Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting on the banking system
“Our task is to support businesses with realistic production plans. I am referring to the real sector of the economy, to industries that manufacture products in demand, but that are facing difficulties today because of dramatic changes in the business environment.”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Sergei Mitin, Governor of the Novgorod region
The state of the Novgorod region’s economy was discussed at the meeting.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Sergei Vakhrukov, Governor of Yaroslavl Region
The topics discussed were the fulfillment of the Government’s anti-crisis measures in the Yaroslavl Region, the relationship between the real sector and the financial institutions and the state of the region’s agriculture.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Sberbank top managers
"One of the benefits of Sberbank, on a par with public confidence, is the vast inherited chain of branches. It is, however, something of a burden because some branches operate at a loss. Sberbank cannot abolish this chain. In a way, you pay for government support by maintaining this chain. We cannot afford to close local Sberbank offices before there are other opportunities for quality bank services in every Russian town and village."
Events for 21 july 2009
“In 2010, pensions must grow 45.9%, with the average old-age retirement pension exceeding 8,000 roubles. The criteria for calculating the amount will become fairer and take into account an individual’s actual labour contribution.”
Events for 20 july 2009
“For the past five years, we have been successful in setting up the network of budget-funded entities and have introduced a basic degree of order. The legislative framework has been greatly modernised; in particular, a law on independent institutions and amendments to the Fiscal Code have been passed. Nonetheless, today this process of modernising the network of budget-funded entities is still far from completion, while the pace of change does not correspond to those objectives that we set ourselves.”
"I think that today your newspaper performs a vital role, not just in circulating information about sport, but also in educating young people, and society as a whole, about tolerance, and about relations between different ethnic and national groups within our society. Because sport is an absolutely international activity."
“It is not easy for everyone right now during the crisis, and sport clubs are even worse off than industrial companies. That is why I have instructed my colleagues to lobby Siberian-based companies for assistance to your club. Business is going well for these companies despite the present-day difficulties.”
