Before the Meeting with the Cabinet.
Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin reported on the state borrowing and loans programme that is to be examined by the Government this week.
Economic Development and Trade Minister German Gref gave data on the amount of foreign investment in the Russian economy over the first half of 2006.
First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev reported on the legislative steps taken to implement policy measures for addressing the demographic problem.
Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov informed the meeting of work in the defence industry.