Vnesheconombank's Supervisory Board approved the purchase of up to 100% RUB 10 bn 15-year bonds of PAO KAMAZ secured by a state guarantee. The purchase is to be financed from pension funds. The funds will be invested in the project for developing new KAMAZ models and upgrading the production lines.

A decision was made to establish a non-commercial organisation named Industrial Assets Fund. The new organisation will focus on debt restructuring for big industrial facilities and will aim to improve the effectiveness of their use. Leonid Frumkin will be appointed as CEO of the Fund.

During the meeting it was decided to close Vnesheconombank's representative offices in Zurich, Paris, Johannesburg and New Delhi. The bank's representative office in Mumbai will continue its work, the representative office in Beijing will be expanded. The work of US and UK's representative offices will be improved through cost-cutting and personnel reduction measures.

The Supervisory Board also made a number of executive changes.

• Andrey Sapelin has been released from his duties as Member of the Management Board.
• Tatyana Sakharova has been appointed as Deputy Chairman – Member of the Management Board of Vnesheconombank. She will supervise the activities of the Bank's corporate and investment units.
• Alexey Ivanchenko has been appointed as Vnesheconombank's Deputy Chairman. He will coordinate relations with federal executive authorities, the work of the bank's collective bodies (Committees, Management Board, Supervisory Board), Public Relations and Mass Media Department as well as the Chairman's Office and Vnesheconombank's Administrative Department.
• Yulia Loktionova has been appointed as Director of Internal Control Service.

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