OREANDA-NEWS. Chairman of Vnesheconombank Sergey Gorkov took part in the plenary meeting A New Standard in Public Administration: Projects for Growth, Projects for Life, and spoke at the panel session Development Institutions: In Search of an Effective Regional Model.

Andrey Klepach, Deputy Chairman of Vnesheconombank (Chief Economist) – Member of Management Board, spoke at the panel session A Fork in the Road to Economic Growth: Search for a Development Model.

Irina Makieva, Deputy Chairman of Vnesheconombank, spoke at the panel discussion Developing the Territories: Modern Approaches to the Human Environment.

The Sochi Forum saw the VEB Group companies entering into the following agreements:

  • VEB signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with seven regions to boost interaction. VEB is set to bring cooperation with constituent entities of the Russian Federation to a new, maximum efficient level;
  • Vnesheconombank and JSC Russian Railways signed a Cooperation Agreement. The parties have agreed to promote and expand strategic cooperation between the VEB Group and the Russian Railways Holding. The document provides for VEB to act as a partner of the Russian Railways Holding to lease, rent out, or otherwise lawfully make available the Bank’s property;
  • Svyaz Bank (VEB Group) and NAO Krasnaya Polyana entered into a Cooperation Agreement. The Agreement was signed in the presence of Sergey Gorkov, Chairman of Vnesheconombank. The Agreement provides for a joint effort to develop the infrastructure of the year-round resort Gorky Gorod in terms of banking facilities including payment services;
  • The Russian Export Center (VEB Group) and Roskachestvo signed a Coordination Agreement. The document will allow for including goods with a significant export potential in the Roskachestvo list and promoting top quality Russian products in global markets.