OREANDA-NEWS. March 06, 2013. Dmitry Patrushev, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Russian Agricultural Bank, paid a working visit to the Krasnodar region and held a meeting with the Regional Governor Alexander Tkachev.

During the meeting the participants discussed bilateral cooperation, including financing by Russian Agricultural Bank of new investment projects in Kuban aimed at comprehensive development of the regional economy.

In the framework of the meeting Dmitry Patrushev and Alexander Tkachev signed a Cooperation Agreement on implementation of the State Program on Agribusiness Development and Market Regulation for Agricultural Products, Raw Materials and Foodstuffs 2013-2020.

"The Krasnodar region is one of the key regions for the Bank’s business expansion. I’m convinced that the Bank’s cooperation with the regional government is long-term and strategic in nature and will contribute to the planned development of the regional economy," Dmitry Patrushev said in the course of the meeting.