Lukashenko suggests Russian Sberbank financing large-scale projects in Belarus next five years
<p> MINSK, Jul 6 - PrimePress. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko suggested Russian Sberbank PJSC financing large-scale projects in Bearus in the next five-year period. He spoke about that at a meeting with Sberbank Chairman of the Board German Gref on July 3, the presidential press office reports. </p> <p> </p> <p> “We want, like in the Soviet times, to make a list of innovative facilities that we are going to put into operation in the next five-year period. And we should negotiate financing to commission them on schedule. I would like to discuss a number of such projects with you. If Sberbank is willing to participate in this, I would be glad to welcome larger volumes of your financing of our economy,” said Lukashenko. </p> <p> </p> <p> “And since this banking issue has suddenly arisen [appointment of the interim administration to Belgazprombank and detention of several top managers of the bank], I begin to compare. I publicly said recently that we have Russian banks that work honestly and decently,” he said. </p> <p> </p> <p> Lukashenko praised Sberbank’s activities in Belarus, its large loan portfolio and significant inputs in projects. </p> <p> </p> <p> Sberbank of Russia holds 98.43% of the shares of Belarusian BPS-Sberbank OJSC, one of the largest banks in Belarus in terms of assets. Former head of the National Bank of Belarus Pyotr Prokopovich now chairs the Supervisory Board of BPS-Sberbank. End </p>
2020-07-07
Primepress
MINSK, Jul 6 - PrimePress. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko suggested Russian Sberbank PJSC financing large-scale projects in Bearus in the next five-year period. He spoke about that at a meeting with Sberbank Chairman of the Board German Gref on July 3, the presidential press office reports.
“We want, like in the Soviet times, to make a list of innovative facilities that we are going to put into operation in the next five-year period. And we should negotiate financing to commission them on schedule. I would like to discuss a number of such projects with you. If Sberbank is willing to participate in this, I would be glad to welcome larger volumes of your financing of our economy,” said Lukashenko.
“And since this banking issue has suddenly arisen [appointment of the interim administration to Belgazprombank and detention of several top managers of the bank], I begin to compare. I publicly said recently that we have Russian banks that work honestly and decently,” he said.
Lukashenko praised Sberbank’s activities in Belarus, its large loan portfolio and significant inputs in projects.
Sberbank of Russia holds 98.43% of the shares of Belarusian BPS-Sberbank OJSC, one of the largest banks in Belarus in terms of assets. Former head of the National Bank of Belarus Pyotr Prokopovich now chairs the Supervisory Board of BPS-Sberbank. End