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Federation (Bank of Russia), and Declaring Particular Provisions of Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation No Longer in Force.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.

Mr Gref briefed the President on the bank’s current activities and the preliminary results of implementing the bank’s 2008–2013 development strategy.

Ms Nabiullina briefed the President on the Central Bank’s main work priorities over the coming period, in particular, measures to bring down inflation, making it easier for small and medium-sized businesses to get loans, and work on banking supervision.

The President signed Federal Law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation in Connection with the Transfer of Powers in Regulation, Control and Supervision of Financial Markets to the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.

Subjects of discussion at the meeting included preparations for the G20 summit in St Petersburg, and Vnesheconombank’s participation in a number of long-term infrastructure projects.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on developing Russia’s banking system, looking in particular at how to make it easier and more affordable for small and medium-businesses to get loans.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation.

The officials of the Presidential Executive Office, the government ministers responsible for finance and the economy, the Central Bank, and a number of major Russian banks will take part in the meeting, which will examine the problem of access to credit resources.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation regarding Prevention of Illegal Financial Operations.

Mr Kostin briefed the President on the bank’s current activities, particularly the placement of VTB shares on the Moscow Stock Exchange.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Laws On Banning Certain Categories of Individuals from Opening and operating Accounts (Deposits), Keeping Money and Valuables in Foreign Banks Located outside Russian Federation Territory, and Owning and (or) Using Foreign Financial Instruments, and On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation following the Adoption of the Federal Law On Banning Certain Categories of Individuals from Opening and Operating Accounts (Deposits), Keeping Money and Valuables in Foreign Banks Located outside Russian Federation Territory, and Owning and (or) Using Foreign Financial Instruments, and Federal Constitutional Law On Amendments to Article 11 of the Federal Constitutional Law On the Russian Federation Government.

Mr Dmitriev briefed the President on the projects being implemented with the bank’s support.

Vladimir Putin submitted Elvira Nabiullina’s candidacy for the post of chairperson of Russia’s Central Bank to succeed its current Chairman Sergei Ignatiev after the expiration of his mandate on June 24, 2013.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation.