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.

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.