MOSCOW, December 23. /TASS/. The process of granting subsidized loans can be linked to public offerings of companies on the exchange, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the meeting on economic issues.

"I request of thinking on how to associate the receipt of subsidized loans with public offerings of companies on the exchange - certainly, where it is justified and reasonable, that is, in respect of major companies, the champions in their sectors," the president said.

"The government is implementing the whole range of subsidized loans for the business and individuals," the Russian leader said. Loans for the real sector, industry, agriculture and the service sphere act "as an important factor of confident economic dynamics and increase of investments in expansion of production facilities and creation of new jobs," he noted.