“We were presented with a list of five to six dozen, maybe a hundred real ideas. These suggestions will be added to the President’s mission list”, he said, adding that part of these ideas will be recommended, and part will be considered.

Dvorkovich said that the meeting was less criticism, more partner advice. “I heard partners telling me which issues are fundamental in Russia today, what raises concern from investors”, he said.

Foreign investors pointed out legal deficiencies, excessive State presence in the economy, the need to improve state regulation.

The President – Chairman of the Board at Sberbank German Gref stated that the session brought forward proposals in seven key areas. He named two examples: drafting a derivatives market law and a family capital law.

The Presidential Aide told the press what brought a large group of major foreign investors to Moscow this Friday. He said ‘all these financial institutions and their leaders are really interested in new opportunities’. ‘Traditional markets are good even with all the current setbacks, however big money is only available in the emerging markets”, he added.

Business growth is the key motive for these investors, says Dvorkovich.

Also, many of them have taken a better view of Russia in the recent years, as opposed to the nineties. “Today is different, I am sure. You see the need to invest in Russia”, quoted Dvorkovich from his conversations with investors.

The Presidential Aide also spoke on Advisory Board initiatives if a new President is elected in 2012. “We will fully continue … If Vladimir Putin is elected President, he will carry on with all the strategies that were approved in the preceding four years”.