"We have successfully used an innovative project-based approach to handling the most pressing issues in education, healthcare, housing construction and development of agriculture. Thanks to the concentration of resources and combined efforts of federal and local government bodies, we brought real change to these areas despite the modest investment in comparison with the financing of each of the sectors as a whole."
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Alfa Bank President Pyotr Aven
The direction of the main investment projects were discussed at the meeting
Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin does not foresee sharp fluctuations in petroleum prices
The Deputy Prime Minister said that oil companies “submitted an initiative to the Energy Ministry on obligatory fixed-price supplies of requisite amounts of petrochemicals to power generating companies during the autumn and winter season between September 20 and March 1”.
Events for 23 september 2008
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with State Duma deputies from A Just Russia party
"Now we are facing new tasks. It is necessary to develop children's healthcare and pre-school education. The birth rate has gone up, and we do not have enough kindergartens. We should introduce new, higher standards for the production of food, and consider methods for protecting the younger generation from smoking, alcoholism, and drug addiction."
Mr Ivanov said that a centre was needed to coordinate operations in the area of high biomedical technologies.
Mr Sobyanin said that the Government would need to make serious efforts to implement the concept of long-term development through 2020 and the main directions for Government policy through 2012.
Events for 22 september 2008
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired the meeting of the Government’s Presidium
"I believe the country's financial authorities have reacted promptly to the situation in the global economy and taken measures that have definitely proved effective. The situation on the market has stabilised, as you know. In fact, the market has fully rehabilitated."
