(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Putin: Reducing the impact of the epidemic and reducing economic losses is the current priority
China News Agency, Moscow, April 23 (Reporter Wang Xiujun) Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the 23rd that minimizing the impact of the new crown virus epidemic and reducing social and economic losses are Russia's top priorities.
Putin made the above statement when he held a video conference with representatives of the Russian banking community that day. He said that while preventing diseases and improving medical standards, the government has adopted a series of measures to increase the employment and income of the people and promote the development of individual enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises. Banks have played an important role in this.
On March 24, local time, Russian President Vladimir Putin, wearing protective clothing, inspected a hospital for the treatment of patients with new coronary pneumonia outside the capital Moscow.
Putin said that many Russian families should be helped to overcome the current difficulties, provide preferential loans to people whose income has dropped by more than 30%, and protect self-employed individuals and individuals who cannot repay their debts for objective reasons.
Putin said that today, when enterprises are affected by the new crown epidemic, credit institutions have taken a lot of pressure. To ensure the stability of the banking system, there must be no collapse or paralysis.
Russian Prime Minister Mishustin announced that the total amount of interest-free loans issued by banks to companies and companies to pay wages should reach 305 billion rubles. In addition, units that can enjoy interest-free loan plans will be expanded to large and medium-sized enterprises and companies.
As of the 23rd, the cumulative number of new coronavirus infections in Russia has reached 62,773. The representative of WHO in Russia Vunovich said on the 23rd that Russia has taken effective measures to prevent the epidemic and can respond to the epidemic as a whole. (Finish)