In accordance with the instructions of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan after a meeting of the Tatarstan Investors’ Club (advisory body under TIDA) Tatarstan Investment Development Agency jointly with the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Tatarstan Customs office will hold a round table with representatives of investors on goods customs clearance.

"At a meeting of the Investors’ Club on September 15 in the framework of direct dialogue with President Rustam Minnikhanov often were discussed issues related to the support of manufacturers, export opportunities, import of a new equipment for localization in Tatarstan.

That is why the round table with the participation of specialized professionals will be dedicated to topical issues such as customs declaration and certification, other vital aspects of customs procedures", - notes TIDA Chief Executive Taliya Minullina.

The event will be held on October 19, 2015 at 15:00 in the Press Center of "IT Park" (st. Petersburgskaya, 52, 1st floor).

Additional information for Representatives of investors or the business community:

Tatarstan Investment Development Agency

tida@tatar.ru (marked Roundtable Customs)

tel.: 570-40-01 (ext. 1097)

TIDA Chief Executive Taliya Minullina attended a meeting of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and Governor of Ila (province) Kocaeli Hasan Basri Gyuzeloglu.
The event was also attended by Assistant to the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Radik Gimatdinov, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Tatarstan Shamil Ageev and others. The delegation of Tatarstan is in a two-day working visit in Turkey.
The President expressed his gratitude for the special hospitality and warm welcome in the land of the Turkish province of Kocaeli, and noted the active and long-term cooperation between Russia and Turkey.
"We pay great attention to the development of interregional cooperation. Good business relations between our republics – is a great example of this", - said Rustam Minnikhanov.
The President recalled that in Tatarstan today successfully operating Turkish company "Koluman", "Plentmak", "Kastamonu Entegre", "Dzhoshkunoz" and many others.
"I am confident that with the Kocaeli province will be implemented many joint projects", - he said.
The governor of the Kocaeli Province Hassan Basri Gyuzeloglu also expressed confidence in the strengthening and expansion of inter-regional relations. He noted that the province of Kocaeli today - one of the fastest growing industrial regions of Turkey. Up to 70% of the province's GDP is industrial production. In the province there are about 300 industrial companies, and 18 of them are included in one hundred largest companies of Turkey, mainly in the chemical, metallurgical, machine-building industry. Here are the largest oil refinery "Tyuprash", car production "Ford Otosan", "Hyundai", "Honda", "Goodyear" and "Pirelli" companies, "Hayat Kimya"  plant. There are 13 industrial zones, 3 technoparks and 2 free trade zones in the province.
Taliya Minullina also presented investment potential of Tatarstan in the framework of a working breakfast with Turkish business circles.
During the event was signed an Agreement on twinning between Tyulyachinskiy municipal region of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Municipality of Gebze of Kocaeli province, and the Agreement between Tatarstan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Kocaeli Chamber of Industry.

PwC International Corporation (PricewaterhouseCoopers) and Tatarstan Investment Development Agency (together with the Tatarstan's Ministry of Economics) has successfully completed work on " Guide to Investment".

 Today TIDA Chief Executive Taliya Minullina in the delegation of the Republic of Tatarstan met with the Mayor of the Gebze municipality Mr. Adnan Kёshker.
 Gebze is one of the industrial centers of the Republic of Turkey, is included in IL (province) Kocaeli - one of the most economically developed and dynamically developing regions of Turkey. It has the production of the tobacco, pulp and paper, cement, chemical, textile and food industry.
During the meeting they discussed issues of trade-economic, investment and cultural cooperation.
After meeting of the Mayor the delegation of the Republic of Tatarstan visited Gebze Organized Industrial Zone (GOSB), where the delegation got acquainted with the production process of the Turkish companies, it was also a presentation of the industrial area.
"Gebze - this is a real industrial hub, the center of a wide variety of industries, which valuable experience will certainly be useful for the development of our investment potential", - said TIDA Chief Executive.
TIDA Chief Executive will also participate in business meetings «Match4Industry Business Matching Event», which will be hold on October 15-16, 2015 in Kocaeli (Turkey).
TIDA Press Service

Today in Istanbul (Turkey) Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Taliya Minullina met with the leadership of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies.
Following the meeting, TIDA Chief Executive and top managers of WAIPA formed a joint plan of work for the year.
"Tatarstan Investment Development Agency as an active participant of WAIPA presented with the proposal to organize a series of activities in Tatarstan in 2016. I am convinced these measures will allow Tatarstan to move to a new level of investment recognizability and attractiveness in the world", - said Taliya Minullina.
TIDA Chief Executive emphasized that that the World Association brings together more than 170 members (investment agencies) from more than 130 countries of the world, including 35 Muslim countries.
The World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) is an NGO established in 1995 in Geneva, to enhance communication and cooperation, exchange of experience and important information in the field of foreign direct investment among investment agencies.
 
TIDA Press Service

The total number of residents in the special economic zone "Alabuga" has increased to 49. The total amount of declared investments of all projects is 154.9 billion rubles.

This was announced at a meeting of the Supervisory Board of the SEZ, which was held in September 13 the House of Government of the Republic of Tatarstan under the chairmanship of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.

The meeting reviewed and approved four projects of potential residents and the issue of increasing investment of existing resident. The total value of new projects is 12.6 billion rubles.

The investment project of the company "Kamateh" involves the construction of a plant for the production of maleic anhydride - the raw material for the production of epoxy resins. The founders of the company "Kamateh" is a Russian company "Pa-Rus" and the German engineering company Chemieanlagenbau Chemnitz GmbH (CAC). The planned volume of production of maleic anhydride in liquid form and in the form of granules in the special economic zone "Alabuga" is 40 thousand tons per year. In the future, the project’s volume will be increased up to 60 thousand tons a year.

Total investment in the project will amount to 9.958 billion rubles. The planned number of employees - more than 157 people. The planned start of production - the second quarter of 2018.

"This subject is very important not only for the republic but for the whole Russia. The project should be implemented", - commented the President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov the presentation of potential residents.

The project of "Plentmak" provides for the production of equipment for the production of paving tiles, and concrete blocks, crushing and screening machines with 10-15 power lines per year. The planned investment in the project will amount to 160 mln. rubles. It is planned to create 60 jobs. Term of the start of production - 2017.

"Engineering company - this is a good direction, we support you", - Rustam Minnikhanov addressed to the Head of the "Plentmak" Project.

LLC "Mushroom Company "Mushrooms of Tatarstan" plans to launch the factory of the production of mushroom with the capacity of 5600 tons per year. It is planned to create 144 jobs. The term of the start of production - 2017.

The investment project of the "AyDzhiEs Agro" company involves the construction of a plant for the production of compost and mushroom cultivation. Planned amount of mushrooms growing is 3600 tons per year. Today the leadership of the "AyDzhiEs Agro" company held preliminary negotiations on the supply of products with the "Sladkaya jizn", "Magnit", "Bahetle". The planned number of employees -165 people. Planned start of the production - 2017.

"The Russian market is huge, plenty territory for both companies. It is important that your projects have been worked out, including a financial point of view", - said the president of Tatarstan, referring to the authors of both projects.

Also at the meeting of the Supervisory Board has been considered amendments to the agreement on industrial-production activity of JSC "INTERSKOL" to add to the list of products of small-scale mechanization. This will give an opportunity to the factory "INTERSKOL-Alabuga" also to produce welding machines, compressors. Investment increasing in the project will amount to 500 mln. rubles. It is planned to increase the number of jobs to 200 people.

"We are very pleased that our resident decided to expand production", - said Mr. Minnikhanov.

According to the Press Service of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan

Today within the "Day of Russian regions" in Harbin Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Taliya Minullina held a presentation of trade-economic and investment potential of the Republic of Tatarstan for the business circles of Russia, China and the Asia-Pacific region.

The event was part of the Harbin International Economic and Trade Fair (the Russian-Chinese Expo 2015).

Also TIDA Chief Executive acquainted Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Rogozin and the President of the Republic of Tatarstan with the work of Tatarstan pavilion, which is presented as part of the Russian exposition at the Harbin exhibition and congress center.

The development of inter-regional cooperation - is a reliable mechanism for strengthening the strategic Chinese-Russian relations noted the President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov at a meeting of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, the Vice-premier of the State Council Wang Yan with the heads of regions and companies of Russia and China.

"We are interested in the fact that the Chinese companies chose our republic as a launch pad when starting business in Russia", - said the President of the Republic of Tatarstan.

As part of the working program Tatarstan delegation also visited the Kunle National Park in Harbin, with the leadership of the "Gunda" corporation discussed the project of building the «KAZAN EXPO» exhibition center.

Today was signed an agreement on the establishment of Tatarstan-China Foundation for development of agriculture (Tatarstan Agro-Chinese Investment Fund). Document was signed by TIDA Chief Executive Taliya Minullina and Jinggong International Group Co. LTD (China) CEO Mr. Liu Huanlin.

TIDA Chief Executive Taliya Minullina:

"China - is a giant. When they say "here we have a million hectares of growing pears, and here - one million hectares of apples" or "the province is home for 80 million people", you realize its scale... You can see a threat, but we see an opportunity, an opportunity to cooperation.

Taking into account the number of governors of Russian regions who participated in the events, our regions are waiting for Chinese investment. At the presentation of the "Days of Russian regions" regions praised its business environment. One year later, we will find out who could work effectively.

I think one of the main issues for China now is to ensure their country with food. Therefore, agriculture projects is a priority for China. The Chinese want to participate in infrastructure projects, they are not afraid of "long" money. For us, it is also interesting. We will work".

 TIDA Press Service

Today in Harbin (China) at the second Russian-Chinese Expo was signed an agreement on the establishment of Tatarstan-China Foundation for development of agriculture (Tatarstan Agro-Chinese investment fund).

Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Taliya Minullina and Jinggong International Group Co. LTD (China) CEO Mr. Liu Huanlin signed the document.

Today during a visit to China Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Taliya Minullina attended a meeting of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the Chairman of the People's Government of Heilongjiang Province Lu Hao. The event was held in Harbin – an administrative center of the province.

Welcoming the delegation of the region of the Russian Federation, Mr. Lu Hao said: "I know the status of Tatarstan in Russia very well". The head of the Chinese regional government also noted the historical role of Kazan - "well-known leader of the Communist Party Vladimir Ulyanov-Lenin studied at the University of Kazan".

"Today we are interested in development of cooperation with the Republic of Tatarstan", - the head of the province appealed to Rustam Minnikhanov.

During the meeting Lu Hao presented the economic potential of the region: it has a good basis for environmentally friendly agriculture, developing science and education (more than 80 universities and research centers) working powerful industrial enterprises, many of which were created with the participation of Soviet specialists.

In the province there are a number of specialized economic zones (including the development of new and high-tech industry zone, cross-border economic cooperation zone in the Heihe and others). The leading industries in the region are engineering, petrochemicals, energy and food industry. Livestock, fisheries, olericulture are developed. The province has a large reserve of resources: oil, marble, basalt, graphite and others.

Rustam Minnikhanov, after thanking his colleague for the kind words, noted that cooperation between the two regions has great potential and emphasized: "We need to raise our relations to a qualitatively new level". As the most perspective areas, along with trade and economic cooperation, President called such areas as science, education, culture, sport and tourism. In particular, the head of the Tatarstan delegation recalled the need to preserve the history uniting nations and peoples: "This year we have restored the house-museum of Lenin. This is the history and we must preserve it".

Rustam Minnikhanov proposed to prepare a cooperation agreement between the Republic of Tatarstan and the provinces of Heilongjiang, which reflects the entire spectrum of cooperation: "We need to exchange delegations, who will work within the framework of the most perspective areas of cooperation".

At the end of the meeting Rustam Minnikhanov invited the leadership and the business community in Heilongjiang Province to visit Tatarstan.

TIDA Press Service

Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Taliya Minullina attended a meeting of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov with management of Sichuan Investment Corporation (SIC), which took place on October 10 in Chendu (PRC).

"Tatarstan - is one of the leading and industrialized regions of Russia. This year our republic has taken first place in the ranking of the best investment climate in Russia", - said the President of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Rustam Minnikhanov said that today holds an active work on implementation of joint Tatarstan-Chinese projects in the areas of construction, agriculture, logistics, manufacturing of furniture, transformers, cement. In particular, an active cooperation with Tatarstan hold China National Chemical and Engineering Corporation (CNCEC), “Haier”, "Havtan Motors" and others.

Representatives of the Corporation thanked Tatarstan delegation for the visit and expressed interest in cooperation development.

TIDA Chief Executive Taliya Minullina:

"One of the results of the visit of Tatarstan delegation to Chengdu is the fact that we have strengthened the working relationship with the business community of economically developed Sichuan, including the specialized investment body - Sichuan Investment Corporation. It is a powerful company with a registered capital of 880 million dollars, invests in infrastructure projects, high-tech manufacturing. And this is a priority for us - especially in view of the construction of high-speed highway Moscow-Kazan and the creation of the third special economic zone in Tatarstan".

TIDA Press Service

 For reference

SIC – is an authorized by the provincial government authority for state property management, is one of the leading companies investing in key infrastructure and construction projects, the leading enterprise under the control of the Sichuan Committee for the Control and Management of State Property.

Field of activity: development of hydroelectric and thermoelectric energy, new sources of energy, raw materials industries, infrastructure projects, construction, railways, industry, real estate, hotel business, domestic and foreign trade and others.

In 2014 the value of the company's assets amounted to more than 7 bln dollars, income from operations is more than 860 million dollars, profit - 590 million dollars.