OREANDA-NEWS. September 12, 2012. In the course of the APEC-2012 (September 7-8, island Russky) Vnesheconombank Chairman Vladimir Dmitriev took part in a plenary session “Conversation with APEC Leaders” and spoke at a session “Infrastructure as a Basis for Sustainable Growth”, he also participated in a number of bilateral meetings with foreign companies’ leaders. In the course of the APEC-2012 Business Summit Vnesheconombank entered into the following agreements:

An Agreement on Cooperation with the Administration of the Primorsky Territory. The parties intend to cooperate in working out proposals for funding investment projects; they give high priority to projects in the economic innovative sector, developing an automotive cluster as well as projects aimed at developing infrastructure of the Primorsky Territory as well as those aimed at the comprehensive development of territories. At present, Vnesheconombank participates in funding 4 investment projects to be implemented in the Primorsky Territory. The total value of all projects is 12.7 billion rubles, with Vnesheconombank’s participation share being 7.8 b billion rubles.

A Memorandum on Cooperation and Interaction in Implementing a Project on the Construction of a Deep-Water Grain Terminal in the Far East with LLC Summa Group. The parties agreed to explore a possibility of their joint participation in implementing a project on the construction of a deep-water grain terminal in the Far East with a transshipment capacity of 10 million tons. This project’s implementation would give Russian grain producers in Siberia a good chance to tap Asian markets and encourage them to increase grain production.

A Memorandum on Cooperation and Interaction in Implementing a Project on the Comprehensive Development of Airports in the Far East Federal District (FEFD) with OJSC the Far East and the Baikal Region Development Fund and OJSC the Khabarovsk Airport. The parties are to explore a possibility of their joint participation in implementing a project aimed at the comprehensive development of the Far East Federal District and creating a regional airport holding through consolidating airport assets on the basis of the Khabarovsk Airport.

OJSC the Far East and the Baikal Region Development Fund (Vnesheconombank Group) and CJSC Inn ovation Agro-complex Green Leaves signed an Agreement on Cooperation in Preparing and Implementing a Project on Creating an Innovative Agro-Industrial Biotechnological Complex Green Leaves in the Hankai municipal district of the Primorsky Territory. This facility is expected to be used for storing and processing grain crops, manufacturing fodders, producing and processing cow milk with a complete utilization of waste products. The project’s value is 3 800 million rubles.

A Memorandum of Understanding with OJSC SME Bank (Vnesheconombank Group) and SME bank Malaysia. The parties agreed to promote the development of small and medium-sized enterprises  in Malaysia and the Russian Federation in the following lines of activity: providing information and consulting support for SMEs of the two countries, taking measures for helping SMEs to participate in export-import interaction between Malaysia and Russia.

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (Vnesheconombank Group) announced the first investment of the Russian-Chinese Investment Fund expected to be made in the company Russia Forest Products.

The Russian Direct Investment entered into an Agreement on Cooperation with the Administration of the Primorsky Territory. The parties agreed to explore possibilities for raising investments for a number of key sectors which include forest and timber processing industr, transport and transport infrastructure, aviation industry, automotive industry, shipbuilding, development of tourist recreational p;otential.

After the APEC Summit Vnesheconombank Chairman Vladimir Dmitriev gave an interview to TV Channel Russia-24.