OREANDA-NEWS. February 07, 2014. Dmitry Patrushev, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Russian Agricultural Bank, held a working meeting with Alexey Gordeyev, Governor of the Voronezh Region.

In the framework of the meeting the participants discussed cooperation between the Bank and the regional Administration in terms of support of key local industry subsectors, as well as implementation of the State Program on Agribusiness Development 2013-2020.

Lending for modernization of the infrastructure and financing of investment projects in agribusiness are priority directions for the Bank. In 2013, the Bank’s financial support allowed to put in operation the largest pig breeding facility in the region.

“A number of large scale innovative projects of high social and economic importance for the region have been implemented with RusAg’s financial support. The Bank plans to expand cooperation beyond the framework of the State Program on Agribusiness Development to other subsectors of the local economy,” - Dmitry Patrushev said at the meeting.