OREANDA-NEWS. October 9, 2012. Vnesheconombank Deputy - Head of the Working Group on Modernizing Mono-Cities Irina Makieva met with representatives of leading business mass media at the Central House of Journalists. The meeting on the theme of “Modernization of Mono-Cities: Problems, Prospects, Legislative Aspect” was held as part of the Federation Council’s Information Project “Senatorskaya Gostinaya” (the Senators’ Living Room).

In the course of the meeting its participants discussed issues of improving investment climate; measures being taken to reduce possible negatives impacts for Russian mono-cities and regions with a view to Russia’s joining the WTO. In particular, media representatives had a chance to have a look at projects with joint participation of the state, business and development institutions in modernizing mono-cities and projects on enhancing people mobility and research-production potential of territories as exemplified by the city of Vyatskie Polyany of the Kirov region that received the state’s support in 2010.

Irina Makieva told about criteria and terms of Vnesheconombank’s potential participation in implementing investment projects in mono-cities.

In attendance of the meeting was Senator, representative of the Kirov region’s legislative assembly Oleg Kazakovtsev.