The meeting of the Investors Club is a good and useful tradition of our republic: results of the meeting

21 December 2022, Wednesday

"In the current economic situation, the decline of the economy would look justified. However, according to the main macroeconomic indicators, our republic demonstrates confident stability and even growth in 2022. In particular, it became possible thanks to private investors," Talia Minullina, head of the Investment Development Agency of the Republic of Tatarstan, said with these words, the final meeting of the Tatarstan Investors Club in 2022 began. What results were shared by the heads of leading companies and enterprises of Tatarstan, how the President of the Republic of Tatarstan assesses the contribution of investors to the development of the region and what the future of the economy will be on a global scale – all these topics were answered by the participants of the meeting of the Investors Club.

The largest Investor Club event of the past year was held at the site of the Kazan Palace by TASIGO Hotel. Taliya Minullina opened the meeting with a welcoming speech, in which she reminded the guests of the evening that our investors managed to ensure the smooth operation of enterprises despite any external conditions.

"Individual companies have expanded their production facilities and implemented new investment projects. These are Hayer, Drylock Technologies, Natural Health, Hyatt Kimya, Sun Rise Capital and many others. As a result, we see an increase in investments in fixed assets at the end of the year. And it is especially valuable to keep the indicators of investments in fixed assets from extra-budgetary sources at the level of last year. Investments from other regions of Russia have tripled," Taliya Ilgizovna shared preliminary results.

The venue of the Investors Club was filled with New Year's mood thanks, among other things, to a charity event held by the Center for Helping People with Disabilities "Good World for All". One of the main directions of the Center's work is teaching disabled people to read and write in the L. Braille system, reading the Koran in Braille, orientation in space, computer literacy, feeding disabled people on a daily basis, the development of physical culture and sports among the deaf of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Cooperation with the Agency opens up new goals and prospects for the development of the "Good World for All" Center. Souvenir products made by the hands of the deaf and deafblind, "Christmas decoration" (attached to the lapel of the jacket) are made with great love and presented to investors. "Informing investors about the activities of the "Good World for All" Center, we hope for long–term cooperation, because this is our common cause – Good World for All – Helping special children!", - said the director of the ANO "Center for Assistance to People with Disabilities "Good World for All" Liria Kusaymanova.

Sergey Patrakov, General Director of Natural Health LLC, was the first to tell the audience about the personal results of the year and for his company. Natural Health is a Russian manufacturer of products made from natural raw materials aimed at improving human health and improving the quality of his life. The headquarters and main production facilities of the company are located in the city of Kazan.

"In November, we were certified and shipped only 8 products to two sites — Ozon and Wildberries, and in two months we took fourth place out of 600 companies in the field of food additives sales in two marketplaces. And we haven't shipped the rest of the products yet," the CEO noted. He also added that the company is expanding globally with the opening of production facilities in Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

Andrey Pavlov, CEO of Draylock Technologies, also shared the successes and volumes of his company's production capacities. The company produces 800 million baby and adult diapers a year, more than 1 billion pieces of feminine hygiene products and occupies 35-40% of the relevant markets.

What place does the innovation industry occupy in the world, what volume does our country have in this area and what does Tatarstan stand out in this area? Futurologist, industrial designer Vladimir Pirozhkov answered these and other questions in his report.

"Today I listened to a presentation about Tatarstan's economic activity at the Agency (Investment Development – approx.), and I want to note what you are doing in the field of agriculture – you are very great fellows. By introducing new technologies into this industry, you increase key agricultural indicators, the same grain harvest. Tatarstan – beauties!"

In his report, the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, welcomed the participants of the meeting and thanked them for their trust in the republic. He noted that Tatarstan actively uses all tools to support investors and attract investments. In particular, it is a powerful business infrastructure – TOSER, SEZ, industrial sites.

"This infrastructure provides 10 percent of the volume of industrial products produced on the territory of Tatarstan. In absolute numbers, this is the level of products produced in many regions. We have created all this in less than 20 years," the President of the Republic of Tatarstan said.

He noted that the republic is actively working to increase investment attractiveness and improve the business climate on the ground. "The main result of this work is you, our investors, who have believed in us and are implementing their projects here," the President of the Republic of Tatarstan stressed, assuring that the Republic will continue to support all investors.

A number of republican awards were presented at the meeting of the Investors Club, as well as the signing of an agreement. Agreements on cooperation between Gazprom LNG Technologies LLC and the Government of Tatarstan in the implementation of a project for the construction of cryogenic gas stations on the territory of the republic. Signed by: Alexey Konstantinovich Kakhidze, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gazprom LNG Technologies LLC, and Oleg Vladimirovich Korobchenko, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The end of the official part of the evening was the awarding of investors, municipalities and media representatives of Tatarstan. Congratulations to our winners!

For the contribution to the improvement of the investment climate of the Republic of Tatarstan, the state award of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan is received by the General Director of "Natural Health" Sergey Patrakov.

For merits in financial and economic activities and many years of fruitful work, the state award of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan is received by the Director of the Financial Department of the Joint-Stock Commercial Bank "AK BARS" Airat Sharapov.

"The best municipal formation of the Republic of Tatarstan for investment activity" among urban formations — Naberezhnye Chelny.

"The best municipal formation of the Republic of Tatarstan for investment activity" among municipalities with federal regimes — Nizhnekamsk region.

"The best municipal formation of the Republic of Tatarstan for investment activity" among municipalities — Pestrechinsky region.

Socially Responsible Investor — Third Opinion Platform LLC.

As the President of the Republic Rustam Nurgalievich noted, the meeting of members of the Investors Club "has become a good tradition." Many investors confirm the effectiveness of this platform, the importance of affordable networking with the heads of industry departments, and for representatives of districts it is a direct opportunity to present their territory to new entrepreneurs.

"Today is a festive event. The New Year is coming, a family holiday. I congratulate you. My family has been replenished this year. I wish replenishment in your families, health, well–being and new investments in 2023," the head of the Agency Taliya Ilgizovna Minullina concluded the meeting on such a warm note.

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