"We have recently received about 45 applications from foreign partners on investment in Russian strategic companies. This indicates that despite all the consequences of the global financial turmoil, interest in the Russian economy remains high. At the same time, it is important to realize that tense competition for investment will unfold during post-crisis recovery. Our task is to actively create the best possible environment for this investment in our economy."
Events for 3 february 2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin participated in a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Siemens AG CEO Peter Loescher
"We are ready to switch from the implementation of individual projects, which we have carried out successfully, to full-scale partnership between Siemens and our company, Rosatom. We could actively work both in Russia and Germany, and in the markets of other countries."
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting on economic issues
"Russian companies will be unable to make foreign loans on the same previous beneficial terms in the near future, seeing as the West has economic and financial problems. This is why our banking system should replace this source and ensure the necessary amount of industrial crediting at acceptable, economically substantiated interest rates."
To gain greater insight into the problems faced by enterprises and find effective mechanisms for tackling these issues the Commission studied in-depth the situation at one of the key automobile manufcturers, OAO GAZ.
Mr Ivanov said, in part, that the Russian Government has planned to grant allocations in the region of 20 billion roubles from the federal budget for the modernisation of municipal transport in 2009. These funds are to be provided on conditions of “equal co-financing” by regions of the Russian Federation.
Events for 2 february 2009
"Our dialogue has recently intensified at top political level. Mr Castro, I am speaking of top-level visits, namely, the Russian President's visit to Cuba and your visit to Russia. Most importantly, economic contacts have also received boost."
Vladimir Putin met with President of the European People’s Party (EPP) Wilfried Martens
"As for cooperation with European conservative parties, I'm very pleased to note that United Russia has made certain progress in this respect. It has already established good bilateral contacts with German and Italian partners, to name but a few. In this context, I consider quite promising the development of relations with the European People's Party (EPP). This is why we are so happy to see you here."
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Minister of Agriculture Alexei Gordeyev
Prime Minister Putin and Agriculture Minister Gordeyev discussed interventions in the grain market.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Governor of Kaliningrad Region Georgy Boos
Prime Minister Putin and Governor Boos discussed the situation in the Kaliningrad Region, in particular, the region’s budget, wage arrears, and housing construction sector.
