OREANDA-NEWS. Speaking after the meeting of the Supervisory Board of Vnesheconombank, Chairman Vladimir Dmitriev said: "We have agreed to issue two loans totaling 18bn RUR to our subsidiary - VEB-Leasing - to finance the supply of 16 Sukhoi Superjets to Russian airlines, including Aeroflot, which will receive 10 aircraft."

Also, Vladimir Dmitriev pointed out that the deal to finance the delivery of SSJ-100 aircraft took full advantage of the comprehensive support scheme designed to aid Russian non-oil exports, to which VEB-Leasing is a valued contributor. "This scheme provides not only for the subsidizing of interest rates by the government to help our products and financial terms for their delivery compete successfully with similar offerings from other countries and suppliers, but also for the involvement in the marketing of Russian aircraft in international markets, besides Vnesheconombank, of Export Credit and Investment Insurance Agency (EXIAR) and VEB-Leasing, our subsidiary," said Dmintriev.

Support for domestic aircraft manufacturing is key to the successful development of the Russian economy. "Given the importance of reliance on our own resources and technologies in developing the domestic high-tech industry, we believe that by financing the purchase of 16 aircraft, we contribute to the development of the Russian industry as a whole," said in a statement D A. Medvedev.