Chairman of SKB-Bank Mikhail Khodorovskiy took part in the Russian economic and financial forum in Zurich, Switzerland on March 16-17, 2008.

The agenda of the forum was reported to cover issues like the state of Russian economy, the country’s socio-economic developmental potential in 2008-2010, the results of the presidential and Duma election campaigns, the major development directions and challenges of Russia’s financial system (the banking and the insurance sectors), and trying aspects (including legal ones) of international economic and financial cooperation.

The forum was attended by the representatives of the Soviet of the Federation, the State Duma, the Russian Federation Government, the Russian Federation President Administration, a number of ministries and federal services, members of NGOs, and top executives of large banks and industrial enterprises.