SPIEF results
The head of the Tatarstan Agency for Investment Development, Talia Minullina, spoke at a briefing at the Government House following the results of Tatarstan’s participation in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum from June 14 to 17.
The delegation of Tatarstan held a number of meetings with representatives of government and business both in Russia and foreign countries, including China, Uzbekistan, the UAE, Egypt and others. A total of 25 agreements were signed on behalf of the republic, 11 of them in the presence of Rais Tatarstan. More than 100 people took part in the delegation from the republic at SPIEF, including heads of industrial enterprises, special economic zones, industrial parks and technology parks.
Talia Minullina spoke about serious preparations for the forum:
“We chose the concept “Tatarstan - the future today”, associated with innovation, and presented robotics from Innopolis University, aircraft, unmanned vehicle systems, and delivery robots. We also showed “E-Commerce City” and “Games of the Future” at SPIEF.
The SPIEF business agenda included topics relevant to business: almost 30 sessions were devoted to technological sovereignty, 14 to the labor market. For the first time this year, we expanded the theme of the eastern direction: sessions on the halal industry, Islamic banking, OIC countries, and the Middle East. Separately, it is necessary to highlight the Russia-China session, the participants of which were invited to the “SPROUTS” forum in September
In addition to its leading position among the regions in the investment climate rating, Tatarstan was noted in public-private partnerships: the republic received one award for the concession on the Shali-Bavly highway, the second for the best PPP experience in the healthcare sector.
Also, as part of the SPIEF, the Investment Development Agency of the Republic of Tatarstan took part in the general meeting of agencies throughout the country; the head of the Tatarstan agency, Talia Minullina, received a certificate of honor for her active participation in the work of the Association and significant contribution to the development of the NAIR.Global platform, on which work has been ongoing since 2016.