OREANDA-NEWS. October 21, 2010. The Russian Bank for Development together with the National Initiative Fund and Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) have interviewed entrepreneurs in the Republic of Karelia, reported the press-centre of RBD.

The purpose of the survey was to identify the level of the entrepreneurs’ awareness of the existing procedures of SME lending, detailed study of sectorial preferences and trends, borrowing needs and other supportive measures as well as to explore their awareness of the Program implemented by RBD.

The findings will be analyzed by the Bank’s specialists with the view to subsequent updating both the whole Program and particular products and offers.

“The Russian Bank for Development has always accentuated on the feed-back with the regions and regional enterprises. Getting comments on our Program we are working hardly on its improvement and developing new offers. We are positive that the survey in Petrozavodsk will help us to make proper conclusions that will foster the development of the Program and SME on the whole”, considers Chairman of the Board of RBD Sergey Krjukov.