Following questions were discussed during the session: cooperation of the Russian businessmen with their foreign counterparts, current economic situation and Interros business development strategy.

The RIOU mission is to train highly qualified personnel and develop the infrastructure for successful organization of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games as well as to further promote the ideals of the Olympic Movement.

The company’s initial capital for investment will be $1 billion, of which each party will pledge $500 million. The company will make investments to provide expansion capital to dynamically growing businesses, and equity to strengthen balance sheets of portfolio companies. The company will also aim to raise a significant amount of new debt for refinancing and optimization of capital structure of its investees. Investments will be made in core sectors of the economy including consumer products, manufacturing, and services.