Pasquale Terracciano noted ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : "After a year and a half of my work in Russia, I support resuming the operations of the Fund for Supporting Small Businesses in Russia at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, which was temporaily suspended due to sanctions," "I think this decision [to suspend it] was a mistake. We hope that it will start working again someday. In the meantime, we are working at the bilateral level, and we signed the agreement precisely for this,"

itartass_en Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:48:00 AM EAT

Vladimir Putin told ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : "Much is being done to boost bilateral investments through the Russian Direct Investment Fund,"

itartass_en Thursday, March 28, 2019 3:16:00 PM EAT

Kirill Dmitriyev told ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : "It is very difficult to comment on the situation around Michael Calvey’s detention not knowing the details of the charges. However, here at the Russian Direct Investment Fund we know Michael Calvey and the team of Baring Vostok as highly professional investors, committed to the highest ethical standards accepted in the investment community,"

itartass_en Friday, February 15, 2019 6:18:00 PM EAT

Kirill Dmitriyev said ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : "We are happy to reach an agreement with the China-Eurasian Economic Cooperation Fund to expand the network of key partners in China, which will enable us to implement bilateral projects,"

chinadaily Thursday, November 2, 2017 5:22:00 AM EAT

Dmitry Medvedev said ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : “Our partners have offered us other types of co-investment,” “We will think of how to finalize them, perhaps through the use of Russia’s development institutions, such as the Direct Investment Fund, Vnesheconombank and the Rostexportcenter. The outcome is what matters here”

arka-am-en Thursday, October 26, 2017 2:38:00 AM EAT

Dmitry Medvedev said ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : “Our partners have offered us other types of co-investment,” “We will think of how to finalize them, perhaps through the use of Russia’s development institutions, such as the Direct Investment Fund, Vnesheconombank and the Rostexportcenter. The outcome is what matters here”

asbarez Thursday, October 26, 2017 2:17:00 AM EAT

Dmitry Medvedev said ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : “We have good relations with Iran irrespective of others like it or no. That’s why if our friends or partners in the Eurasian Economic Union create such a free trade zone with Iran, we are ready to contribute to its development, including by inviting our Russian business there. Our partners today offered us other formats of joint investments. We will think of how to bring clarity in all that, maybe by using the Russian development institutes such as the Direct Investment Fund, Vnesheconombank and Rostex Center. The important thing is that we see the results”

armenpress Thursday, October 26, 2017 2:16:00 AM EAT

Kirill Dmitriyev said ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : "Today we alone as the Russian Direct Investment Fund announced deals worth $2.1 billion,"

naharnet-en Friday, October 6, 2017 10:31:00 AM EAT

Kirill Dmitriyev said ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : “Today we alone as the Russian Direct Investment Fund announced deals worth USD 2.1 billion,”

expressindia Thursday, October 5, 2017 11:40:00 PM EAT

Kirill Dmitriyev said ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : "Today we alone as the Russian Direct Investment Fund announced deals worth US$2.1 billion,"

channelnewsasia Thursday, October 5, 2017 10:37:00 PM EAT

Nihat Zeybekci said ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : “We have discussed an important topic for both of the countries, namely, the establishment of the [Turkey-Russia] Joint Investment Fund by cooperative efforts of the Russian Direct Investment Fund and Turkish fund of capitals. The first step involves each state’s contribution of 500 million dollars,”

azernews Monday, October 10, 2016 2:56:00 PM EAT

Alexei Ulyukayev said ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : "In late August, Turkey adopted the required legislative changes, a relevant partner of our Russian Direct Investment Fund has been created. Now our colleagues are working on the expert level. I think in October-November we will have a list of projects… to start working in those spheres,"

itartass_en Tuesday, September 13, 2016 6:17:00 AM EAT

Kirill Dmitriyev said ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : "RDIF will create a new joint fund with the major private fund Inventis Investment Holdings. It is the large private fund of the Asian region and we will together invest $500 mln into joint projects,"

itartass_en Thursday, September 1, 2016 2:36:00 PM EAT

Alexei Ulyukayev said ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : "The parties agree to expedite establishment of the joint Russian-Turkish investment fund. The Russian side identified the partner in this fund - this will be the Russian Direct Investment Fund. The Turkish side informed us necessary regulatory decisions will be made this month and its partner will be determined,"

itartass_en Tuesday, August 9, 2016 10:52:00 PM EAT

Alexei Ulyukayev said ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : "Of course, it is necessary to create mechanisms of support trade and investments. We are discussing creation of an investment platform. From the Russian side this will be the Russian Direct Investment Fund, which was set up in order to invest together with foreign investors, to create comfortable conditions for them legally and financially for investments in the Russian Federation. As for the Japanese side - we are working with large institutions such as JBIC (Japan’s Bank for International Cooperation - TASS). We think that it will bring a good result,"

itartass_en Tuesday, July 19, 2016 4:20:00 PM EAT

Kirill Dmitriyev said ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : "We expect that in the near future one more investor may enter the Russian Chinese Investment Fund. It will be our partner, which is very important to us. This will be a very large Chinese group and we will have the third very powerful partner in China, which will enable us to interact intensively with the China Investment Corporation and it will invest actively with us,"

itartass_en Thursday, June 23, 2016 7:53:00 PM EAT

Pasquale Terracciano noted ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : "After a year and a half of my work in Russia, I support resuming the operations of the Fund for Supporting Small Businesses in Russia at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, which was temporaily suspended due to sanctions," "I think this decision [to suspend it] was a mistake. We hope that it will start working again someday. In the meantime, we are working at the bilateral level, and we signed the agreement precisely for this,"

itartass_en Wednesday, September 4, 2019 6:48:00 AM EAT

Vladimir Putin told ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : "Much is being done to boost bilateral investments through the Russian Direct Investment Fund,"

itartass_en Thursday, March 28, 2019 3:16:00 PM EAT

Kirill Dmitriyev told ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : "It is very difficult to comment on the situation around Michael Calvey’s detention not knowing the details of the charges. However, here at the Russian Direct Investment Fund we know Michael Calvey and the team of Baring Vostok as highly professional investors, committed to the highest ethical standards accepted in the investment community,"

itartass_en Friday, February 15, 2019 6:18:00 PM EAT

Kirill Dmitriyev said ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : "We are happy to reach an agreement with the China-Eurasian Economic Cooperation Fund to expand the network of key partners in China, which will enable us to implement bilateral projects,"

chinadaily Thursday, November 2, 2017 5:22:00 AM EAT

Dmitry Medvedev said ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : “Our partners have offered us other types of co-investment,” “We will think of how to finalize them, perhaps through the use of Russia’s development institutions, such as the Direct Investment Fund, Vnesheconombank and the Rostexportcenter. The outcome is what matters here”

arka-am-en Thursday, October 26, 2017 2:38:00 AM EAT

Dmitry Medvedev said ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : “Our partners have offered us other types of co-investment,” “We will think of how to finalize them, perhaps through the use of Russia’s development institutions, such as the Direct Investment Fund, Vnesheconombank and the Rostexportcenter. The outcome is what matters here”

asbarez Thursday, October 26, 2017 2:17:00 AM EAT

Dmitry Medvedev said ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : “We have good relations with Iran irrespective of others like it or no. That’s why if our friends or partners in the Eurasian Economic Union create such a free trade zone with Iran, we are ready to contribute to its development, including by inviting our Russian business there. Our partners today offered us other formats of joint investments. We will think of how to bring clarity in all that, maybe by using the Russian development institutes such as the Direct Investment Fund, Vnesheconombank and Rostex Center. The important thing is that we see the results”

armenpress Thursday, October 26, 2017 2:16:00 AM EAT

Kirill Dmitriyev said ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : "Today we alone as the Russian Direct Investment Fund announced deals worth $2.1 billion,"

naharnet-en Friday, October 6, 2017 10:31:00 AM EAT

Kirill Dmitriyev said ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : “Today we alone as the Russian Direct Investment Fund announced deals worth USD 2.1 billion,”

expressindia Thursday, October 5, 2017 11:40:00 PM EAT

Kirill Dmitriyev said ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : "Today we alone as the Russian Direct Investment Fund announced deals worth US$2.1 billion,"

channelnewsasia Thursday, October 5, 2017 10:37:00 PM EAT

Nihat Zeybekci said ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : “We have discussed an important topic for both of the countries, namely, the establishment of the [Turkey-Russia] Joint Investment Fund by cooperative efforts of the Russian Direct Investment Fund and Turkish fund of capitals. The first step involves each state’s contribution of 500 million dollars,”

azernews Monday, October 10, 2016 2:56:00 PM EAT

Alexei Ulyukayev said ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : "In late August, Turkey adopted the required legislative changes, a relevant partner of our Russian Direct Investment Fund has been created. Now our colleagues are working on the expert level. I think in October-November we will have a list of projects… to start working in those spheres,"

itartass_en Tuesday, September 13, 2016 6:17:00 AM EAT

Kirill Dmitriyev said ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : "RDIF will create a new joint fund with the major private fund Inventis Investment Holdings. It is the large private fund of the Asian region and we will together invest $500 mln into joint projects,"

itartass_en Thursday, September 1, 2016 2:36:00 PM EAT

Alexei Ulyukayev said ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : "The parties agree to expedite establishment of the joint Russian-Turkish investment fund. The Russian side identified the partner in this fund - this will be the Russian Direct Investment Fund. The Turkish side informed us necessary regulatory decisions will be made this month and its partner will be determined,"

itartass_en Tuesday, August 9, 2016 10:52:00 PM EAT

Alexei Ulyukayev said ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : "Of course, it is necessary to create mechanisms of support trade and investments. We are discussing creation of an investment platform. From the Russian side this will be the Russian Direct Investment Fund, which was set up in order to invest together with foreign investors, to create comfortable conditions for them legally and financially for investments in the Russian Federation. As for the Japanese side - we are working with large institutions such as JBIC (Japan’s Bank for International Cooperation - TASS). We think that it will bring a good result,"

itartass_en Tuesday, July 19, 2016 4:20:00 PM EAT

Kirill Dmitriyev said ( about Direct Investment Fund ) : "We expect that in the near future one more investor may enter the Russian Chinese Investment Fund. It will be our partner, which is very important to us. This will be a very large Chinese group and we will have the third very powerful partner in China, which will enable us to interact intensively with the China Investment Corporation and it will invest actively with us,"

itartass_en Thursday, June 23, 2016 7:53:00 PM EAT