Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Governor of the Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina to discuss the 2016 results.

Sberbank CEO and Chairman of the Board German Gref briefed Vladimir Putin on the bank’s 2016 performance results and its current activities, including the prospects for developing mortgage lending, and new financial support mechanisms for the defence industry and agricultural sector businesses.

Mr Kostin briefed the President on the bank’s lending to the general public.

Mr Patrushev briefed Vladimir Putin on the bank’s results for 2016, in particular, with regard to lending to the agribusiness sector and small and medium-sized enterprises. Other matters discussed included the situation on the agricultural risk insurance market.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Protocol on Amendments to the Agreement on Establishing the International Investment Bank and its Charter.

Vladimir Putin took part in the international conference Into the Future: Russia’s Role and Place, organised by Russia’s oldest bank, Sberbank, to mark its 175^th anniversary.

Vladimir Putin met with VTB Bank Chairman and CEO Andrei Kostin to discuss the group’s performance in the investment banking services market and participation in large PPP infrastructure projects, as well as consumer lending.

Vnesheconombank Chairman informed the President of the bank’s current activities.

The President signed the Federal Law On Amendments to the Law On the Insurance Business in the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Protocol on Amendments to the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Singapore on Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Income Tax Evasion.

Mr Patrushev briefed Vladimir Putin on Rosselkhzbank’s performance in 2015 and in the first quarter of 2016.

Vladimir Putin met with VTB Bank Chairman and CEO Andrei Kostin.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order releasing Vladimir Dmitriev from his post of Chairman of state corporation Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Activity (Vnesheconombank). Another executive order appoints Sergei Gorkov the bank’s new chairman.

The President signed Federal Law On Amending Articles 16 and 18 of Federal Law on Banks and Banking Activity.

The President signed Federal Law On Ratifying the Articles of the Agreement on the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Suspending Article 26 (part 1) of the Federal Law On the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia) and Amendments to Article 2 of the Federal Law On Amendments to Article 26 of the Federal Law On the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia).

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Particularities of Transferring in 2016 of the Actual Annual Profit of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation for 2015.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Sberbank CEO and Chairman of the Board German Gref. The discussion addressed the bank’s performance in the first 10 months of 2015.

The head of VTB Bank briefed Vladimir Putin on the establishment of the Post Bank, a joint project between the VTB Group and Russian Post.