Economic Development and Trade Minister Elvira Nabiullina reported on the latest macroeconomic results and on the package of medium-term and long-term anti-inflation measures the ministry has prepared.
Regional Development Minister Dmitry Kozak reported on a meeting of the Government Commission for Investment Projects.
Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov informed the meeting about legislative provisions being made to support the 2014 Winter Olympics Organisation Committee’s work.
Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Naryshkin reported on the work of the Eurasian Economic Community’s Integration Committee on establishing a customs union between Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia.
First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov reported on the implementation of presidential instructions issued following Mr Putin’s visit to Kamchatka Region on September 5, 2007, during which the President drew attention to the poor quality of housing being built for military servicemen.
First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev gave the latest figures on Russia’s demographic situation.
Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov reported on cleanup measures being carried out following the storm in the Kerch Strait. Mr Zubkov said that a special government commission headed by Transport Minister Igor Levitin has been set up to investigate the circumstances of what happened. Furthermore, Russia and Ukraine have established a joint working group to deal with the natural disaster’s consequences.