RIA NOVOSTI. Russian President Vladimir Putin penned a decree to appoint Vladimir Dmitriev head of state-run corporation Bank for Development and External Economic Activities, RIA Novosti wired quoting the Kremlin’s press service.
Dmitriev has been at the helm of Vnesheconombank since 2004. The state-run corporation (Vnesheconombank) was founded on the basis of this bank, and also Roseximbank and Russian Development Bank in 2007. Dmitriev was appointed the corporation’s board chairman on June 18, 2007. His first term of office expired on Monday.
The development bank conducts investment, external economic, advisory and other activities to execute projects in Russia and abroad, including those involving foreign capital. These projects are designed to develop national infrastructure, innovations, special economic zones, protect the environment, support exports of Russian goods and services, work and services, and also small and mid-sized enterprises.
