Linar Yakupov: «Territory, interested in attracting investment, should have certain resources, and manpower is the main»
Tatarstan Investment Development Agency held monitoring of local governments activities in investment field. This time it was held in Cheremshan region.
Visit of a working group headed by the Agency’s Chief Executive Linar Yakupov began with a tour of the two formed investment sites of the region, one of which is located on the territory of the former inter-farm construction association, the other - on the former Cheremshan Agropromsnab base.
Inter-farm construction association territory with a total area of 6.3 hectares, is considered as a platform where can be organized the production of building materials and furniture. Territory has the access to the roads and utilities. Also there is located the empty industrial buildings with a total area of 5200 square meters. According to the plans of the municipal bodies on the territory of the site will be located the production of building materials and as residents will be the construction companies and manufacturers of building products and furniture.
The second formed investment platform - former Agropromsnab base - covers an area of about 2 hectares and includes a number of existing industrial facilities. Territory has partly access to the roads and utilities. On this investment territory is also expected to locate the production of building materials.
After tour of potential Cheremshan investment sites Agency representatives looked through the social, industrial, cultural and business infrastructure of the village. The dominant economic sector of the region - oil production - area is rich with oil and bitumen, on its territory there are 10 oil producing companies. Trade is developed, which here is represented by individual entrepreneurs. On the Cheremshan territory currently operates 8 shopping centers.
Cheremshan investment potential was presented during the meeting with the representatives of local authorities and businesses. The speaker was acting Head of Cheremshan Executive committee Akdyas Shakirov. At the discussion participated Head of the region Nail Zaripov, Agency’s Chief Executive Linar Yakupov and Head of work organization department in Tatarstan Business Support Center Bulat Khairutdinov.
According to Akdyas Shakirov, Cheremshan gross territorial product in 2012 amounted to 11,325.9 million rubles. Investments in fixed capital in January-September 2013 are 953.4 million rubles. Akdyas Shakirov said that on January 1, 2013 in the region were registered 449 small and medium-sized enterprises, 372 of which are individual entrepreneurs and 77 small businesses. Six months later, the number of subjects was reduced to 368 units. Reduction was 18.04%.
Reduction related with a twofold increase of insurance payment to the Pension Fund. Another reason – is a high rent payments. Most of small businesses engaged in trade - 51.6% , agriculture - 17.8%, transport and communications - 9.3%, processing industry - 6.2% and the construction industry - 2.5%.
Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Linar Yakupov noted that the purpose of agency’s monitoring - is acquainting with the potential, investment areas of the region and an analysis of the possibilities that a particular municipality can offer to the investor. Linar Yakupov also underscored that during visits a business that develops at the municipalities level, can have detailed information about state support, particularly from Tatarstan Investment Development Agency.
«Agency - is an executive authority, which is directly responsible for communicating with investors and is ready to give you all support», - added Linar Yakupov.
Agency’s Chief Executive also noted that territory, interested in attracting investment, should have certain resources, and manpower is the main. "District may have investment platforms with developed energy, water supply, ready infrastructure, but if territory has no skilled workers, no business will be able to develop there, - underscored Linar Yakupov. - Today, the existence of personnel and specialists is the main issue that interests investors".
Sharing his impressions of touring Cheremshan region’s investment sites Linar Yakupov said that these areas have the necessary infrastructure and good road access, therefore need to think over effective localization of production and renovation of existing buildings on the territory.
The discussion was attended by 10 businessmen representing such areas as bakery products, services, utilities, repair and construction work, the production of grain and animal husbandry, motor company and road construction companies. Representatives noted such projects as reconstruction of brickyard and creation of capacities for grain processing, construction plant producing pumps for the oil industry and the organization of finishing materials production.
Head of the region Nail Zaripov also noted that in the near future is expecting an upgrade of Cheremshan vocational school. He is sure that school can provide training of necessary qualified specialists. Nail Zaripov underscored that the school will prepare and train a specialists, demanded by the modern market.
Head of work organization department in Tatarstan Business Support Center Bulat Khairutdinov noted that the region can actively participate in small and medium enterprises supporting programs, organized by the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia. In particular, Bulat Khairutdinov underscored that government support will be given to those companies that has domestic buses with natural gas engines.
«In Cheremshan region live decent people, work enterprises and there are perspective investment areas and niches to be worked at», – summed up the meeting Linar Yakupov.
Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Press Service