Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Sberbank CEO German Gref
According to Sberbank CEO German Gref, Sberbank of Russia has fully reinstated all types of credit available before crisis and started granting loans to individuals in foreign currency at pre-crisis interest rates.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko
Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko reported to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on the results of the recent meeting of the Russian-Iranian Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation in Tehran.
Events for 4 december 2009
“Israel is one of Russia’s priority partners in the Middle East. We have also developed friendly relations over the past decades. We certainly value our contact and plan to continue promoting it.”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Roman Kopin, the Governor of the Chukotka Autonomous Area
At the meeting Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Roman Kopin, the Governor of the Chukotka Autonomous Area, discussed the social and economic situation in the region.
At the meeting, Mr Putin and Mr Mordashov discussed Severstal’s results for the year.
Events for 3 december 2009
Special TV programme “Conversation with Vladimir Putin: To Be Continued”
"It can be said with a fair degree of certainty that the peak of the crisis is past, although turbulence in the world economy and, as a consequence, in the Russian economy is still there. It will take time, effort and considerable resources to get out of the crisis. On the whole, however, positive trends are making themselves felt and are clearly manifested."
