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Representatives of the Russian government, researchers and business community discussed possible strategies to confront and prevent potential epidemics and pandemics at the round-table discussion at the World Bank on June 3, 2009.

The final conference under Make Your Life Work project took place in St. Petersburg on June 1-2.

On 22 May the first results of the Youth Business Russia programme in Kaluga were presented to the general public.  

On 21 May the Youth Business Russia programme was officially launched in Voronezh region.

28 April 2009, Karina Litvack, Head of Governance & Sustainable Investment at F&C Asset Management Ltd, made a presentation on the subject of “Corruption: do investors care?”

18 March 2009, International Business Leaders Forum conducted a number of events enhancing the financial literacy of population.

On 16th December, Rinat Gizatulin, Director of the Department of Policy and Regulation of Environmental Control and Safety in the Ministry of Natural Resources engaged in a wide-ranging discussion with the Directors of Environmental Departments of 17 leading Russian and international companies.

The First Annual Financial Literacy Conference took place on 9 December 2008 and was attended by over 100 people from business, government, media, academia and the NGO community.

On October 29 in Moscow, IBLF, Citi and Visa announced the launch of www.azbukafinansov.ru, a new national financial education Web portal. The “ABC of Finance” portal is aimed to provide a self-education platform for people of any age, income level and background, in the areas of family budget planning, savings and investment.

The Business and the Environment round-table took place on October 20 and reviewed how Directors of Environment and Sustainability can contribute to changing the attitude of employees towards the environment.