The President had a working meeting with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin to discuss the development of transport infrastructure and the capital’s economy, and the implementation of the housing stock renovation programme.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Acting Governor of the Altai Territory Viktor Tomenko. The President and the Acting Governor discussed the socioeconomic situation in the region, specifically, plans to attract investment, the situation in the labour market, and ways to improve the quality of life in the Altai Territory.

Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) CEO Kirill Dmitriev briefed the President on the fund’s efforts to attract foreign capital, in particular to infrastructure and technology.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov.

The President signed the Federal Law On Amending Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation to Specify the Term Foreign Investor.

The President signed a list of instructions on implementing the Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly of March 1, 2018.

Vladimir Putin is chairing a State Council meeting on improving investment appeal of the Russian regions in the Kremlin.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev.

Vladimir Putin met with foreign business community representatives on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum.

At the Nizhne-Bureiskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant, Vladimir Putin held a meeting on implementing major investment projects in the Far East.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev, who briefed the President on the fund’s current efforts to attract investment into the Russian economy, including by involving the world’s biggest sovereign funds.

The President signed the Federal Law On Amendments to Article 6 of the Federal Law on Foreign Investment in the Russian Federation and to the Federal Law On the Procedure for Foreign Investment in Business Entities of Strategic Importance for National Defence and State Security.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to Article 5 of the Federal Law on Privatisation of State and Municipal Property and to the Federal Law On Procedures for Foreign Investment in Business Entities of Strategic Importance for National Defence and State Security.

Vladimir Putin met with members of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) International Advisory Board and representatives of the international investment community.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to Article 21 of the Federal Law On Foreign Investment in the Russian Federation.

Presidential Aide and State Council Secretary Igor Levitin chaired, via videoconference, a meeting of the State Council consultative commission’s working group on modern regional industrial policy as a factor of improving the competitiveness and investment appeal of the Russian regions.

Vladimir Putin met with President and CEO of BASF Kurt Bock.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with General Director of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives [ASI] Svetlana Chupsheva. The discussion focussed on the Agency’s work on key activity areas, in particular, developing the investment climate and business activity in Russia and support for social and business projects.

The meeting focused on gas supply to Genichesk, Ukraine.

Presidential Aide and State Council Secretary Igor Levitin chaired the second meeting of the State Council Presidium working group on measures to enhance Russian regions’ investment appeal.