Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs Government Presidium meeting
“A competitive environment sets the tone for the country’s economy, shapes the investment climate and serves as an internal stimulus for developing multiple industries. Therefore, supporting healthy competition between businesses is a strategic priority of the government and the entire country.”
Events for 12 september 2011
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on flight safety in civil aviation
“Of course, no one is insured against air accidents, which happen in all countries with an aviation industry, even those that have the latest aircraft. However, over the past few months there has been a series of plane crashes and incidents in Russia. This is yet another cause to seriously consider what is going on in that industry.”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with British Prime Minister David Cameron
Vladimir Putin noted that last year Britain was Russia’s leading trade and economic partner in terms of current investments. However, he also highlighted the unfortunate fact that investment in the real economy remains modest.
“The Russian economy is projected to fully overcome the consequences of the economic downturn by the beginning of next year and to continue to grow, providing stable revenues to the federal treasury.”