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.

Vladimir Putin visited the Federal Financial Monitoring Service (Rosfinmonitoring), where he chaired a meeting on countering illegal financial operations in the banking sector.

Vladimir Putin met with Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Alfa Banking Group Pyotr Aven.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to Article 22 of the Federal Law On Banks and Banking Activity and Article 1 of the Federal Law On Foreign Investments in the Russian Federation. 

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

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Federal Law On Insuring Household Deposits in Banks of the Russian Federation, Federal Law On the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia), and Declaring Particular Provisions of Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation No Longer in Force.

Vladimir Putin took part in the fifth annual “Russia Calling!” Investment Forum, organised by VTB Capital. The theme of this year’s forum is New Horizons for Growth: How to Reach Them.

Vladimir Putin signed the Law On Amendments to Article 18 of the Federal Law On Banks and Banking Activities.