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| The EBRD arrives in Kazan: posters and signs for the Annual Meeting and Business Forum are on display around this historical city. |
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| Korston complex: venue of the EBRD 2007 Annual Meeting and Business Forum. |
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| Site of the Opening Session: the Pyramid Conference Centre. |
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| Inside the kremlin walls lies the Qol-Sarif Mosque, the largest mosque in Russia, built to commemorate the founding of Kazan. |
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| Jean Lemierre visits a children's hospital in Kazan. |
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| EBRD President, Jean Lemierre, talks to the press at a children's hospital. |
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| Signing a grant agreement for energy saving improvements to a children's hospital in Kazan. |
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| Lights, camera, action: Jean Lemierre talks to the press. |
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| Jean Lemierre holds a discussion with some 300 students at Kazan University. |
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| President Lemierre visits Kazan Techno Park and is shown expansion plans. |
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| Visiting the Nureyev health clinic in Kazan, an SME client of Spurt Bank. |
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| Unveiling a commemorative plaque at Spurt Bank. |
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| Internet facilities allow participants to keep abreast of events and speakers. |
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| Business Forum participants exchanging views in the networking area. |
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| Horst Reichenbach, EBRD Vice President for Risk Management, Human Resources and Nuclear Safety, speaking at the Annual Donors Meeting. |
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| Speakers at the Republic of Tatarstan investment forum. |
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| The media is covering the event closely. |
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| The Tatar President, Mintimer Shaimiev, and Russia's Minister of Economic Development and Trade, German Gref arrive at the Annual Meeting. |
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| Hoards of photographers wrestling to get the best shots during a press conference. |
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| German O. Gref, Russia's Minister of Economic Development and Trade, speaks at a press conference. |
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| High interest in Russia country presentation. |
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| EBRD's First Vice President, Varel Freeman, opens the Business Forum. |
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| EBRD President Jean Lemierre, The Tatar President, Mintimer Shaimiev, Russia's Minister of Economic Development and Trade, German Gref and Paavo Vaeyrynen, Finland's Minister of Finance. |
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| Paavo Vaeyrynen, Finland's Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Board of Governors, opens the session. |
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| A cultural event at the Kazan Hippodrome introduced participants to elements of Tatar culture. |
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| The event featured traditional Tatar music and folklore. |
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| Stephen Dalziel, Russia Analyst and former BBC correspondent, chairs the panel 'The view from the ground: which way is up?'. |
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| Ekaterina Zhuravskaya, Academic Director at the Centre for Economic and Financial Research, discusses how Russians view the future. |
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| Tatyana Yurina, CEO of Forus Bank, received an award for her achievements in the field of banking at the 'Women in Business and Government' panel. |
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| Bat Ochir Erdenechimeg, Executive Director of Hungunbeton LLC, Mongolia, received an award for her achievements in the field of industry. |
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| Eric Berglof, EBRD Chief Economist, moderated the Economics roundtable. |
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| Anatoli Chubais, CEO, RAO UES, joined the debate on the "Tracking progress" discussion panel. |
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| Angel Gurria, Secretary General of the OECD, moderated a panel which discussed development in the region. |
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| The economics roundtable was well attended. |
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| Alexander Shokhin, President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, speaks at 'Russia's regions: Russia's future'. |
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| Alexei Mordashev, CEO of Severstal Group, discusses Russia's future. |
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| Vagit Alekperov, President of OAO Lukoil, discusses how to share the rewards of a resource-rich country. |
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| The plenary session of the Board of Governors. |
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| Reception at the National Cultural Centre hosted by the Tatar authorities. |
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| Participants enjoyed a range of traditional music and cultural performances. |
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| Yulia Zvorykina, Director of Infrastructure and Investments at the Russian Ministry of Transport, and Radio Mayak's Andrei Svetenko, at the Legal seminar. |
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| Olga Revzina, Partner at Gide Loyrett Nouel, shared her views on how to foster transition through public-private partnerships. |
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| At the scenario building session participants explored the future for the region. |
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| EBRD President Jean Lemierre talks to the press. |
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| Mayors from the region meet to discuss their cities’ role in protecting the environment. |
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| A panel of experts discussed how to develop risk management instruments in Russia and the CIS. |
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| Professor Mikhail Piotrovsky closed the Business Forum with the traditional Jacques de Larosière Lecture. |
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| Professor Piotrovsky is the Director of one of the world’s most important cultural collections, the State Hermitage in St Petersburg. |
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