OREANDA-NEWS. December 26, 2011. SME Bank (Vnesheconombank group) took part in the IX Annual Regional Congress “Investment Climate: Best Regional Practices”. The congress was organized by Expert RA. The company presented the rating of investment attractiveness of Russian regions in 2010-2011.

Dmitry Golovanov, Member of the Board - First Deputy Chairman of the Board of SME Bank addressed the plenary meeting. He said that SME Bank cooperates with all Russian regions. It has set up an Analytical Center which enables to estimate more efficiently the volumes of resources required for SME support. The Bank offers its partners a wide range of products. The demand depends on the scale of small business development in the regions and the existing SME support infrastructure. Furthermore the Bank provides financing on favourable terms in regions with difficult social and economic conditions and in monoprofile cities.

The congress was attended by representatives from federal and regional government authorities, the Skolkovo Foundation, banks and private investors.