Linar Yakupov: At the municipal level need a structure for investors supporting»
Cooperation in attracting investors to the region was the subject of discussion during the meeting of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency leadership and the directors of organizations working in the field of attracting investments.
Today in Tatarstan operate 8 structures acting as investment promotion agencies. They can be not only public but also private organizations. This is «Development Corporation» of Drozhzhanovsky region, LLC «Naberezhnye Chelny Investment Promotion Agency», LLC «Saba-invest", «Green vale» Investment Center and «The Department of Enterprise Development in Almetyevsk municipal region».
Three structures, whose activities are connected with investments, operate in the Elabuga region: Municipal Unitary Enterprise «Agency for investment and development of the Elabuga municipal region territory», Elabuga municipal region’s Chamber of socio-economic development and Investment programs management of «Alabuga» industrial area territory.
As Linar Yakupov noted, today in Tatarstan created the infrastructure in the form of industrial parks. And in the promotion of these sites an important role is played by the municipalities. Linar Yakupov also noticed the need for the orderly functioning of organizations that deal with issues of attracting investments in the republic’s regions.
In discussing the prospects for the development of investment directions in the regions of Tatarstan Linar Yakupov underscored that municipalities must find their own benefits, developed niches, which can attract investors to the region.
Sharing the investing experience, «Naberezhnye Chelny Investment Promotion Agency» Supervisory Board Chairman Sergey Mayorov said that in practice they are involved in supporting local producers, in education and establishing a dialogue between government and business. Mr. Mayorov said that creating an investment promotion agency is necessary for each municipality of Tatarstan.
Kazan Economic Development Committee Deputy Chairman Bulat Litvinov shared that, until recently, all the work of the Investment policy department was limited only by writing reports and noting the information received. Mr. Litvinov also noted that Kazan has no investment strategy.
Head of «Green vale» Investment Center Renat Saifullin presented the projects, which currently operates in the center. «Green vale» Investment Center is one of the most successful in cooperation with us», - noted Linar Yakupov.
«The Department of Enterprise Development in Almetyevsk municipal region» CEO Alexander Glazkov admitted that in recent years they worked only on supporting entrepreneurship and to the work on increasing the investment attractiveness of the territories has passed just recently. Alexander Glazkov underscored that the municipality has a huge areas for investment.
Elabuga municipal region’s Chamber of socio-economic development Acting Chairman Natalia Krasikova told the participants about the work that is carried out in the framework of the implementation the priority projects of the region - creating tourist and recreational park «Emerald Coast" and the center of the cluster development «Technopark «Elabuga». Eric Habibullin - CEO of Investment programs management of «Alabuga» industrial area briefly presented the «Alabuga» investment activities.
About the investment policy of his region told «Development Corporation» (Drozhzhanovsky district) CEO Roman Tjagunov. He told about the details of a project which is currently being worked on, and the readiness of some investors to become residents of the territory. As Linar Yakupov noted, Drozhzhanovsky region has a strong position in the investment sector.
Participants also discussed the implementation of projects in the republic on the basis of public-private partnership (PPP). Linar Yakupov noted that to the request of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency on specific information about PPP projects they have in a particular region of Tatarstan, from 45 administrative units responded only 30.
One of the topics for discussion was the issues of interaction of municipal investment promotion agencies with Tatarstan Development Corporation and Tatarstan Export Corporation. Linar Yakupov underscored that the presence of CEOs of the two corporations - Bulat Gayanov and Ayrat Nazmeev in the discussions explains because municipalities need to know how they can cooperate with them.
Bulat Gayanov shared information about working on Kazan Smart City project, described the preparation of a master plan for the project and the experience of foreign colleagues in such projects. Ayrat Nazmeev, presenting the main tasks of Tatarstan Export Corporation, shared experience in intergovernmental committees, participation in international exhibitions and collaboration with Roseximbank.
Ayrat Nazmeev also told about the fact that Corporation sometimes faces with smuggling, «gray» import and dumping prices from other members of the export market. Tatarstan Export Corporation is actively works in each of the priorities of the Republic of Tatarstan. In particular, last week in Tatarstan Investment Development Agency held a meeting with representatives of the republic’s medical cluster. Now work goes on the organization of the meeting with the players of the construction industry in the region.
«The main objective of Tatarstan Export Corporation is to increase the volume of non-oil export of the Republic of Tatarstan», - added Linar Yakupov.
As a result of the meeting, participants noted that they glad to meet with colleagues from other regions that is activity work in investment direction. They underscored the fact that such meetings are useful in terms of sharing experiences. Participants agreed to cooperate with Tatarstan Investment Development Agency and with each other at the municipal level. Promotion of investment projects in the Russian of and international level will be held during the «Invest in Tatarstan» forum.
Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Press Service