Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
EDC is open for all of its family of programs in Russia, across the board. As was illustrated by Mr. Cumberlege's exposé, the landscape in Russia has changed in recent years so the quality of the risk in the market is much better than it used to be. We are applying appropriate due diligence to all transactions we are considering in Russia. In so doing, we're trying to demystify the Russian markets in the eyes of Canadian companies. Essentially the companies benefit from our understanding and assessment of the market when they draw upon our services.
That's a little about how we work to help change the perception about the market and build greater trust in the market. We're doing that in a very responsible and systematic way.