Public Council of AIR RT
The day before, a meeting of the Public Council of the Tatarstan Agency for Investment Development was held, where the Agency reported on its work in 2023.
The head of the Tatarstan Agency for Investment Development, Talia Minullina, said that for the first time, investments in fixed capital reached a trillion rubles. In connection with the current economic situation, she noted active investment in the field of intellectual property.
Also, the head of the RT AIR noted that the next year will be very eventful in terms of events. A very large-scale BRICS meeting is coming up, this is a huge responsibility for the republic. The BRICS Games and the “Games of the Future” will also be held.
“Of course, it’s good when there are a lot of events of different directions, it’s worse when there is nothing, then it’s difficult to present the region. And we have a lot of achievements. Today we occupy first place in digital transformation among the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, in Russia this is a separate rating, first place in implementation of the state youth policy in the Russian Federation, first place in the production of marketable milk and second in potatoes throughout Russia in terms of production volume this year. We occupy almost first place among the regions of Russia in terms of investment climate, except for Moscow in this ranking. We are first in the number of sporting events held, for example, the number of UNESCO sites located in the region, the number of simply cultural objects, we have more than 4 thousand of them in the region.”
The results were also summed up at the meeting. This year, 17 meetings of the Investment Council were held, at which 61 projects were considered for a total amount of more than 343 billion rubles. Investment projects are entered into the information system “Investment Control of Tatarstan”. It allows you to track the stage of project implementation. Talia Minullina also told the Public Council about major events of the AID RT and Tatarstan. In addition to KazanForum, this year the forum of Russia and China “ROSTKI” was held for the first time. It brought together 7,000 participants from 25 countries and 58 regions of Russia, including 14 provinces of China. Also significant events were the Rebus Forum, the PPP Forum, and the International Exhibition and Forum “Russia”; the Investment Development Agency of the Republic of Tatarstan was also responsible for Tatarstan’s participation in it. The year was completed by a round table on Islamic finance with the participation of all regions of the pilot experiment, as well as the now traditional “Investor Club”. The General Director of the Special Economic Zone "Alabuga" Timur Nailevich Shagivaleev was awarded for winning the "Investor of the Year" nomination. On January 18, 2024, the final annual meeting of the board of the Investment Development Agency of the Republic of Tatarstan will be held.
Also at the meeting, deputy heads of the Agency for Investment Development of the Republic of Tatarstan made reports on the direction of the current work of the department. Thus, Marina Epifantseva spoke about the progress of implementation of the Regional Investment Standard 2.0. The Agency was actively involved in updating the Investment Map (this element of the RIS is included in the National Rating system). Today, the implementation of the federal investment map project is also underway. As part of the implementation of the principles of RIS 2.0, a feedback system with investors is being introduced based on “People's Control”, a popular service among residents of Tatarstan. Now on the Investment Portal, every investor can use the red “Unified Feedback Center” button. Regulations have been approved and a person responsible for investor appeals has been appointed.
“In general, the government of the Russian Federation is making leaps and bounds to develop investments throughout the country, using the tools of Reginveststandard,” noted Talia Minullina.