Vladimir Putin congratulated all Muslims on Kurban Bairam.
At the same time, Mr Zhukov emphasized that the business community should also take part in funding education. “The Government will continue investing billions of roubles into innovations-based development, but we will expect businessmen to make a relevant contribution,” Mr Zhukov said. “In Russia, 80% of R&Ds are funded by the Government, and in Europe it is the other way round,” he noted.
It was decided at the meeting to accept the proposal of the Agriculture and Industry and Trade Ministries to establish a state record system for produced and transported timber.
Mr Kudrin said that the meeting discussed anti-crisis measures and the state of the member-states’ economies.
Events for 10 december 2008
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired a Government meeting
"Government approved decisions on additional assistance to the citizens with mortgages. The idea is that we need a system of state guarantees to be provided through the Agency for Housing Mortgage Lending".
