President of Tatarstan meets with Chairman of Volga-Vyatka bank of Sberbank of Russia

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has met with Chairman of Volga-Vyatka bank of Sberbank of Russia Sergei Maltsev.

Sergei Maltsev was appointed to this post on August 2, 2012. Volga-Vyatka bank services seven subjects of Russian Federation: Nizhny Novgorod, Vladimir, Kirov regions, republics of Tatarstan, Chuvashia, Mordovia and Mari El.

The meeting was held at the RT Government House with participation of the Tatarstan Minister of economy Midkhat Shagiakhmetov, Minister of transport and road construction Lenar Safin, and Aide to the Tatarstan President on economic issues Airat Khairullin. Sberbank was presented by Deputy Chairman of Volga-Vyatka bank – chief of branch “Bank Tatarstan” and “Sberbank of Russia” Rushan Sakhbiev.

The parties discussed further cooperation between Tatarstan and Sberbank of Russia. To the point, the Agreement on cooperation between Sberbank of Russia and the Republic of Tatarstan was signed on July, 16, 2012. Board Chairman of Sberbank of Russia German Gref and President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov put their signatures on the document. The agreement specifies areas of cooperation in financial-loan sphere. The document stipulates realization of 16 big investment projects.

The project aimed at financing leasing transaction for purchasing buses for 27th World summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan and Olympic Games in Sochi 2014 was also discussed at the meeting. By and large, it is planned to purchase 344 buses.

Later on, Sergei Maltsev took part in opening of additional Sberbank office, the first in Russia which meets all standards of servicing handicapped people.

The Tatarstan Minister of economy Midkhat Shagiakhmetov, Deputy Chairman of Volga-Vyatka bank – chief of branch “Bank Tatarstan” and “Sberbank of Russia” Rushan Sakhbiev and Aide to the Tatarstan President on economic issues Airat Khairullin took part in the ceremony.

The program “Available environment” aimed at creation of comfortable environment for disabled and handicapped people has been realized in Tatarstan since 2011. Sberbank realizes the project that enhances comfort for handicapped people at its own expense.
40 offices are to be opened by Sberbank in Tatarstan by the end of this year.