“A new strategy of the VEB assumes the orientation on the Middle Eastern countries and the Islamic world. We assume that the bank will soon open an office in Abu Dhabi, we plan to open leasing in Iran, as well as a branch in Bahrain and in a number of other countries,” Gorkov said.
In Bahrain, within a program supporting grain exports, the VEB might finance the construction of a logistics center, Sergey Gorkov added.