Vladimir Putin had a brief meeting with Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China State Council Wang Yang, who represented China at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.

Vladimir Putin took part in the first Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. The current situation in the Russian economy and the Far East region’s investment attractiveness were the main subjects of the President’s address.

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 submitted to the State Duma for consideration draft Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement on Cooperation in Organising an Integrated Currency Market in the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Head of the Republic of Kalmykia Alexei Orlov to discuss, among other things, the development of water system in the republic, which has been suffering from droughts for the past few years.

The discussion focussed on the social and economic situation in the region.

Vladimir Putin met with Government members to discuss current economic development matters.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Chelyabinsk Region Governor Boris Dubrovsky to discuss the socioeconomic situation in the region.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Head of the Republic of Crimea Sergei Aksyonov.

Vladimir Putin held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council.

Vladimir Putin approved a list of instructions on making budget spending more effective.

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 Novosibirsk Region Governor Vladimir Gorodetsky to discuss the socioeconomic situation in the region.

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 had a working meeting with Orenburg Region Governor Yury Berg.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Federal Law On the ERA-GLONASS State Automated Information System.

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 Amendments to the Federal Law On the Federal Budget for 2015 and the 2016–2017 Budget Plan.

Vladimir Putin took part in a meeting of the BRICS leaders with members of the organisation’s Business Council.