Yuri Trutnev: Preparations for the EEF are in an active phase.

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Deputy Prime Minister – Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in the Far Eastern Federal District, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Eastern Economic Forum Yuri Trutnev held a meeting on the issue of preparations for the tenth Eastern Economic Forum.

"We continue to prepare for the anniversary Eastern Economic Forum. The EEF gives impetus to the development of the Far East, new investment projects are coming to the Far Eastern regions. It was from the Far East that the territories of advanced development, the "Hectare" program, preferential mortgages and master plans for the development of cities began. Residents of the Far East feel the changes. New enterprises and airports are being built, jobs are being created. Obviously, there is still much to do. Continuing to work on the implementation of the President's instructions, we must clearly understand that the Far East plays a special role today. It is becoming a transit territory for the markets of Russia and the countries of the Asia-Pacific region," Yuri Trutnev opened the meeting.

It is expected that about six thousand people will take part in the forum. The geography of participants already covers 36 countries and territories.

The architecture of the EEF-2025 program was previously published. The main theme of the forum is "The Far East – cooperation for peace and prosperity." The business events of the forum are divided into thematic blocks: "The Far East – a territory for life and development", "Recipes for growth: investments, innovations, integration", "Openness and mutually beneficial partnership – the basis of stability", "Technologies: from theory to economic effects", "Cities – for people's lives" and "Arteries of growth: how logistics changes the economy". It was also decided to allocate an additional track "In partnership between business and the state: a major reassembly". In total, the business program currently includes more than 90 sessions.

"The tenth, anniversary Eastern Economic Forum allows us to sum up the interim results of the Far East's development. The rich business program will be aimed at recording current results and will help to identify promising areas for the future economy in the macro-region. The event will include the Creative Industries Forum, the Falcon Day International Forum, the Future Day Youth Forum, the APEC International Conference on Higher Education, and the Russian Historical Society Conference. The forum's program will include business dialogues with entrepreneurs from China, India, Thailand, Myanmar, and ASEAN countries, and applications for their implementation continue to arrive. This speaks to the high interest of our partners in an equal and mutually beneficial dialogue that Russia is ready to offer to the world community," emphasized Anton Kobyakov, Advisor to the President and Executive Secretary of the EEF Organizing Committee.

The head of the Primorsky Territory and Vladivostok, Oleg Kozhemyako, spoke about the preparations for the 10th Eastern Economic Forum in Primorsky Krai and Vladivostok. According to him, more than two hundred events are planned within the framework of the "road map" for preparing the infrastructure of the region and the city of Vladivostok for the EEF. Headquarters are working to ensure public order, citizen safety and electricity supply. 455 volunteers have been trained.

Rector of the Far Eastern Federal University Boris Korobets reported on the preparation of the campus and territory of the Far Eastern Federal University for the forum. For the fourth year in a row, a lecture for students and youth of Primorye will be held during the EEF with the support of the Roscongress Foundation and the Russian Knowledge Society. This year, one of the main topics of the lecture will be "Homeland: History, Traditions, Unity", dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War and World War II. 350 students will take part in the lecture in person, another 8.5 million people will join the event online.

In addition, on the sidelines of the forum, an exhibition of federal government bodies "Welcome to the Far East!" will be held in the main building of FEFU. Seven departments plan to present exhibition stands: the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Transport, the Prosecutor General's Office, Rospotrebnadzor, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Rosnedra, and the Ministry of Education and Science.

Traditionally, the exhibition "Far East Street" will be held. All eleven Far Eastern regions will present their pavilions. Also, two pavilions of the Ministry of Sports (business and "GTO Arena"), the KRVD pavilion "Developing the Far East", the Ministry of Natural Resources pavilion "House of the Falcon" and the pavilion of JSC "Corporation "Tourism.RF" will be presented.

"Thanks to the implementation of new investment projects, we have ensured higher economic growth in the Far East than in other territories of the Russian Federation. I consider this extremely important. Our task is to do everything possible to ensure that the Eastern Economic Forum, where the results of our ten years of work will be summed up this year, is held at a decent level," Yuri Trutnev summed up the meeting.

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Russia and the UAE have signed an agreement on trade in services and investment.

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An intergovernmental agreement on trade in services and investment was signed in the Kremlin on the sidelines of the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and United Arab Emirates President Mohammed Al Nahyan on August 7. The document was signed by Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov and by the Emirates Minister of State for Foreign Trade Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi.

The agreement forms the legal basis for increasing trade and investment cooperation between Russia and the UAE, significantly reducing barriers and opening up new prospects for companies in both countries. Stable and transparent rules for doing business and investment activities are established.

The document complements the free trade agreement in goods between the EAEU and the UAE, signed in June 2025. Together, these agreements create a comprehensive and inclusive free trade area, providing businesses in both countries with additional preferences compared to the rules of the World Trade Organization.

The agreement provides new opportunities for Russian companies to enter the UAE market and expand their presence. Thus, Russian service providers and investors will be able to operate without restrictions in such sectors as computer services, research and development, technical testing, technical consulting, computer backup in air transport, repair of sea and aircraft, rail transport, management services, educational, legal services. In addition, Russian companies are guaranteed the opportunity to open subsidiary banks, medical institutions and news agencies with 100% Russian capital in specialized free zones of the UAE.

The agreement will also facilitate the implementation of mutually beneficial joint projects in priority sectors such as energy, industrial production, and infrastructure. The parties will establish a Russian-UAE Investment Council, whose tasks will include expanding investment cooperation between the two countries and eliminating barriers to such interaction.

"The agreement will give new impetus to positive and mutually beneficial cooperation with the UAE. It will contribute to the expansion of bilateral trade and economic cooperation in trade in services, diversification of trade flows, expansion and deepening of cooperation ties," noted Maxim Reshetnikov.

Let us recall that the UAE President is in Moscow on an official visit. The focus of the high-level talks is the state and prospects for further development of multifaceted Russian-Emirati cooperation.

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Dmitry Chernyshenko: More than 2.5 thousand participants gathered at the All-Russian family tourism festival in the Tula region

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From August 7 to 10, the All-Russian Family Tourism Festival of the project "The First Campaigns are More Than a Journey" of the Rosmolodezh program "More Than a Journey" and "The First Movements" is taking place in the Tula Region. Since this year, the event has been included in the national project "Youth and Children".

"One of the priority tasks set before us by President Vladimir Putin within the framework of the national project "Youth and Children" is the education of a patriotic and socially responsible individual based on traditional spiritual and moral values. Among the key ones are family values. They are strengthened by the All-Russian Family Tourism Festival "More Than a Journey". More than 2.5 thousand participants gathered in the Tula Region – these are parents with children, young married couples, and hiking dynasties from all over the country. I am sure that thanks to the festival, they will receive many bright common memories and establish new family tourism traditions," said Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko.

The Deputy Prime Minister added that in our country, conditions for travel by families with children are also created within the framework of the national project "Tourism and Hospitality". For example, the national tourism portal "Puteshestvoem.rf" publishes routes for family tourism. In addition, the availability of at least 5% of rooms in hotels and inns for accommodating families with children is a mandatory condition for participation in the selection of the program of preferential lending for the construction of tourism infrastructure.

The festival will feature a broad educational, cultural and leisure program. Young people will take part in quizzes and interactive games dedicated to business and advertising from Rosmolodezh.Predprinimay and Rosmolodezh.Profi, and will also be able to evaluate the products of aspiring entrepreneurs at the Youth Market. The Rosmolodezh.Forums platform will prepare a thematic area where it will tell about Rosmolodezh forums and programs, the possibilities of the national project Youth and Children, and introduce participants to the Rosmolodezh Care Service. In the Dobro.RF zone, participants will be able to learn about the volunteer movement in Russia.

"The festival "More than a Journey" will become a unique space where more than 600 families with children, young couples and hiking dynasties will meet. Together they will master useful tourist skills, go on hikes and share joyful moments of active and conscious recreation in nature. The value of such events is that they foster respect for their country, nature, history, thereby making stronger not only families, but also society itself," said the head of Rosmolodezh Grigory Gurov.

Festival guests will enjoy interactive formats and exciting seminars from the presidential platform "Russia – Land of Opportunity". A finalist of the "Russia – Land of Opportunity" award, Anastasia Svistunova, the owner of the best gastronomic public space in Russia in 2022, the artisan bakery "Tradition", will also give a lecture. The "Knowledge" society will organize an open dialogue with the famous traveler Fyodor Konyukhov. The program will also be presented by "Tavrida.Art" and the "Mashuk" Knowledge Center. The Roszapovedtsentr of the Ministry of Natural Resources will present a series of environmental master classes from the country's protected areas.

Following the festival, participants will create an art object that will become a symbol of unification and continuity of generations. Participants will share family traditions by writing them on a special banner installation.

The festival partners are the Znanie society, the presidential platform Russia – Land of Opportunities, Rosmolodezh.Predprinimay and Rosmolodezh.Profi, Rosmolodezh.Forums, Tavrida.Art, Dobro.rf, the Roszapovedtsentr of the Ministry of Natural Resources and others.

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Financial news: Federal Treasury deposit auction to take place on 08.08.2025

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Application selection parameters
Date of the selection of applications 08.08.2025
Unique identifier of the application selection 22025229
Deposit currency rubles
Type of funds funds of the single treasury account
Maximum amount of funds placed in bank deposits, million monetary units 400,000
Placement period, in days 4
Date of deposit 08.08.2025
Refund date 08/12/2025
Interest rate for placement of funds (fixed or floating) Fixed
Minimum fixed interest rate for placement of funds, % per annum 17,19
Basic floating interest rate for placement of funds
Minimum spread, % per annum
Terms of conclusion of a bank deposit agreement (fixed-term, replenishable or special) Urgent
Minimum amount of funds placed for one application, million monetary units 1,000
Maximum number of applications from one credit institution, pcs. 5
Application selection form (open or closed) Open
Application selection schedule (Moscow time)
Venue for the selection of applications PAO Moscow Exchange
Applications accepted: from 09:30 to 09:40
*Preliminary applications: from 09:30 to 09:35
*Competition mode applications: from 09:35 to 09:40**
**Time interval for the end of accepting applications (seconds): 120
Formation of a consolidated register of applications: from 09:40 to 09:50
Setting a cut-off percentage rate and/or recognizing the selection of applications as unsuccessful: from 09:40 to 10:00
Submission to credit institutions of an offer to conclude a bank deposit agreement: from 10:00 to 10:50
Receiving acceptance of an offer to conclude a bank deposit agreement from credit institutions: from 10:00 to 10:50
Deposit transfer time In accordance with the requirements of paragraph 63 and paragraph 64 of the Order of the Federal Treasury dated 04/27/2023 No. 10n

* for the open form of selection of applications from credit institutions for the conclusion of bank deposit agreements.

** the end time for accepting applications from credit institutions to conclude bank deposit agreements is set within the time interval and is determined by the exchange’s information software and hardware arbitrarily, within the established time interval.

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Marat Khusnullin: Applications from 9 more regions for housing and communal services modernization using treasury infrastructure loans have been approved

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The Presidium (headquarters) of the Government Commission on Regional Development, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin, approved new applications for the implementation of projects financed with the use of treasury infrastructure loans (TIL).

"The majority of the application campaign for the implementation of projects under treasury infrastructure loans has been completed, so we have begun active work on approving projects so that the regions can promptly begin implementing them. All projects are socially significant. I thank the Ministry of Construction, the Territorial Development Fund, and the teams of governors for their responsible approach and carefully selected projects that will directly impact the quality of life of people and the comprehensive and long-term development of the region. Today, we reviewed and approved applications from nine more regions for a total of 39.6 billion rubles in CIC funds, which will be used to work with 34 public utility infrastructure facilities as part of 16 projects. Thus, to date, applications for new projects at the expense of CIC funds have been approved for 20 regions for a total of 106.2 billion rubles," said Marat Khusnullin.

The Deputy Prime Minister reported that, in particular, the headquarters approved an application for the construction of heating networks for apartment buildings in the developing microdistricts of Preobrazhensky and Radio Station in the urban-type settlement of Kaa-Khem in the Republic of Tyva with a KIK volume of 357.53 million rubles.

A treasury infrastructure loan in the amount of 1.14 billion rubles will be allocated for the construction of a gas boiler house and heating networks, the construction and reconstruction of sewer networks and a collector in Vologda, Vologda Oblast.

In the Irkutsk region, a CIC in the amount of 2 billion rubles has been approved for the construction of a sewer collector and reconstruction of a water pipeline.

In the Tula region, a 19.8 km long water supply system will be reconstructed; financing in the form of a CIC in the amount of 3.07 billion rubles has been approved for this.

Also, the Republic of Bashkortostan with a CIC volume of 8.51 billion rubles has been approved an application for the design and reconstruction of a water intake, the design and construction of a water pipeline and clean water reservoirs, gravity and pressure collectors, a sewage pumping station with a capacity of 44 thousand cubic meters per day.

In the Rostov region, a treasury infrastructure loan in the amount of 8.71 billion rubles will be used for the reconstruction of the storm sewer system of Rostov-on-Don.

In addition, the Penza Region has approved an application with a CIC volume of 2.58 billion rubles for the implementation of 4 projects. They include the design, construction and technological connection of public infrastructure facilities in Kuznetsk along Okruzhnaya Street and the Raiki microdistrict in Penza, as well as the design and construction of a main water pipeline in the area of Izmailova Street, Novo-Kazanskaya Street in Penza with a length of 440 m.

The Tambov Region has approved an application with a CIC volume of 917.45 million rubles for the construction of treatment facilities with a capacity of 10.7 thousand cubic meters per day.

The headquarters approved 3 projects for Krasnodar Krai with a CIC volume of 12.3 billion rubles. The funds are planned to be used for the reconstruction of treatment facilities in Anapa with a capacity of 100 thousand cubic meters per day, the construction of a sewage pumping station and a pressure pipeline and a main sewage collector in Krasnodar with a capacity of 400 thousand cubic meters per day.

Vasily Kupyzin, CEO of the Territorial Development Fund, the operator of the treasury infrastructure loan program, noted that the President has set the task of improving the quality of public services for 20 million Russians by 2030.

"A large-scale housing and utilities modernization program will help achieve this goal, within the framework of which 4.5 trillion rubles are planned to be allocated to the industry. In particular, treasury infrastructure loans are involved in the financing, which already at the stage of the application campaign demonstrated their demand. The Fund takes the most active part in the formation of comprehensive plans for the regions. For this purpose, a large-scale inventory of the communal infrastructure in the country was conducted. Its full detailed database is collected in our automated information system. Thus, the AIS FRT gives us a complete picture of the industry," said Vasily Kupyzin.

Previously, the presidium of the government commission approved applications from 11 regions for a total of 66.6 billion rubles. Most of the funds will be used to modernize the housing and utilities system.

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Financial news: 07.08.2025, 17-04 (Moscow time) the values of the lower boundary of the price corridor and the range of market risk assessment for the security RU000A0ZYT40 (Rosnft2P4) were changed.

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07.08.2025

17:04

In accordance with the Methodology for determining the risk parameters of the stock market and deposit market of Moscow Exchange PJSC by NCO NCC (JSC) on 07.08.2025, 17-04 (Moscow time), the values of the lower limit of the price corridor (up to 96.63) and the range of market risk assessment (up to 908.65 rubles, equivalent to a rate of 13.75%) of the RU000A0ZYT40 (Rosnft2P4) security were changed.

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Financial news: 08.08.2025 JSC “SME Corporation” will hold a deposit auction.

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Parameters;

Date of the deposit auction 08.08.2025. Placement currency RUB. Maximum amount of funds placed (in the placement currency) 190,000,000. Placement term, days 41. Date of depositing funds 12.08.2025. Date of return of funds 22.09.2025. Minimum placement interest rate, % per annum 17. Terms of the conclusion, urgent or special (Urgent). Minimum amount of funds placed for one application (in the placement currency) 190,000,000. Maximum number of applications from one Participant, pcs. 1. Auction form, open or closed (Open).

The basis of the Agreement is the General Agreement. Schedule (Moscow time). Preliminary bids from 10:30 to 10:40. Competitive bids from 10:40 to 10:50. Setting the cutoff percentage or declaring the auction invalid before 11:30. Additional terms.

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The Ministry of Economic Development has named the top 10 regions where hotels and motels are more actively undergoing classification than others

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Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov and State Secretary – Deputy Minister Alexey Khersontsev held a meeting with regions on the pace of classification of accommodation facilities, where they summed up the interim results, highlighting the regions that are leaders in the implementation of the classification reform.

The subjects that have most actively participated in the process include the Altai Republic, Kaliningrad Region, Astrakhan Region, Altai Krai, the Republic of Tatarstan, Nizhny Novgorod Region, Moscow, Chelyabinsk Region, Samara Region and Sverdlovsk Region.

"We thank these regions for their prompt work. Their experience shows that with close cooperation with business, reform is faster and more effective," noted Maxim Reshetnikov.

The key innovations from January 1 this year are the introduction of mandatory classification for new types of tourist accommodation and the division of classification into two stages. Now, not only hotels are subject to classification, but also campsites, recreation centers, including glamping.

To legally operate, all owners of accommodation facilities must pass the first stage of classification – self-assessment. The result of passing the self-assessment is inclusion in the register of classified accommodation facilities, published on the Rosaccreditation website. The procedure for inclusion in the register is extremely simple: owners independently enter data about their facilities. This is a mandatory step for the legal provision of services. Since March 1, regions have been monitoring compliance with this requirement. If it is discovered that services are being provided by an accommodation facility that is not included in the register, it is issued an order to undergo a self-assessment. If such an order is not followed, the entrepreneur may be fined.

If a hotel or sanatorium provides higher quality services, they can go through the second stage – receiving a category ("stars"). To do this, you need to contact an accredited organization using your personal account in the registry.

“The reform is aimed at giving tourists more options to choose from and allowing businesses to operate in fair conditions,” stressed Maxim Reshetnikov.

To combat illegal posting, site monitoring, on-site inspections and test purchases are used. 2,487 warnings have already been issued, the largest number being in Moscow (629), Krasnoyarsk Krai (353) and St. Petersburg (213).

The reform should be completed by September 1, 2025, after which all accommodation facilities that have not passed the self-assessment will be automatically suspended from the register and will not be able to sell services on booking aggregator websites. Also, from September 6, fines will come into effect – for absence from the register and for inaccurate information on aggregators.

"Our task is to help businesses adapt and, if possible, avoid such fines. Therefore, we ask the regions to strengthen their interaction with accommodation facilities: to consult, conduct information campaigns, and conduct preventive visits," said State Secretary – Deputy Minister Oleksiy Khersontsev.

"There is a month left until September 1 – the deadline for completing the self-assessment. The Ministry of Economic Development, together with Rosaccreditation, has created all the necessary legal and technical instruments for implementing the reform. Tourists must receive reliable information – this is the basis for trust and development of the industry," the minister summed up.

Regions have been instructed to strengthen their work with businesses and ensure that as many as possible complete self-assessments by September 1.

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Marat Khusnullin: The technical school of industry technologies has been restored in Mariupol.

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Modern and comfortable educational institutions are one of the decisive factors for young people to choose to stay and study in their home region. Such infrastructure is being created in the reunited regions. For example, in Mariupol, the technical school of industry technologies was restored, Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin reported.

"In developing the potential of the reunited regions, one of the key roles is given to social infrastructure, including educational institutions. They form the human resources of the regions, providing the economy with qualified specialists and laying the foundation for the sustainable growth of Donbass and Novorossiya. Comprehensive work on the restoration and development of schools, technical schools, colleges, vocational schools and universities ensures increased accessibility of education in modern conditions. For example, with the help of the "Single Customer", one of the buildings of the Mariupol College of Industry Technologies was restored, where, among other things, they train specialists in the construction industry and housing and communal services, mechanics, electricians and locomotive drivers. In parallel, the second building is being renovated. The restoration of the construction and electromechanical colleges, the technical school of transport and industrial technologies continues," the Deputy Prime Minister said.

In total, over 39,000 students have studied in secondary vocational education institutions in the reunited regions over the past two years, while over 50,000 teachers have undergone advanced training in accordance with Russian teaching standards.

"Special attention is paid to the development of additional educational opportunities. 200 media classes and chess clubs have been created at schools. Over the period 2022-2025, over 12.5 million textbooks and fiction, 183 thousand units of furniture, 15.2 thousand units of equipment for food units were delivered to the reunited entities, 200 schools were equipped with natural science classrooms. In the 2025/2026 academic year, the planned target figures for admission to secondary vocational education at the expense of regional budgets of the reunited entities are 19,017 places, of which 6,447 are in the DPR," added Deputy Minister of Construction and Housing and Public Utilities Almaz Khusainov.

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SMEs of the Jewish Autonomous Region were allocated 230 million rubles in “umbrella” guarantees

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Small and medium businesses of the Jewish Autonomous Region have received additional opportunities to attract financing and implement investment projects. Within the framework of a special limit of "umbrella" guarantees of the SME Corporation for the Far East, an additional limit has been allocated for SMEs of the Jewish Autonomous Region in the amount of 230 million rubles. This was reported by the Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Maxim Reshetnikov during a working trip to the Far East.

"The mechanism of "umbrella" guarantees is an effective tool for supporting and developing small and medium-sized businesses. It allows attracting the necessary financing even with a shortage or absence of own collateral. This is especially in demand in the regions, so the allocation of a separate limit is an important part of targeted support for local SMEs, which form a significant part of the economy of the Jewish Autonomous Region. With its help, entrepreneurs will be able to attract at least 460 million rubles," said Maxim Reshetnikov.

Sberbank and VTB became partner banks for the additional limit for the Jewish Autonomous Region. At the same time, entrepreneurs of the Jewish Autonomous Region still have access to the special limit of "umbrella" guarantees of the SME Corporation for the Far Eastern Federal District, the limits for which, in addition to Sberbank and VTB, have been extended to Alfa-Bank, Far Eastern Bank, Solid Bank and SME Bank.

Another initiative to support SMEs in the Jewish Autonomous Region was the reduction of the minimum amount for projects from the region within the framework of the Center for Support of Investment Lending of the SME Corporation – from 50 million to 10 million rubles.

"Lowering the threshold for a project to enter our Investment Lending Center will allow this tool to be used even when implementing small investment initiatives. In addition to assistance in structuring transactions, entrepreneurs will be able to receive guarantee support from the SME Corporation and regional guarantee organizations. Joint provision can amount to up to 70% of the amount of financing provided by the bank," noted Alexander Isaevich, CEO of the SME Corporation.

The "umbrella" mechanism involves providing banks — partners of the SME Corporation with guarantee limits, within which financial institutions issue loans to entrepreneurs. Such guarantees of the SME Corporation cover up to 50% of the bank loan amount. The amount of one guarantee can reach 1 billion rubles for a term of up to 10 years. The mechanism guarantees the bank the fulfillment of obligations under such a loan, thereby reducing reserves and freeing up liquidity for additional business lending.

As part of the Investment Lending Support Center (ILSC), the SME Corporation helps entrepreneurs structure an investment project for submitting a loan application to a bank and assesses the possibility of providing their guarantee as collateral. The Corporation's specialists provide recommendations on preparing a business plan and financial model, mitigating project risks based on the results of the analysis, and also provide support during the application review at the bank.

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