A Russian-Japanese Business Forum was held in Tokyo on May 12 within the frameworks of an official visit by the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation V. V. Putin.  The event, which was organized jointly by the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs and the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), was attended by more than 500 representative of Russian and Japanese business groups.
Within the Forum’s frameworks, METROPOL Group signed two documents on cooperation with Japanese companies.  A Cooperation Agreement on adopting Japanese technologies to energy conservation and the environment was concluded with Japan’s Nikken Sekkei.  A separate Agreement was signed with SBI Holdings on creating a joint fund management company for Russian securities investments.
M. V. Slipenchuk also held negotiations with representatives of several leading Japanese companies, including the Marubeni Corporation, Mitsui & Co., and the Sojitz Corporation.