Investment digest of the Republic of Tatarstan: about the work of the Investment Development Agency of the Republic of Tatarstan for October

What do you remember about the second month of autumn: a digest of the main news in the investment sector of Tatarstan for October.

On October 2, the head of the Tatarstan Agency for Investment Development, Talia Minullina, took part in the opening of the new headquarters of Alabuga Polytech.

At this time, the president and vice-president of the Zia group company, the head and executive director of the Russian Business Center in Kabul visited the unified presentation center of the RT AIR and got acquainted with the investment potential of the republic.

The next day, a delegation from the government of the sovereign republic of Karakalpakstan, headed by the Chairman of the Jokargy Kenes of the republic, Amanbay Orynbayev, visited the Tatarstan Development Agency. During the visit, the guests got acquainted with the investment potential of Tatarstan at the Unified Presentation Center, and also met with the head of the Investment Development Agency of the Republic of Tatarstan Talia Minullina.

On October 4, the head of the Tatarstan Agency for Investment Development, Talia Minullina, as part of the government of the Republic of Tatarstan, participated in the Third Forum of Interregional Cooperation between Russia and Uzbekistan. As part of it, Rais RT met with the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Zhamshid Khojaev.

“Invest in yourself - develop the republic!” Stage 3! On Teacher's Day, participants of the educational project visited the first branch of Sberbank in Russia, which provides Islamic finance services. The excursion was conducted by the head of the office, Iskander Khakimov. The visit with a personal excursion became possible thanks to the project of the Agency’s youth adviser Arthur Maslivets and the comprehensive support of the AIR RT.

On October 6, the results of the national award in the field of investment development of regions “Leaders of Investment Development-2023” were summed up. Our agency won in 2 nominations, and the head of the investment project examination department of the Investment Development Agency of the Republic of Tatarstan, Dmitry Valerievich Alekseev, took first place in the nomination “Specialist of the Year (“escort”).”

In addition, employees of AID RT took part in the IV Congress of regional investment agencies and development corporations in the city of Tula. The congress is held by the National Association of Investment and Development Agencies (NAAIR) once every 2 years.

At this time, the agency held a meeting with a potential investor from the Tver region. The head of the Tatarstan Agency for Investment Development, Taliya Minullina, reviewed proposals for the implementation of an investment project in the field of tourism in the Republic of Tatarstan.

On October 7, employees of the Investment Development Agency of the Republic of Tatarstan completed the first part of the module “Fundamentals of financial modeling of a PPP project” as part of a comprehensive educational program on PPP for representatives of republican government bodies and local governments.

On October 9, the agency held a meeting with a potential investor from the small aviation sector. Head of the Tatarstan Air Agency Taliya Minullina reviewed proposals regarding the implementation of an investment project within the framework of the PPP for the development of small aviation in the Republic of Tatarstan.

The next day, the Board of Directors of Tatarstan Projects JSC was held at the AIR RT, which analyzed the work done and positively assessed the company’s activities.

In addition, the head of the Agency, Talia Minullina, held a video conference with the largest business community, which includes more than 800 enterprises from all over Russia, including owners and top managers of medium and large businesses - the “First Club” from Sber.

On October 11, a meeting was held at the Investment Development Agency of the Republic of Tatarstan with an entrepreneur regarding the possibility of implementing a potential investment project. The head of the Agency, Talia Minullina, spoke about the investment potential of the Republic, and further opportunities for cooperation were also discussed.

On the same day, the closing ceremony of the project of the Advisor to the Youth Government of the Republic of Tatarstan, Artur Maslivets, “Invest in yourself - develop the Republic” took place in the Agency’s conference hall. At the closing of the project, the participants expressed gratitude for the help at all its stages and shared their impressions and acquired knowledge with the head of the Agency, Talia Minullina.

On October 12, the AIR RT held a meeting on the strategic development of the city of Kazan, discussing new tools for modeling the city using new technologies in order to speed up processes for investors.

In addition, the head of the Agency, Talia Minullina, gave an online presentation at the plenary session of the III Russian Conference on Sustainable Development of ESG Transformation “Regional Strategies for Sustainable Development and ESG Education.”

The next day, a meeting of the Investment Council was held at the Government House with the participation of Rais of the Republic of Tatarstan R.N. Minnikhanov and the head of the AIR RT Taliya Minullina.

At the same time, the Agency took part in the Interregional Forum on the implementation of the regional investment standard today in Nizhny Novgorod.

On October 17, as part of advanced training for the heads of rural settlements of municipal districts of the Republic of Tatarstan, the head of the PPP development department of the AIR RT, Elina Zhiganova, spoke at the Higher School of State Medical University at a round table on the topic “Transfer of utility infrastructure facilities within the framework of a concession agreement.”

At this time, Tatarstan was presented in Abu Dhabi at the World Investment Forum 2023. The VIII World Investment Forum takes place in Abu Dhabi from 16 to 20 October under the auspices of UNCTAD. The event is designed to promote dialogue and develop measures to solve current and future problems in the investment sector. Employees of the Agency for Development and Investments of the Republic of Tatarstan were actively working to present the investment attractiveness of the Republic of Tatarstan at the World Investment Forum 2023. During the forum, First Deputy Head of the Investment Development Agency of the Republic of Tatarstan Insaf Galiev held numerous meetings and negotiations with colleagues from investment agencies of Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Iran, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Peru and many others, and announced the Interregional Forum on Public-Private Partnerships to foreign colleagues. AIR RT employees attended many different sessions and took part in the forum of the PPP association, uniting stakeholders from government agencies and private business.

On October 18, Tatarstan entered the Top 5 most investment-attractive regions of Russia! The country's largest rating agency, Expert RA, has published a rating of the most investment-attractive regions of Russia.

In addition, on this day, the head of the Tatarstan Agency for Investment Development, Talia Minullina, spoke online at the UN RAS event “Partnership in promoting sustainable energy: Russian regions and business” as part of the Third Asia-Pacific Energy Forum taking place in Bangkok.

And in the evening, a meeting was held at the Agency with the management of Mir Business Bank with Talia Minullina. During the meeting, the bank's management shared its growing success in Islamic finance.

On October 19, the Investment Development Agency of the Republic of Tatarstan held a meeting with participants of the “UP” project. "Up!" is a development program and internship system that facilitates the successful completion of competitive procedures for inclusion in the personnel reserve of the state civil service of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The next day, Elina Zhiganova, head of the public-private partnership development department, took part in the plenary session “A world without borders. Openness to the world” as part of the International Sports Forum “Russia is a Sports Power”, which takes place in Perm.

On October 20, Talia Minullina presented the economic potential of the Republic of Tatarstan to the Chinese Foundation.

In the evening, AIR RT received a friendly visit from members of the Russian-German VTC business mission. The guests got acquainted with the economic indicators of the region in the Unified Presentation Center, and also met with the head of the Tatarstan Agency for Development and Development, Taliya Minullina.

On October 23, at the International Forum “Russia - a Sports Power”, the results of the selection of projects for 2024 in the field of sports were summed up as part of the implementation of the federal project “Business Sprint (I choose sport)”, in which Elina, head of the public private partnership development department of the AIR RT, took part Zhiganova.

At this time, a meeting with a potential investor was held at the Investment Development Agency. The head of the agency, Talia Minullina, met with Mohammed Al-Sabah, the founder and owner of companies, business owner, inventor and investor in the field of artificial intelligence, writer and content creator.

On October 25, the AIR RT was visited by a delegation from GV Investments from Egypt on a business visit. Mahmoud Sabir Abdelhamid Elgarf, chief strategic director of the Tarboul industrial zone, and Ahmed Ezzat Hassan Abdelghani, chief business development specialist, member of the board of GV Investments, visited the AIR Unified Presentation Center and met with the head of the agency, Talia Minullina. Admiring the investment potential of the republic, the delegation returned and signed an agreement on cooperation with the Tatarstan Investment Development Agency.

In the evening of the same day, Talia Minullina met with the head of the Irkutsk Region Development Corporation. Anastasia Oborotova was in Kazan on a visit to study the experience of Tatarstan. Issues of developing services for investors became the main topic of discussion and a fulcrum for strengthening further interaction.

On October 26, the head of the Agency, Talia Minullina, took part in a business meeting between Rais RT Rustam Minnikhanov and the Deputy Minister of Economy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mohammad Javad Sharifzade, and then spoke at the opening ceremony of the renovated World Business Bank office in Kazan.

In addition, representatives of a Chinese company, a specialized manufacturer of high-quality laundry equipment, visited the Investment Development Agency of the Republic of Tatarstan on a business visit. The delegation was given a detailed tour of the agency's Unified Presentation Center. Next, company representatives met with the head of the agency, Talia Minullina. At the meeting, they discussed the company’s business and became familiar with the topic of cooperation between China and Tatarstan, China and Russia.

That day, during the numbers lesson, students of the Bereskinsky school in the Atninsky district practiced their knowledge of instant messengers together with the deputy head of the Agency, Marina Epifantseva, who is responsible for digital transformation. Despite the apparent ease of the topic, chatbots, neural network training, and related professions were studied.

The next day, the head of the Tatarstan Agency for Investment Development, Talia Minullina, participated in a meeting of the Board of Directors of Tatneftekhiminvest Holding.

Next, the Agency held a meeting on the implementation of the investment project “Iranian Trade Center” on the territory of the “New Tura” technopolis. Representatives of the company expressed personal gratitude to the head of the Investment Development Agency, Taliya Minullina, for such prompt work in organizing the meeting.

In addition, a meeting was held at the AIR RT with the head of the Agency, Talia Minullina, and the head of the executive committee of the Leninogorsk district, Zulfiya Mikhailova.

In the evening of the same day, the Investment Development Agency was visited by students of the workshop at the Skolkovo Innovation Center.

On October 30, module No. 3 “Industry specifics of structuring and implementing PPP/MPP projects” of the advanced training program “Application of public-private partnerships for the development of socially significant infrastructure of the Republic of Tatarstan” was held.

At this time, the head of the Tatarstan Agency for Investment Development, Talia Minullina, gave a comment to media representatives on the participation of the Republic of Tatarstan at the International Exhibition and Forum “Russia”.

Then she took part in the XXI All-Russian Forum “Strategic Planning in the Regions and Cities of Russia”

Also, on October 30, AIR RT employees took part in the IV National Exhibition of Industrial Equipment and Innovations from China.

On the last day of the month, in accordance with the decision of the Investment Council of the Republic of Tatarstan dated 2023, the Tatarstan Investment Development Agency, represented by the head of Talia Minullina, concluded an agreement with the General Director of Nefis Cosmetics JSC on the implementation of a large-scale investment project “Construction of a warehouse complex of Nefis Cosmetics JSC.”