Article: RUSSIA: PROFILE - VLADIMIR KOGAN: PUTIN'S "LOW-KEY" BANKER.

Vladimir Kogan, known as the banker of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is one of the oligarchs from St. Petersburg to emerge with close ties to the president. A self-made man who began his business career in retail sales and trading in St. Petersburg, he quickly developed a number of important connections, which led to his appointment on the board of directors of Promstroibank (PSB). Some Russian media outlets have speculated that these connections include links to organized crime. It was during this period in St. Petersburg that he made and earned the confidence of Putin. This relationship has continued under Putin's presidency, with its most visible sign being the ...

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