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Interview Donskih 124
Contributing
to the Sustainable
Development
of Russian Regions 128
Supporting
Small- and Medium-
Sized Businesses 130
Interview
Bazarov 136
Improving
the Legal
Framework 138
Contributing
to Housing and
Utility Sector
Reform 139
Carbon Finance
and Financing
Energy Efficiency
and Energy Saving
Projects 140
Working with
the Government 142
Ensuring
Procurement
Transparency 143
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CONTRIBUTING TO THE
OF THE COUNTRY
e see contributing to Russia's economic development as
a key priority in corporate social responsibility. The extent of our
responsibility is determined by the scale of the Bank's operations
and the depth of our social and economic integration. In everything
we do, be it participating in nationwide projects, helping achieve
government policy objectives or contributing to the development of
Russia's legal framework, we are guided by the belief that a prosper-
ous national economy coupled with effective government and market
institutions are essential to the Bank's long-term and sustainable
development and imperative in creating value for our shareholders.
In 2011, we paid special attention to two priority CSR areas. These
were facilitating economic development in the Russian regions and
supporting small- and medium-sized businesses. Both objectives
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bear enormous socio-economic significance, while at the same time
offering excellent business potential. These challenges are in line
with the scale of the Bank's operations and provide opportunities
to build long-term partnership relationships with all stakeholders.
The development of regional economies is crucial to the Bank given
that over 60% of our assets are in Russia's regions. For a region to
develop and grow successfully, all of the relevant measures and in-
struments need to be integrated together effectively. Today we work
in every region of Russia and have a good understanding of regional
specifics. This helps the Bank participate in the preparation and
implementation of regional development strategies in partnership
with regional authorities.
The development of small- and medium-sized businesses is a corner-
stone in the sustainable development of the entire Russian economy.
We see the small- and medium-sized business segment as having
great potential as a growth area for our business, but at the same
time, by providing financial and non-financial services to entre-
preneurs, we contribute to the creation of a favourable business
environment, improve the standard of living for Russian citizens,
support the creation of new jobs and facilitate the development of
competitive markets.
In 2011, the Bank also continued its activities across a number of
areas important both for the business and as corporate social respon-
sibility priorities. These included supporting projects to reform the
housing and utility sector, carbon financing and ensuring transpar-
ent and efficient procurement.
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