Issues on the agenda will include access to loans and credit resources for the economy’s real sector, the role of professional standards in implementing anti-crisis programme’s import replacement policy, and making cooperation between the business community and the authorities more effective.

Ms Komarova briefed Vladimir Putin on the socioeconomic situation in the region, particularly with regard to the region’s industrial sector.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, during which the Prime Minister submitted to the President, among other things, proposals for optimisation of the rocket and space industry.

Severstal Management CEO Alexei Mordashov reported to the President on PAO Severstal's performance in 2014, the companies' potential for development on the domestic market and the implementation of social programmes.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Irkutsk Region Governor Sergei Yeroshchenko to discuss the socioeconomic situation in the region and the creation there of a priority development area.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law on Industrial Policy in the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Governor of Tver Region Andrei Shevelev. The region’s socioeconomic situation was the subject of discussion.

Vladimir Putin signed a list of instructions following a meeting with Government members held on October 29, 2014.

Mr Bokarev briefed the President on the company’s current activities and development strategy. Transmashholding is one of Russia’s biggest producers of rolling stock for the railway sector.

The President of Interros Holding and CEO of MMC Norilsk Nickel briefed Vladimir Putin on the implementation of the project to build the Bystrinsky Mining and Processing Industrial Complex.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Governor of Kamchatka Territory Vladimir Ilyukhin. The region’s socioeconomic situation, development of the fishing and mining sectors, its main industries and housing construction were the main issues discussed.

Vladimir Putin met with Government members to discuss plans to facilitate import replacement in industry and agriculture in 2014–2015 and other matters.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Governor of Sverdlovsk Region Yevgeny Kuyvashev to discuss the region’s socioeconomic development.

On the final day of his working trip to the Far Eastern Federal District, Sergei Ivanov visited Vladivostok.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov visited the island of Iturup as part of a working visit to the Far East Federal District.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Governor of Vladimir Region Svetlana Orlova.

As part of a working trip to Nizhny Novgorod Region, Vladimir Putin visited the new RusVinyl plant, a joint venture between Russian company SIBUR and Belgium’s SolVin, and took part in launching polyvinyl chloride (PVC) production.

Mr Konkov briefed the President on the social and economic situation in Ivanovo Region. The discussion also covered the implementation of a synthetic fibre production and processing project in the region.