OREANDA-NEWS. October 7, 2011. An extended session on the comprehensive development of the Kaluga region’s territory was held at Vnesheconombank. The session was chaired by Kaluga region Governor Anatoly Artamonov and – by Vnesheconombank Chairman Vladimir Dmitriev.

The session’s participants discussed the results of cooperation between Vnesheconombank Group and the Kaluga region as well as prospects for cooperation in the following lines of activity: participation in the regional development corporation, providing support for small and medium-sized enterprises, credit and investment activity, public private partnership, providing support for mono-cities.

Opening the session Vladimir Dmitriev said that nowadays there is a need for moving to a new stage of cooperation between Vnesheconombank and the Kaluga region in order to develop the region on a comprehensive basis using the whole range of banking products and instruments that Vnesheconombank Group has at its disposal.

As a result of the session Vnesheconombank Group and the Kaluga region Government signed a Joint Action Plan for Comprehensive Development of the Kaluga region’s territory for a period of 2011-2013 as well as an Agreement on Cooperation in Providing Support for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises.