OREANDA-NEWS. November 06, 2012. Russian Agricultural Bank (RusAg) was bestowed the prestigious Russian business award "Company of the Year — 2012" to mark its contribution to the real sector of economy. Since its inception the Bank has invested more than RUB 2.3 trillion in the national agribusiness development and support of rural areas, reported the press-centre of RusAg.

The Award Organizing Committee has highly praised the Bank for holding events aimed at increasing financial literacy of the population.

This year RusAg has launched a specialized program for start-up farmers, which educates young rural entrepreneurs on all the peculiarities of launching a new business.