Shuvalov headed VEB

President Vladimir Putin met on Thursday at the Konstantinovsky Palace with former First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov and invited him to head VEB, the reports . Kremlin website

Details

• "Thank you for your trust, we won't let you down," Shuvalov said in response to the president's proposal (quote from Interfax ) .
• Putin promised to support VEB, which, according to him, needs additional capitalization.
• The fact that Shuvalov could head VEB was reported by The Bell on Tuesday. According to an official from one of the relevant ministries, Putin made a corresponding proposal to Shuvalov last week, and he agreed.
• that Shuvalov agreed to head the bank , adding that he was unable to obtain confirmation of this information. the first to write On Saturday , the telegram channel of financial journalist Elena Tofanyuk Fun & Profit was

Context

• Shuvalov has worked in the government for 10 years, since 2008.
• The current head of VEB, Sergei Gorkov, a graduate of the FSB Academy and a former human resources deputy of German Gref at Sberbank, took over the bank in early 2016, replacing Vladimir Dmitriev.