Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired a cabinet meeting
"We are currently working on a list of the largest Russian companies, and plan to complete it in the next two days. We'll list around 300-400 companies. Overall, government assistance will be provided to 1,500 companies across Russian regions - including loans, state guarantees, and other formats of support for leading companies, often strategic for their sectors and for the country's economy as a whole."
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Sberbank President German Gref
The two met to discuss the prospects of prolonging certain loan agreements and relief terms for Russian clients of Sberbank.
"We are closely following events in Palestine, rejoicing at your successes, and sharing your difficulties. The situation in the region remains complicated and we are aware of this, but we will continue to develop relations with Palestine in all directions, as we have in previous years."
“We use a relatively equal approach to companies with state capital and companies owned by private shareholders,” he said. “All of them will have equal access to state support funds.”
The document reads that the Russian Government and state gas export monopoly Gazprom have been making a lot of efforts to settle the whole scope of problems in Russian-Ukrainian gas relations, primarily concerning the clearance of Ukraine’s overdue payment for the gas supplied.
Events for 20 december 2008
"We have drafted an entire package of measures to support the real economy, and we will continue to streamline this package, but I want to repeat that we should have a clear idea of the influence of global and Russian economic developments on the nation's social sphere. And we must chart effective measures for reacting quickly to such social developments to support Russian citizens who require help."
Events for 19 december 2008
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to the Republic of Tatarstan
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited the R&D centre of the Kamaz truck manufacturing company during a visit to Naberezhnye Chelny, and held a meeting on additional measures to stabilize and rehabilitate the country’s auto industry.
"The recent tragic events in India and some other countries show what danger is emanating from international terrorist groups. You know better than anyone else that, regrettably, we also have many similar problems, and a lot has to be done because the threat is still great. We should concentrate on preventive actions. We should prevent the very possibility of acts of terror in Russia."
