OREANDA-NEWS. June 08, 2011. The Russian Bank for Development took part in the meeting of the SME Development Council under the RF President Plenipotentiary Representative in the Urals Federal District. The meeting was chaired by Evgeniy Kuyvashov, Deputy Plenipotentiary of the RF President in UFD, reported the press-centre of RBD.

The attendees pointed out that the UFD regions were actively involved in the RBD’s SME Lending Support Program. The leaders of the program are the Sverdlovsk and Chelyabinsk Regions. The total limit set for all UFO regions within the Program amounts to RUB 5.25 billion. Currently 27% of funds remain unutilized.

The meeting was attended by representatives from the RF Ministry of Economic Development, regional authorities, local governments, NGOs and professional associations of the Urals Federal District.