OREANDA-NEWS. On June 18, 2009 Yuri V. Trushin, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Russian Agricultural Bank took part in the field session of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, held in Tver, to discuss the issues of increase in efficiency of the use of state funds extended to agribusiness, reported the press-centre of Russian Agricultural Bank.

RAB’s loan portfolio grew more that 17% or RUR 82 billion from the beginning of 2009 and reached RUR 550 billion. The Bank plans to increase the volume of its loan portfolio up to RUR 600 billion by YE2009.