MORE THAN A TRILLION RUBLES IN PRIVATE INVESTMENTS BY THE END OF 2024
On January 21, 2025, a meeting of the Board was held "On the results of the activities of the Investment Development Agency of the Republic of Tatarstan in 2024 and the tasks for 2025"
The main topics of this year's Board were
- investment projects - implemented and planned - in the report of the head of the Investment Development Agency of the Republic of Tatarstan Taliya Minullina.
- interaction between Chinese and Russian businesses in the speech of the Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Kazan, Mr. Xiang Bo;
- business associations and investment climate in the report of the Chairman of the Tatarstan Republican Branch of the All-Russian Public Organization "OPORA RUSSIA" Anton Baklashov;
- providing investors with qualified personnel - "first-hand" from the head of the administration service of the educational cluster of JSC SEZ "PPT "Alabuga" Elvira Fomina;
- development of the Islamic financial products market – in the speech of the Deputy General Director - Branch Manager of JSC Mir Business Bank in Kazan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the financial company Miras Vakili Seyed Said;
- about the crematorium construction project in Kazan – in the report of the Executive Director of CONCEPT-INDUSTRY LLC Galiya Kuchumova;
- interaction and investment cooperation between PJSC Magnit and the Republic of Tatarstan - from the Operational Director of Magnit Market Ernest Vladimirovich Valeev.
The Agency's Board was devoted to the areas dictated by the current economic situation. The head of the RT Investment Development Agency Taliya Minullina named the high key rate, low unemployment, difficulties with foreign exchange transactions, and problems in the field of technological support for production processes in the list of the main challenges facing the agency in its work to attract investments.
At the same time, the Agency manages not only to maintain the volume of attracted investments, but also to show constant growth. In 2024, investments in fixed assets excluding budget funds exceeded 1 trillion rubles for the first time according to the forecast, and 1.3 trillion rubles in total. 32% of investments from the total volume are manufacturing, more than 20% are logistics, investments in the IT sector are growing steadily, and the trend towards an increase in the number of private tourist facilities remains.
In her speech, the head of the TIDA spoke about the projects that were implemented this year in Tatarstan, and also outlined the main performance indicators of the department.
The Investment Development Agency of the Republic of Tatarstan continues to support investment projects on the "single window" principle, including carrying out financial expertise of projects. In 2024, 191 projects were finalized with the direct participation of the Agency. 15 new projects worth 23 billion rubles were launched at the sites of the advanced development territories. 8 new projects are being implemented on the basis of the Innopolis and Alabuga SEZs. 418 investment projects have been entered into the Tatarstan Investment Control system. 21 investment agreements have been concluded with an investment volume of RUB 353.4 billion (projects within which land plots were provided without bidding).
Thanks to the mechanisms provided by public-private partnership, the first toll roads of Tatarstan - Voznesensky Tract and Shali-Bavly - began operating in 2024. Four more toll roads are under development. The Investment Development Agency of the Republic of Tatarstan supervises industrial parks almost on a daily basis. At the same time, 17 private parks are under special control. The total number of attracted residents has increased and reached 159. Work is underway to expand the network of industrial parks on the territory of the republic. Thus, a new industrial park will soon appear in the Aktanyshsky District.
The Investment Development Agency of the Republic of Tatarstan is the organizer of major international events, which have proven their effectiveness in the development of diplomatic and economic relations for many years. The 15th International Economic Forum "Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum" brought together more than 20 thousand participants from 87 countries and 87 regions of Russia in 2024. The 2nd International Forum "ROSTKI: Russia and China - Mutually Beneficial Cooperation" - more than 10 thousand participants from 36 countries, 71 regions of the Russian Federation, 27 administrative divisions of the PRC. Also, specialists from all over Russia and from abroad are attracted by industry forums that are held in Kazan with the support of the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan: "TEMP", "REBUS", the Public-Private Partnership Forum and others. The Unified Exhibition Center of the Republic of Tatarstan in the Agency was visited by 93 delegations from 25 countries. The Agency operates in accordance with all the requirements for 6 elements of the Regional Investment Standard. The Investment Declaration of the Republic of Tatarstan received the highest rating in the national rating. The Agency - the highest score for the effectiveness of working with investors. The mechanism of the Investment Council has been debugged. In 2024, the Agency prepared 11 meetings of the Investment Council, where 34 projects were considered for a total of RUB 392.2 billion. Special Decree