VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN

Point of View

2 may
2012
Russia's Development Strategy 112

“Support from Russian citizens has always helped us, and I’m confident that the government’s future line-up will rely on the people. We must never forget about the needs of ordinary people. We must always remember how government-level decisions influence the lives of all ordinary Russian citizens.”

Vladimir Putin
At a government meeting, May 2
4 may
2012
Fuel and energy sector 51

“We need to take effective steps to upgrade competition at the retail electricity market. Energy companies require stable, predictable conditions, steady and predictable demand and guarantees for the return of investments, which are quite considerable.”

Vladimir Putin
At a conference on the development of the retail electricity market, May 4
3 may
2012
Fuel and energy sector 51

“Currently we are creating all necessary conditions for the work of our companies, for developing new oil and gas provinces, for improving the sector's efficiency. These are financial incentives and the consistent development of transport infrastructure, including the pipeline network, which will doubtless create new conditions and new prospects for the sector.”

Vladimir Putin
At a meeting on motivating exploration of hard-to-recover oil reserves, May 3
3 may
2012
Fuel and energy sector 51

“Based on a system-wide approach, we began to create incentives for investment projects that will ensure the long-term growth of oil and gas production. Our goal is to create a flexible toolkit, including fiscal tools, to make all of the hydrocarbon production projects more attractive for investment. In this way, we will be able to strategically enhance Russian energy security and play a bigger role on the global energy markets.”

Vladimir Putin
At a meeting on motivating exploration of hard-to-recover oil reserves, May 3
3 may
2012
Fuel and energy sector 51

“A significant reserve means more field production and the sparing use of minerals, as well as the more active use and involvement of hard-to-recover oil reserves. As you well know, such projects need both serious investment and state-of-the-art technologies. And we need to create conditions that attract investment, so that beginning work on new sites and the exploration of technologically difficult fields are profitable and worthwhile endeavours for companies that allow them to recoup investment costs and earn economically justified profits.”

Vladimir Putin
At a meeting on motivating exploration of hard-to-recover oil reserves, May 3
2 may
2012
Ways to Overcome the World Economic Crisis 29

“Our country, you and I, have managed to prevent a repeat of the shocks of 1998. This, too, can certainly be called your achievement, to a considerable extent. This attests to the fact that the plan of anti-crisis measures drafted and advanced by the government had proved effective.”

Vladimir Putin
At a government meeting, May 2
2 may
2012
Russia's Development Strategy 112

“Support from Russian citizens has always helped us, and I’m confident that the government’s future line-up will rely on the people. We must never forget about the needs of ordinary people. We must always remember how government-level decisions influence the lives of all ordinary Russian citizens.”

Vladimir Putin
At a government meeting, May 2
2 may
2012
Eliminating bureaucratic obstacles 29

“We've dramatically changed the very procedure for considering investor applications. Many of the formalities have been simplified and excessive approval requirements have been removed. Thanks to the adoption of a whole number of amendments, foreign companies have now gained wider access to the food, medical and mining industries, as well as to the banking sector.”

Vladimir Putin
At a meeting of the Russian government’s Foreign Investment Oversight Commission, May 2
2 may
2012
Investment Climate 37

“As a matter of fact, a new mechanism has been created and tested for attracting foreign investment and granting foreign companies access to operate in strategic sectors of the Russian economy. Since it was formed four years ago, the commission has considered more than 140 applications from foreign companies and investors. An overwhelming majority of those applications (94%) has been approved. Only in eight cases have the applications been turned down, and always for good reason. None of the rejections has been disputed or appealed against.”

Vladimir Putin
At a meeting of the Russian government’s Foreign Investment Oversight Commission, May 2
28 april
2012
Russia's Development Strategy 112

“We may have different approaches to problems, but our common goal is to improve the quality of life in Russia, to make it more decent, comfortable and prosperous, to create conditions for resolving demographic problems so that we can have more children and more happy children, and to help people in trouble, people with special needs.”

Vladimir Putin
At a meeting on the implementation of tasks formulated in his election article, “Building justice: A social policy for Russia”, April 28
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