President of Russia

Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting on drafting Russia’s social and economic development strategy through to 2020.

Dmitry Medvedev and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy met with members of Russia-EU Industrialists’ Round Table to discuss development prospects for trade and economic relations between Russia and the European Union.

Dmitry Medvedev signed a list of instructions following the meeting of the International Advisory Board on establishing and developing an international financial centre in Russia held on October 28, 2011.

The President of Russia answered questions from summit participants, including about Russia's accession to the WTO, the prospects for economic cooperation with Japan, increasing deliveries of Russian gas to China, and measures to stabilise the situation in the eurozone.

Dmitry Medvedev chaired a meeting of the State Council Presidium on raising the regions’ role in modernisation of Russia's economy.

Dmitry Medvedev visited VTB Bank headquarters in the Moscow City Business Centre, where he held a meeting of the Council for the Financial Market Development. The meeting discussed the current state of the financial markets and improving the country’s investment climate.

Among the subjects discussed at the meeting were investment policy for technological modernisation and the possibilities for developing single-industry towns. 

Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Order On Investment Ombudsmen in Federal Districts.

Dmitry Medvedev said that in his opinion the institute of investment ombudsmen at the federal level has proven effective. The President announced that he had signed an executive order conferring the status of investment ombudsmen on Deputy Presidential Envoys to Federal Districts (the Envoy’s aide in the Central Federal District) and those present are to report on the organisation of their work by October 1.

Dmitry Medvedev discussed measures to improve the investment climate in Russia with representatives of the judicial community.

Subjects of discussion included implementing the proposals Mr Medvedev made in Magnitogorsk and at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, and current issues of concern to the business community.

The meeting discussed implementation of the Presidential instructions on improving Russia’s investment climate issued following a March 30 meeting of the Commission for Modernisation and Technological Development of Russia's Economy in Magnitogorsk.

Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of instructions issued following a March 30 meeting of the Commission for Modernisation and Technological Development of Russia's Economy.

Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of instructions on priority measures aimed at improving the investment climate in Russia.

At its 22^nd meeting, the Commission for Modernisation and Technological Development of Russia’s Economy summed up the results of its efforts to support the engineering profession and technical education.

A special subject on the agenda was Russia’s investment climate. In his opening remarks, Dmitry Medvedev named ten priority measures to improve the situation. 

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Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Dmitriev discussed measures to support small and medium-sized businesses and the establishment of the Direct Investment Fund.

Establishment of a fund to attract foreign investments to the Russian economy was the subject of discussion.

Dmitry Medvedev and Lloyd Blankfein discussed the establishment of an international financial centre in Moscow and possible participation of Goldman Sachs in Russia's Direct Investments Fund.

The prospects for promoting a favourable investment climate were the subject of discussion.

Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of instructions following an August 16 meeting on the investment climate.

The costs involved in crossing the customs border are sometimes unpredictable and discourage investors from opening new production facilities in Russia, Dmitry Medvedev said at a meeting on the country’s investment climate. 

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement on the Encouragement and Mutual Protection of Investments in Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) Member States.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement Between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Turkmenistan on the Encouragement and Mutually Protection of Investments.

Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of instructions issued following a meeting of the Commission for Modernisation and Technological Development of Russia's Economy of June 19, 2010.

Foreign economic policy and its role in the country's technological modernisation and innovative development were discussed at the meeting of the Commission, which took place on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.

Dmitry Medvedev had a meeting with Chairman of Vnesheconombank (VEB) Vladimir Dmitriev.

The meeting particularly focused on ways to attract investment in high-tech projects and the prospects of Russia’s scientific and technological sector for development and commercialisation of new technology at Skolkovo.