# New Partnerships in Global Development Finance

## Moscow International Conference, February 17-18, 2010

## Ministry of Finance
of the Russian Federation

www.minfin.ru
With support of The World Bank
and the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development

## World Bank could fund North Caucasus projects

BARVIKHA. Feb 16 (Interfax) - The World Bank (WB) is considering allocating funding for the projects aimed at developing the North Caucasus, Russian presidential aide Arkady Dvorkovich told journalists on Tuesday.

A number of WB projects were discussed at a meeting between Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and World Bank CEO Robert Zoellick, he said.

"One of the topics is North Caucasus, and the bank is studying the projects aimed at its development," Dvorkovich said.

"[Russian presidential envoy to North Caucasus] Alexander Khloponin will be instructed to start cooperation with the World Bank on the matter," the presidential aide said