Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko met with Chairman of the Board of Sberbank of Russia, German Gref, in Minsk.

       According to German Gref, the parties discussed a wide range of issues concerning the activity of Sberbank in Belarus. 
      "We have discussed the implementation of our investment agreement on the acquisition of Belpromstroibank. I said that the bulk of the agreement would be implemented this year already, two years ahead of the deadline we have set.
Our presence is strong in the country today. The aggregate volume of loans provided by Sberbank over the past three years exceeded $11 billion. We have opened $6.5 billion worth of credit lines to the country.
Besides, we discussed new projects, implementation of new technologies in Belarus, including the issuance of loans to individuals in two hours. The bank is ready to provide the whole lineup of services connected with the international payment systems in the Minsk metro."