Kostin

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Andrey Kostin is the president and chairman of the board of VTB Bank, a major Russian financial institution. He has been involved in discussions with President Vladimir Putin regarding key bank projects, including credit financing for large industrial initiatives. Kostin emphasizes strategic economic focus on sectors such as defense, atomic energy, aviation, space, microelectronics, high technologies, and artificial intelligence to ensure Russia's global competitiveness. His views align with a policy of targeted state investment while maintaining government control over VTB’s capital structur…

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