Vnesheconombank and the Association of Innovation Regions of Russia (AIRR) Intend to Enhance Cooperation
In the course of the Petersburg International Economic Forum-2013 State Corporation ‘Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)’and the Association of Innovation Regions of Russia (AIRR) entered into an agreement on cooperation.
The agreement was signed by Vnesheconombank Chairman Vladimir Dmitriev and – by AIRR Council Chairman, Tatarstan’s President Rustam Minnikhanov.
The agreement provides for promoting long-term cooperation in implementing investment projects and programs in innovations and high technologies on the territory of AIRR regions.
The parties intend to set up engineering network infrastructure that would help to adapt scientific developments for industrial production and for commercialization of technologies and knowledge.
The agreement’s implementation would help to create a network of technology centers with a range of resources including personnel, equipment and technologies required for transforming scientific ideas into products in demand by production facilities.
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Vnesheconombank and the Government of the Leningrad Region Approve a Plan to Support Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
In the course of the Petersburg International Economic Forum-2013 State Corporation ‘Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)’ and the Government of the Leningrad region signed a Joint Action Plan of Vnesheconombank Group and the Government of the Leningrad region for supporting small and medium-sized enterprises for 2013-215.
On behalf of Vnesheconombank the Plan was signed by Vnesheconombank Deputy Chairman- Board Member Mikhail Kopeikin and on behalf of the Government of the Leningrad region – by Vice Governor of the Leningrad region – Chairman of the Economic Development and Investment Activity Dmitry Yalov.
The Plan was signed to build on the agreement on cooperation in providing support for SMEs signed in February of 20123.
The parties agreed to jointly select small and medium-sized enterprises implementing projects in innovations, energy efficiency as well as in modernizing production facilities on the territory of the Leningrad region for them to receive comprehensive support with the use of mechanisms for extending guarantees (OJSC Loan Security Agency) a credit line from KfW Banking Group as well as mechanisms of Vnesheconombank Group.
This Agreement’s implementation would help to set up a comprehensive system of supporting small and medium-sized enterprises on the territory of the Leningrad region on the basis of regional measures for providing state support and financial programs implemented by Vnesheconombank.
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