Prime Minister Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with VTB (Vneshtorgbank) President Andrei Kostin
The situation in the bank sector, the questions of expansion and the projects which Vneshtorgbank has developed and backed were discussed at the meeting
He noted that wages and salaries will go up for an enormous number of people – “more than three million public sector workers in healthcare, education, culture, sports, and many other spheres”.
Events for 25 september 2008
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit to Samara Region
During his one-day working visit to the Samara Region Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with United Russia’s secretaries of regional offices and top representatives in regional legislative assemblies and had a working meeting with the Governor of Samara Region Vladimir Artyakov.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
"I would like to mention that relations between our two countries are developing virtually in all areas. Gradual implementation of our agreements has already started. New economic possibilities open up for us, including energy, advanced technologies, engineering industry and petrochemistry. We are ready to look at the possibility of cooperation in the civilian use of nuclear energy."
Events for 24 september 2008
"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."
