During his working trip to Murmansk, Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting on agricultural and fishing products processing. Supplies by farmers and food pricing were also discussed.

Dmitry Medvedev visited a dairy plant, an agricultural producer Agrofirma Promyshlennaya and the Gvozdika garden settlement, and had a working meeting with Governor of Orenburg Region Yury Berg.

Dmitry Medvedev pointed out there is a need to set priorities for the insurance services’ market’s medium-term development, improve the way mechanisms protecting the different parties of insurance relations function, and rid the market of dishonest insurers.

Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of instructions following an August 16 meeting on the investment climate.

Application of the law on insider information was the main subject on the agenda.

Dmitry Medvedev proposed that the business community take part in rebuilding villages damaged by the wildfires.

The costs involved in crossing the customs border are sometimes unpredictable and discourage investors from opening new production facilities in Russia, Dmitry Medvedev said at a meeting on the country’s investment climate. 

The First Deputy Prime Minister briefed Dmitry Medvedev on the competitive environment in the country.

The meeting discussed employment, education and healthcare development issues, and attracting investment to the region.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement on Mutual Administrative Assistance by Customs Authorities of the Customs Union Member States.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement on the Encouragement and Mutual Protection of Investments in Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) Member States.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement Between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Turkmenistan on the Encouragement and Mutually Protection of Investments.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Accepting Amendments to the Articles of the Agreement of the International Monetary Fund as Approved by the Resolutions No. 62–2 of April 28, 2008, and No. 63–3 of May 5, 2008, by the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund.

Dmitry Medvedev made this statement at a meeting of the Commission for Economic Modernisation and Technological Development of Russia’s Economy.