Tatarstan Investment Development Agency’s team successfully performed in the mini-football tournament, which is a part of the Games of civil servants of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Total in mini-football tournament participate 27 teams, which are distributed to 8 groups.

Games of group stage took place at the three sites of Kazan - SC "Olympiec", USC "Vatan" and CSC "KAI-Olymp".

According to the results of matches, which took place on September 26 at the sports complex "Olympiec", TIDA team reached 1/8 final of the competition.

Team-winners of their groups to will take part in a play-off game on October 3; semifinal games, the match for third place and the final will take place on October 4th.

TIDA Press Service

On September 24 Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Acting Chief Executive Taliya Minullina at the request of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) met with a delegation of the Chinese Academy of Present International Relations, headed by the Vice President Feng Chzhunpin.

This is one of the largest, oldest and most influential civil research institutes of China, which specializes in the study of international relations. Guidelines of this Chinese "think tank" of foreign policy and international relations go directly to senior management of China.

During the meeting the sides exchanged views regarding the impact of the new Silk Road on the distribution of investment flows and the global economy, particularly in China and the Russian Federation.

Within the presentation Taliya Minullina told about the investment and economic potential of Tatarstan to the representatives of Research Institute, emphasizing that the republic is actively cooperating with China within the Russian-Chinese relations, including the implementation of the global investment project as the construction of High-Speed Highway from Moscow to Kazan.

"High-Speed ​​ Highway will allow to get from Moscow to Kazan for 3.5 hours, the cost of the project is estimated at more than 1 trillion rubles. And this is only part of a grand new Silk Road, which will connect Western Europe, Russia and China", - emphasized Taliya Minullina.

Representatives of the Institute noted in particular that China is interested in the development of strategic relations with the Russian Federation and Tatarstan plays in this process one of the leading roles.

Following the meeting, an agreement on further cooperation was reached.

For reference.

Chinese Academy of Present International Relations was founded in 1980. It consists of 11 research institutes.

The Institute is actively cooperating with Russian research centers.

So, in 2013 with the Institute of World Economy and International Relations was agreed to work together on "A new model of Pacific security" and in 2014 was signed a cooperation agreement with the Russian Council on International Affairs.

 TIDA Press Service

Today Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Acting Chief Executive Taliya Minullina discussed the creation and functioning mechanism of Tatarstan-Chinese Agroindustrial Investment Fund with members of profile working group, including representatives of business circles of China.
"At present Tatarstan Investment Development Agency selects agricultural projects, where will be allocated money from the Fund. The new institute in the investment policy of Tatarstan is created on behalf of President Rustam Minnikhanov. Note that we are talking about the financing of primarily high and environmentally friendly technologies in such a strategically important sector as the agro-industrial complex", - said TIDA Acting Chief Executive Taliya Minullina who is a member of the working group.
In addition, during the visit of representatives of business circles of China were held  meeting with top managers of Tatarstan banking sector.
     
 TIDA Press Service

On September 21-22 the Association of Industrial Parks (AIP) held a tour of the objects of investment infrastructure of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The delegation visited the 2 properties that is in a composition of the Association: "KIP "Master" and special economic zone "Alabuga".

In the industrial park "Master" guests from other regions of the Russian Federation acquainted with the work of such enterprises as Open Company "Haier Electrical Appliances RUS", SP Kharisov, LLC "Heaton-layer 2", LLC "TatProm-Holding".

In the SEZ "Alabuga" was organized the presentation of a special economic zone, including - the existing industrial parks in the SEZ as "Synergy" and "A Plus Park". It should be noted that last year the industrial parks of "Alabuga" was acknowledged as the best by the prestigious FDI magazine.

Also, for the representatives of the Association made a tour of the site of the SEZ, where guests visited "Kastamonu", "INTERSKOL-Alabuga", "Ford Sollers Yelabuga" plants.

The event was attended by representatives of the Belgorod region, the Leningrad Region, the Sverdlovsk Region, Moscow, the Republic of Tatarstan, members of the AIP. Among the members of the delegation are representatives of the first certified industrial park of Russia - "Himgrad" Technopolis – Managing Director of "Himgrad" - "UK" Idea Capital" CEO Alexey Grushin and director of "RPM" Gennady Filatov.

Visiting parks of Kama economic zone of the Republic of Tatarstan by the representatives of Association was the continuation of the traditional large-scale program for the exchange of experiences between the regions of Russia, the creation and development of the industrial parks in the Russian Federation.

According to the Press services of "Himgrad" Technopolis, SEZ "Alabuga", AIP

For reference.

Association of Industrial Parks – is a sectoral non-profit organization that brings together most of the industrial parks in Russia, as well as service providers in the field of industrial engineering in order to promote common interests.

Association members are more than 100 entities, representing 65 industrial parks on the territory of 43 regions of the Russian Federation. In addition to the management companies of industrial parks the Association includes the regional development corporations, consulting, design and construction companies.

On September 22 Tatarstan held a "Car Free Day".

It is a symbolic event of international level, which is aimed at promoting the use of alternative vehicles.

On this day the staff of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency got to work on the subway, bus, bicycle or on foot.

The use of official vehicles has been minimized as much as possible in case of the need.

For reference.

The first Car Free Day was held in 1973 in Switzerland, the authorities of the country because of the fuel crisis urged the citizens not to use cars for four days.

This year in the action involved more than 100 million people from 35 countries.

Worldwide campaign held under the motto: "The city – is a space for people, space for life".

Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Acting Chief Executive (TIDA) Taliya Minullina gave an interview to TV Channel «Drive».

In a conversation with a presenter of TV project "City Tester" Rinat Yakupov Taliya Minullina answered questions about major investment projects and economic development of the republic.
In particular, a member of the government of Tatarstan has in detail told about the spectacular victory of Kazan in the competition to host the World Skills 2019 and Kazan Expo, which is under construction.
In addition, with the assistance of TIDA journalists will shoot infrastructure objects and hold a series of meetings in the state bodies.
As part of the "City Tester" journalists are sent to "expedition" and give viewers the opportunity to see the city through the eyes of auto traveler.
The next release will be devoted to Kazan, and will be aired at the beginning of 2016.
 
TIDA Press Service
 
For reference.
The TV channel "Drive" is in a "Stream" television structure – the one of the market leaders of thematic non-broadcast TV channels, engaged in the production and distribution of 9 TV channels of educational, entertainment and automotive topics: "Hunting and fishing", "Healthy TV", "Drive", "Retro", "Farmstead", "Psichology21", "Questions and Answers", "Pets", "Fishing and hunting".
Audience of "Stream" channels at the end of 2014 amounted to 30.6 million people.
Network of "STREAM" channels distribution is about 1440 operators of cable, satellite, mobile, IPTV- and OTT-networks (including more than 750 operators in more than 800 cities of Russia).
The "STREAM" channels broadcasts all over Russia (9 federal regions), as well as the CIS countries, Baltic States, Georgia and Bulgaria.

Today Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Acting Chief Executive Taliya Minullina attended a meeting of the Acting Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov with delegation of the State of Kuwait. The event was held at the House of the Government of Tatarstan.

At the meeting was discussed the development of cooperation in such spheres as investment, Islamic banking and finance, new technologies in the IT-sector.

According to the Acting Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Kuwait Society of Islamic Sciences (KSIS) Sheikh Hamad Al-Sinan, representatives of business circles of the state of the Middle East arrived in Tatarstan to get acquainted with the investment and economic potential and explore investment opportunities of Tatarstan.

As part of the visit the delegation will hold meetings in Tatarstan Investment Development Agency, other state bodies, visit the objects of investment infrastructure of the republic (SEZ "Innopolis").

 TIDA Press Service

 Today,Rustam Minnikhanov, who won the elections on September 13, 2015, assumed office of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The ceremony of inauguration took place at Salikh Saidashev Big Concert Hall.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a congratulatory message to Tatarstan President.

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The inauguration ceremony was attended by over 700 people representing federal authorities, governments of foreign states, heads of subjects of the Federation, members of the Government of Tatarstan, federal and regional deputies and other honorable guests.

Rustam Minnikhanov said the text of the oath: “I solemnly swear to faithfully serve the people of Republic of Tatarstan, to protect the civil rights and liberties and Tatarstan’s state sovereignty; to observe the Russian Federation’s Constitution, Republic of Tatarstan’s Constitution and Tatarstan laws; to conscientiously fulfil the President of Tatarstan duties imposed on me”.

The ceremony was attended by Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Acting Chief Executive Taliya Minullina.

"The people of the Republic voted for Minnikhanov’s Tatarstan.

This is the space of growth and success, constant development, investment hospitality, timely responses to the challenges, high social standards and confidence in the future.

The favorable investment climate, global brands in our market - is largely personal merit of Rustam Minnikhanov. I am sure that ин the intensity of meetings with investors Mr. Minnikhanov does better than anyone else.

 His dynamism charges the first negotiations, personal involvement demonstrates the reliability of the state guarantees, and the speed of decision-making impresses guests of the republic. In many ways, the direct participation of the first person made possible the growth of foreign investments.

Over the past 5 years we have opened production of such companies as Ford Sollers, Rockwool, Kierkert, Kastamonu, Interskol, have held world events, including the Universiade-2013. All this is certainly a positive impact on infrastructure development and the growth of investment attractiveness, and ultimately on improve of the quality of life of Tatarstan citizens", - said TIDA Acting Chief Executive.

TIDA Press Service

 On September 17 Tatarstan Investment Development Agency, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tatarstan Export Corporation Taliya Minullina attended a meeting of the Chairman of the State Council of Tatarstan Farid Mukhametshin with the Governor of East Kalimantan province of Indonesia Awang Farouk Ishak. The event was held in the Hall of the official delegations of the Parliament of Tatarstan.

At the meeting discussed the development of relations between the Republic and East Kalimantan in the economy, culture and education and other fields.

"We look to the East, and for us it is a strategically important area to interact with Indonesia and regions of the country. It is a country with the largest population of Muslims in the world (246.8 million people), an extensive agro-industrial economy, including the powerful oil sector.

The economic cooperation of Tatarstan and Indonesia will continue to grow", - noted Taliya Minullina.

Within the visit the delegation of East Kalimantan will visit a number of investment infrastructure objects of the republic, including the Technopark "Idea", KIP "Master", SEZ "Alabuga".

For reference

Indonesia - is the agro-industrial country with a developed mining industry. GDP structure is formed by 36% industry, 16.3% - agriculture and fisheries, 10% - construction, electricity, gas and water supply, 6.3% - transport and communications, service sector is about 10.3% of GDP, finance and real estate - 7%, trade, restaurant and hotel business - 13.3%.

On April 9th, 2015 in Kazan held the tenth session of the Russian-Indonesian Joint Commission on Trade, Economic and Technical Cooperation. During the event Co-chairman of the commission and Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs of Indonesia Sofyan Jalil visited Tatarstan.

TIDA Press Service

Photo: Press Service of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan, TIDA Press Service

Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Taliya Minullina participates in FINNOPOLIS 2015 (September 17-18, Kazan).

This representative forum, whose mission is an "open dialogue of business and authorities in the field of financial technology (FinTech)".

The speakers are the Acting President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, President of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Elvira Nabiullina, President of Sberbank German Gref, the representatives of the federal government, international corporations and financial institutions.

" Russia for the first time holds such a representative forum, dedicated to high technology in the field of finance. And this is happening in Tatarstan. For us this is a step to cluster activation, to a "smart" economy. What common does this have with investment? Answer is the direct. In Tatarstan investment and high technology go together, and in the future this integration will increase", - said Taliya Minullina, participated in the FINNOPOLIS.

Well-known economist, President of Sberbank German Gref, who is taking part in the plenary session of the forum, said that the republic has an effective system of power: "One of the most advanced government - is the government of Tatarstan". Tatarstan and Sberbank also cooperate in the areas of introduction Islamic finance and the cashless payments, on July 14 signed the relevant agreements.

According to the organizers (the Bank of Russia and the Government of Tatarstan), the Forum should be the main event of the year in the field of digitalization of the financial market - a platform where holds a professional discussion on the use of digital technology in the financial market, demonstration of new solutions and opportunities, discussion of global trends in software and hardware solutions. It is assumed that Finnopolis to become Russia's largest, and over time the international trade fair in this field. A separate task of the forum is to demonstrate and support of the start-ups industry, devoted to the digitalization of the financial market.

From first hand:

Acting President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov:

"The Republic has been chosen for such an important event not incidentally. Tatarstan rapidly develops innovative technologies in all areas, being one of the most advanced regions of Russia. The forum will bring together professionals in the field of financial technologies for discussion of global innovation issues".

Chairman of the Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina:

"Digitalization in future years should seriously improve the quality of competition in the financial sector, improve the efficiency of financial intermediation and make available to the consumer of financial services distribution remote channels".

 TIDA Press Service