Industry and trade Denis Manturov told reporters in Astrakhan: "The government has been providing considerable support to companies in recent years.
“Thanks to this, the amount of investment last year increased by more than 40%. We expect that the result this year will not be worse."
He also said the government was “actively stimulating” demand from shipping and transport companies by allocating subsidies for loans and leases, according to the Interfax news agency.
