Defense companies in crisis are not supported in the Russian banking sector

Russian defense industry complex (DIC) in a difficult financial and economic situation in Russia does not find support in the Russian banking sector, as high interest rates on loans for most of them not afford the. This was announced on Friday, Vladimir Popovkin, the deputy defense minister for armaments. "Even today, the accounts of enterprises (state) moved more than 130 billion rubles, which amounts to more than a quarter of the annual defense contracts (GOZ). We proavansirovali GOZ to the company did not take the credit. Because real interest rates, which are now in the banks, this 20 - 25%, and when defense companies operate with a level of profitability in the 10-15% ... - reasonable leaders, perhaps, these loans will not take "- summed up Popovkin. According to him, it is important that the money transferred, do not go through intermediaries and directly to enterprise-performers. The government promises to continue to continue to support the volume of domestic demand for military products. Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said earlier that participation in state defense order allows the defense enterprises retain maximum output, notwithstanding the decline in demand for output of civilian products. Earlier it was reported that this year the state will allocate the purchase under the state defense order 1.2 trillion rubles. According to Popovkin, this year for the Army Air Forces will purchase 49 new modernized aircraft and 31 helicopters. For the Army of the Russian Federation, in particular, will be procured more than 300 armored combat vehicles. "Today, we have purchased 21 combat aircraft, a battalion of T-90 tanks, 20 artillery shells," - he added. Portal Bank.ru Materials Rihanna.