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«About the creation of advisory body – the Foreign Investors' Council «Tatarstan Investors’ Club» under Tatarstan Investment Development Agency” decree was signed on 14 February 2014.

It was created after holding the meeting with the participation of the foreign companies operating in the region, on December 19, 2013, organized by Tatarstan Investment Development Agency. During the meeting discussed the problems faced by investors in the Republic of Tatarstan. Representatives of foreign companies gave recommendations on improving the investment climate and underscored the importance of an open dialogue with the authorities on discussing issues related to doing business in the Republic of Tatarstan.

Following the meeting was decided to create the Foreign Investors' Council «Tatarstan Investors’ Club» under Tatarstan Investment Development Agency, the meeting which will be held on a regular basis. Investors' Club activities will facilitate the interaction of business and government, companies participating in Tatarstan investment climate forming, integration and partnership between the companies as well as the formation of favorable conditions for doing business.

For leading agribusiness operator of  China the republic’s market is one of the foreground foreign business’ direction.

At a meeting with Tatarstan Investment Development Agency leadership the Company CEO told about an interest of working with the Russian region and the company's plans for the projects implementation in Russia.

During the visit of the delegation in Tatarstan Agency organized a number of visits to the municipalities and farms of the republic and meeting with region’s management.

A few days ago Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Linar Yakupov visited the Kazan bank representative office in the business center «Suvar Plaza».

Visit of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency (TIDA) Chief Executive to Credit Europe Bank is a continuation of TIDA’s work with foreign companies, invested in the region. In December 2013 the Agency organized the meeting with existing investors of the Republic, during which discussed the challenges facing investors in Tatarstan, were given the rating of the current situation and recommendations for further work.

Top managers of foreign companies noted the need for such meetings and interaction with public authorities to discuss issues related to the development of their companies in the Republic of Tatarstan. Most investors underscored the importance of open dialogue with the authorities and expressed gratitude for the organization of the meeting.

Currently, in terms of the International Investment Technopolis studies several options for implementing of infrastructure of «smart» cities.

Building infrastructure using public-private partnership (PPP) is examined in conjunction with the «VIS» Group of Сonstruction Сompanies and «RISE Capital» fund. Infrastructure development of Kazan Smart City discussed recently at a meeting of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency and Tatarstan Development Corporation leadership with the «VIS» Board of Directors Deputy Chairman Rashid Aytuganov and Managing partners of «RISE Capital» Alexander Dimov and Dmitry Chikishev.

On March 5 the site of «Kazan» ski complex will gather investors and experts in the field of investment from around the world. The reason for the meeting is the II International Winter Forum «Invest In Tatarstan».

Tatarstan is ready to once again prove the openness and readiness for dialogue and willing to work together with investors and international companies. On «Invest in Tatarstan-2014» will be a meeting of the Tatarstan Investors’ Club with the participation of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.

Investors' Club meeting – one of the main events of the second day forum – will be hold in an informal atmosphere, where freely exchange ideas and discuss new opportunities for cooperation in the region with international companies and private investors.

The event, which will be held from 5 to 6 March, is organized by Tatarstan Investment Development Agency, with the participation of Tatarstan Development Corporation and Tatarstan Export Corporation. Investment Forum, where will be presented the most perspective investment industries of Tatarstan, will be held with the support and active participation of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.

Businessmen, foreign investors and the public authorities of the Republic of Tatarstan will meet in «Kazan» ski complex.

International Winter Forum is one of the most important world events in the field of business and investment opportunities, where meet successful business leaders, government representatives and foreign investors interested in the investment attractiveness of the region. This is the site, which creates favorable conditions for constructive dialogue and mutually beneficial cooperation with one of the most economically developed regions of Russia.

Issues of development of public-private partnership (PPP) in the region were discussed in the meeting, which was held in the eve in Tatarstan Investment Development Agency.

The meeting, chaired by Linar Yakupov, was attended by Russia State Duma deputy Radik Ilyasov, Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan on economy, investment and entrepreneurship Marat Galeev, Deputy Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan on budget, taxes and finance Aida Sharipov, Chief of the special projects division of the Tatarstan Presidential Office Ramil Shamsutdinov, First Deputy Minister of Land and Property Relations Sergey Demidov, Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Republic of Tatarstan Deputy Head Danir Mukhametzyanov. The discussion was also attended by State Unitary Enterprise «Tatarstan Agency for the state order» CEO Jacov Heller, Head of «Investment Center" Green vale» Renat Saifullin, Deputy Chairman of the construction companies group «VIS» Board of Directors Rashid Aytuganov, Managing partner of «RISE Capital» Alexander Dimov and Dmitry Chikishev.

Focusing on the issues proposed for discussion, at the meeting Linar Yakupov said that currently the State Duma of the Russian Federation is considering a bill «On the basis of public-private partnership in the Russian Federation». Despite the fact that the second reading of the Bill postponed indefinitely, its developers hope that it will be adopted in the current year.

Meeting with the Director of PGB Group Pier Giorgio Bassi was held on the eve in the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Tatarstan in the Russian Federation.

In discussing of further cooperation between Italy and Tatarstan participated Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister - Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Tatarstan in the Russian Federation Ravil Akhmetshin, Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Linar Yakupov, representatives of the Situational Information and Analytical center Sergey Parkhomenko and Alexei Panteleyev and a number of Italian companies.

At the meetingRavilAkhmetshingave tothe Italian guests the invitation from the President of Tatarstan RustamMinnikhanov to visit the republic.

«In Tatarstan you can meet with the interested companies, - added Ravil Akhmetshin. - In Marchin Kazan will be held II International Investment Forum «Invest in Tatarstan» where you can take part».

January 27 in Prague held the first 2014 year event of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency on priority areas of the region.

Tatarstan delegation led by Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Linar Yakupov at the seminar presented investment opportunities of the region, Kazan Smart City and Innopolis projects. Participants, among which Czech companies working in energy sector, construction and design, engineering and automotive components, consulting, banking and financial services, medicine and pharmaceuticals, services and tourism, acquainted with the stages of projects’ implementation and their development.

Welcoming the participants, Trade and Economic Representative of the Republic of Tatarstan in the Czech Republic Zoufar Abdulgaleev, underscored the importance of the meeting. About the development of Tatarstan-Czech and Czech-Russian economic relations told Head of Foreign Affairs Department in Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic Irji Mashata. He also noted the importance of institutional support for business and told about the cooperation of the Czech representatives with colleagues from Tatarstan. Irji Mashata noted that Tatarstan, compared with other Russian regions, is more business oriented and spends considerable work to improve the business climate. Russia was named as one of the most important partners in the development of an export strategy of the Czech Republic. Concluding his speech, Mr. Mashata invoked the Czech entrepreneurs to go to the Russian regions.

Tatarstan Investment Development Agency continues a series of seminarsonregion’s priority areas.

In 2014 Agency will hold seminars in France, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, Finland, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and a number of subjects of the Russian Federation: Moscow, St. Petersburg and Leningrad region.

In 2014 first investment seminar ofTatarstan Investment Development Agency will be held in January 27 in the Czech Republic. The event is organized jointly with the Trade and Economic Representative of Tatarstan in the Czech Republic. It will be attended by Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Linar Yakupov and Tatarstan Development Corporation Investor Relations Consultant Paul Hruska.