Meeting of the NAIR.Global expert platform
As part of the XIV International Economic Forum “Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum”, a meeting of the NAIR.Global expert platform was held.
On May 18, 2023, a meeting of the NAIR.Global expert platform was held in the Republic of Tatarstan within the framework of the XIV International Economic Forum “Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum”. Representatives from 21 regions of Russia took part in the event. Let us remind you that Talia Minullina is the curator of this site.
“On our shoulders lies the responsibility for communication between the Development Agencies of the Russian Federation and other countries. The platform is responsible for issues of international development of the Association, promotes the exchange of experience in the work of Russian IPAs with international investment agencies.
These are not only meetings, but also, more recently, on-site foreign internships for NAAIR members, which took place at the site of the investment agencies INVEST IN TURKEY, INVEST IN ISTANBUL and KAZAKH INVEST,” said the Head of the IRA.
The event was moderated by Sergey Yuryevich Belyakov, Chairman of the Board of NAAIR. The first to speak as a speaker was Avrah Ivan Yurievich, Development Director of NAAIR. NAAIR Development Director Avrah Ivan presented an overview of the activities of regional IPAs in Russia, as well as investment climate development projects that have been implemented in Russia over the past 10 years.
Next, the moderator passed the floor to the next speaker, Fahad Al Gergawi, Director General of the Dubai Investment Development Agency. In his speech via video link, the speaker noted that the Agency is part of the economic life of Dubai and perfectly serves business at the international level. According to the speaker, today representatives of more than 100 nationalities live in Dubai, and the Agency must ensure their comfort.
The experience of the Export and Investment Promotion Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan - AZPROMO was also presented at the Meeting. Its leader, Zohrab Shakir Ogly Gadirov, spoke about this. It is worth noting here that this year investments in the oil industry of the Republic of Azerbaijan have increased more than 5 times. The areas of activity of investment agencies in Turkey were presented by the Deputy Head of the Investment Office under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Turkey.
Bekir Polat, Deputy Head of the Investment Office of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Turkey, informed that Turkey attracted $13 billion of foreign investment last year, and reported how this work was organized to attract investors to the Republic of Turkey. I paid special attention to how the interaction between government bodies, agencies, and investment infrastructure management companies was structured.
The Russian side thanked Bekir Polat and the team of the Investment Office of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Turkey for conducting an internship for Russian regional investment attraction agencies in 2022.
At the end, the floor was presented to representatives of the regions. Thus, Marina Epifantseva, deputy head of the Tatarstan Investment Development Agency, shared her experience in finding investors from OIC countries.
In addition to Tatarstan, the following representatives from Russian regions also spoke:
— Saliy Denis, head of the representative office of the Kaliningrad region in Moscow;
— Gulnara Miftakhova, First Deputy General Director of the Development Corporation of the Republic of Bashkortostan JSC;
— Akhmerov Timer, head of the Investment Center of the Orenburg Region.
Also on this day, an agreement was signed between NAAIR and the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) Congress.