Russian Bankers Hold Talks With Saudi Business In Riyadh - VTB Chief

RIYADH (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 23rd October, 2018) Bankers from Russia's second biggest VTB lender met on Tuesday with Saudi private business and royal foundations to discuss potential projects, its chief executive told Sputnik.

"We have already held a series of meetings with [Saudi] business.

Our colleagues are interested in real estate, trade and energy projects. It is our first try. It's too early to talk about concrete projects. There's plenty of work to do. We will have more meetings today," Andrei Kostin said.

The senior Russian banker is in Riyadh for the Future Investment Initiative conference, dubbed Davos in the Desert. The forum opens Tuesday and will run through Thursday.