Mr Patrushev briefed Vladimir Putin on the bank’s current activities, in particular, the measures it is taking in lending to the country’s agriculture sector.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Chairman of Vnesheconombank Vladimir Dmitriev to discuss support for non-raw materials exports and loans for manufacturing industries.

Vladimir Putin met with Governor of the Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina to discuss the banking sector’s work over the first half of 2015.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with President and Chairman of the Board of Sberbank German Gref. Mr Putin and Mr Gref discussed the situation in the banking sector, particularly as concerns lending, and looked at the bank’s results for the first half of 2015.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On the Activities of Credit Rating Agencies in the Russian Federation, On Amending Article 76¹ of the Federal Law On the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia), and Declaring Ineffective Certain Provisions of the Russian Federation Legislative Acts.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amending Federal Law On the Development Bank and Article 970 of Part II of the Russian Federation Civil Code.

The discussion focussed on the bank’s activities, particularly its work with the public.

Mr Gref briefed Vladimir Putin on the current situation at Sberbank.

The President signed Federal Law On Ratifying the Agreement on the New Development Bank.

Vladimir Putin met with Chairman of Vnesheconombank Vladimir Dmitriev, who briefed the President on the bank’s lending to the economy’s real sector as part of the anti-crisis programme.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting to discuss bank loans to enterprises in the real sector of the economy.

The head of Rosselkhozbank briefed Vladimir Putin on the bank’s current activities, particularly its support for the agroindustrial sector.

Vladimir Putin singed Federal Law On Amendments to Article 26 of the Federal Law On the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia).

Ms Nabiullina briefed Vladimir Putin on the work underway to establish a national payments system and also reported on the situation in Russia’s banking sector and measures to improve the banking system.

Mr Kostin briefed Vladimir Putin on the situation in lending to businesses working in the real sector of the economy, the bank’s international activities and work on developing a national payments system.

The President signed Federal Constitutional Law On Amending Federal Constitutional Law On the Accession of the Republic of Crimea to the Russian Federation and the Creation of New Constituent Entities within the Russian Federation – the Republic of Crimea and the Federal City of Sevastopol.

Vladimir Putin signed a list of instructions on additional measures to stimulate economic growth.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Protection of Interests of Retail Depositors at Banks and Their Economically Autonomous Structural Subdivisions registered in and/or operating on the territory of the Republic of Crimea or the Territory of the City of Federal Importance of Sevastopol.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Special Operation of the Financial System in the Republic of Crimea and City of Federal Importance Sevastopol during the Transition Period.

Vladimir Putin discussed with Mr Gref Sberbank’s results for 2013 and the bank’s involvement in work on a number of social issues, in particular, organising mortgage loans.