Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to Lipetsk Region
During his visit to Lipetsk Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited carton packaging company Lider-Resurs and a building structure plant, chaired a meeting of the Presidium of the Presidential Council on Developing Local Self-Government and met with Lipetsk Region Governor Oleg Korolev.
Mr Shuvalov identified two groups of enterprises that will be the first to receive support. The first group includes the enterprises that have been operating smoothly, have low debts, but have lost access to credits at the height of the crisis.
The two officials discussed DeLaval’s cooperation with Russian companies producing and processing milk and dairy products.
The meeting participants approved the November-December 2008 report by the Fund’s executive director. The Fund was registered and began operation in accordance with established procedure.
Mr Ivanov said the Government had adopted a series of decisions to support and promote development of the air traffic control system in the country, in particular by approving federal targeted programmes.
Events for 17 december 2008
"We have discussed on a number of occasions the need to optimise and increase the efficiency of budgetary expenses. We have allocated huge funds for priority national projects, and they should work with maximum efficiency - to both address social problems, and, which is of vital importance under the current circumstances, to stimulate demand in the economy."
At the meeting, Vladimir Putin and Yevgeny Primakov discussed the performance of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry during this year.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin watched a Euroleague round 8 basketball match between CSKA Moscow and Real Madrid.
Mr Zubkov and Mr Rodrigues exchanged opinions on the global financial markets and discussed the various aspects of Russia-FATF interaction, also through the Eurasian Group on combating money laundering and financing of terrorism (EAG).
Mr Sechin said that “if the oil prices on the global market maintain their current level, the Russian oil sector will have to cut supplies by 16 million tons annually or 320,000 barrels per day next year, as well as reduce investment, which may result in a more radical curtailment of production in the near future.” According to him, the implementation of such forced measures could have lasting consequences.
