OREANDA-NEWS. July 06, 2011. The first meeting of the Russian-British Group on Creating an International Financial Center (IFC) in Moscow was held at Vnesheconombank. The British delegation was headed by Lord Mayor of the City of London Michael Bear, the Russian delegation - by Head of the Working Group on Creating an IFC Alexander Voloshin. Management Board Member, Vnesheconombank First Deputy Chairman Nikolai Kosov acted as Vnesheconombank’s representative at the meeting.

The meeting’s participants – representatives of leading Russian, British and international institutions interested in creating and promoting an international financial center in Russia discussed issues of their cooperation in developing a competitive financial sector and a market for professional financial services in the Russian Federation as well as creating favorable conditions for foreign investors.