Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit to St. Petersburg
During his trip to St Petersburg, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited low-rise Novaya Izhora development, built for military servicemen.
Commission members decided to raise import duties on live pigs and pre-packed tropical oils. Palm oil supplied in bulk for commercial processing will be imported duty-free, while coconut oil duty rate will be set at 5%.
Events for 21 november 2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit to St. Petersburg
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin addressed the 11th Congress of the United Russia party.
Events for 20 november 2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to Ukraine
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin took part in the restricted-attendance meeting of CIS heads of government during his working visit to the city of Yalta, Ukraine.
Events for 19 november 2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to Ukraine
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, on a working visit to Ukraine, met with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in Yalta.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of Vnesheconombank’s Supervisory Board
"Despite the problems created by the economic crisis, mortgages remain one of the most effective and affordable means of buying housing in many countries. Russians also took advantage of the opportunities presented to them by mortgage loans. The volume of mortgage lending has grown severalfold since 2005, when we launched the programme."
“The situation in this market is not simple. A large portion of alcohol sales are outside government control. The damage inflicted by illegal alcohol is obvious, be it on people’s health or on the budget,” said Mr Zubkov.
Events for 18 november 2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attended a congress of the Russian Geographical Society
“The scale, the territory, the population, and natural resources are inalienable components of a great power. Had we seen the meaning of this phrase better and not reduced it to a cliché, we would probably have been more careful with what we have inherited from the previous generations of Russians, all citizens of Russia, who lived in this territory and worked hard to accumulate the wealth which we are using now and which we must protect.”
