Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin with representatives of the Russian business circles and associations. The meeting was attended by over 50 business leaders, CEOs of leading private companies and companies with government participation, banks and public organisations.

Vladimir Putin met with Alexander Kalinin, president of OPORA Russia public association for small and medium-sized entrepreneurship.

Vladimir Putin congratulated OPORA Russia, a public organisation for small and medium-sized entrepreneurship, on its 15^th anniversary.

Presidential Aide and Secretary of the State Council Igor Levitin chaired the first meeting of the working group preparing a meeting of the State Council consultative commission on results obtained through the introduction of targeted models of simplifying procedures for doing business.

The President approved a list of instructions on measures to ease administrative load on business entities in the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin signed the Executive Order On the Presidential Commissioner for Entrepreneurs’ Rights.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to the 10^th Russian-Austrian Business Council’s business forum.

Vladimir Putin met with members of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) International Advisory Board and representatives of the international investment community.

Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi met with Russian and Indian business community representatives.

Commissioner for Entrepreneurs’ Rights Boris Titov presented his annual report to the President.

The President approved a list of instructions following a meeting with Yaroslavl Region business representatives held on April 25.

Vladimir Putin signed a list of instructions drafted following a meeting with business and consumer organisation representatives in Novgorod Region on April 18, 2017.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service Igor Artemyev.

In Rybinsk, Vladimir Putin met with representatives of the business community in the Yaroslavl Region.

Presidential Aide, State Council Secretary Igor Levitin chaired the first meeting of the State Council Presidium working group on the investment appeal of the housing and public utilities sector.

Vladimir Putin addressed a plenary session of the Congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with General Director of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives [ASI] Svetlana Chupsheva. The discussion focussed on the Agency’s work on key activity areas, in particular, developing the investment climate and business activity in Russia and support for social and business projects.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to Article 299 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and Article 151 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin met with business community representatives, heads of the biggest private companies and companies with state participation, heads of banks, and representatives of public organisations and business associations.