New president of Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry elected

The Congress of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has chosen a new president, Sergey Katyrin, who replaces Yevgeny Primakov in the post, RIA Novosti reports.

All in all, 47 delegates voted for Katyrin.

56-year Katyrin previously served 19 years as vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce (from 1992).