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"Hited" representatives presented their interest in further work on the territory of Tatarstan at a meeting with the leadership of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency.

"Hited" decisions were used in the Kazan Universiade 2013, particularly, in the main subject of student games - football stadium. This year, the company's decisions have been used at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum.

The meeting was attended by TIDA Chief Executive Linar Yakupov, TIDA Head of public-private partnership Sergey Golovin and Tatarstan Development Corporation CEO Bulat Gayanov. "Hited" company director Eugene Marikutsa and "Hited" Project Manager Eugene Trushnikov announced about effective energy solutions of the company. Representatives of the "Hited" also noted that already held negotiations on cooperation in the field of power supply with the one of the industrial parks of Tatarstan.

Till the V International Economic Summit of Russia and OIC countries (KazanSummit 2013) remains 40 days.

At the organizational conference, chaired by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov, came representatives of ministries and departments of the Republic of Tatarstan, Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Tatarstan, Kazan hippodrome, "Kazan" International airport and Tatarstan customs. Andrey Baklanov - representative of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation also attended the meeting.

International Economic Summit of Russia and OIC countries KazanSummit 2013 held in the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan from 2009. This year, Kazan meets anniversary KazanSummit.

Ildar Halikov in his welcoming speech underscored that the summit has not only federal (from 2012 summit is supported by the Federation Council of the Russian Federation), but also worldwide recognition.

Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Linar Yakupov and Tatarstan Development Corporation CEO Bulat Gayanov held today meetings in the Plenipotentiary representative in the Republic of Tatarstan in the Russian Federation with representatives of Russian and foreign companies.

The meetings were held with representatives of "Jason & Partners Consulting", European Investment Bank and the representation of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea Trade Department (KOTRA) in the Russian Federation.

In a working meeting with “Jason & Partners Consulting” were discussed issues of cooperation between the parties in the framework of implementation the Cooperation Memorandum, signed on  July 30, current year. During the last working visit to Moscow on July 30, Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Linar Yakupov met with the executive director of "Jason & Partners Consulting" Sergei Shavkunov. The result of discussion was the signing of a memorandum, under which the company will provide assistance and support in the developing of informational and communicational component of a new investment platform of Tatarstan - Kazan Smart City.

Today in Tatarstan Investment Development Agency TIDA First Deputy Chief Executive Robert Galiullin and representatives of Tatarstan Development Corporation met with a delegation of the Turkish company "Söğüt Insaat".

On the meeting were presented investment potential of the Republic of Tatarstan, as well as the new investment platform of Tatarstan - Kazan Smart City. TIDA Chief Executive First Deputy noted that Tatarstan has eight priority areas: chemical and petrochemical industry, mechanical engineering and automotive components manufacturing, construction and building materials, agriculture and agro-processing, IT-industry and telecommunications, "halal" industry, medicine and pharmaceuticals, service industries and tourism. Kazan Smart City aimed to the developing medicine, high technology, education and service industry.

Guests interested in the transport infrastructure of the republic, shipping in the waters of the Volga, and the possibility of the company's presence in the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan.
Robert Galiullin also noted certain preferences, that provide special economic zone "Alabuga" and Kazan Smart City. Kazan Smart City, for example, provides investors with minimum taxes, including a free connection to the network, tax-free land, property and transport.

In 2010 under the patronage of the first president of the Republic of Tatarstan began a large-scale implementation of "Revival" program, which includes the restoration and renovation of historical sites of Bulgar and Sviyazhsk. August 3, TIDA staff already made ​​a trip to the one of the historical places of Tatarstan - Bulgar.

August 17, Tatarstan Investment Development Agency employees visited Svijazhsk island-city, located at the confluence of the Volga and Sviaga rivers in Tatarstan.

Sviyazhsk was founded in 1551 as a fortress, which was built within four weeks from parts made in Uglich and transported down the Volga. It became a military base of the Russian army during the siege of Kazan (1552).

In Sviyazhsk were based Dormition and John the Baptist Convents. The architectural ensemble of the current Sviyazhsk - is beautifully preserved temples, including the oldest wooden Trinity Church, St. Nicholas Church and the Cathedral of the Dormition. TIDA team was able to see the wooden church of the Holy Trinity. He is of the same age with island-city, which was also built in 1551.

August 20, 2013 at the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan will be held a special educational seminar on "Forms and methods of international payments in foreign trade".

"Russian school of management" teacher and Russia's leading expert in the field of foreign economic activity Alexander Juchkov will perform on a seminar.

Seminar is open to all interested parties, including representatives of various business entities.

The International Center for Corporate training, investment and innovation with the assistance of the British consulting company «Savor Group» from October to December 2013 holds international internships, investment symposia and business missions to the Russian delegation.

Internships and business missions will take place in the UK (21-26 October 2013), France (4-9 November 2013), Switzerland (18-23 November 2013), Austria (2-7 December 2013), the U.S. (December 15 -22 (+ till 5 January) 2013).
Representatives of Russian enterprises and executive authorities will have an opportunity to establish direct international business contacts, share best practices, explore global best practices, training, and professional development.

13-14 September in the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan will be held the International Transport and Logistics Forum "The creation and development of an integrated international transport and logistics system: perspectives and realities".
The event is organized by the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan. The forum will be attended by representatives of the federal government, the subjects of the Russian Federation and major enterprises of Russia and abroad.

The International Transport and Logistics Forum scheduled the presentation of the pilot project "Construction of Sviyazhsk multimodal logistics center", intended for the processing traffic of existing transport corridors "East - West", "North - South" and the newly created "Europe - Western China".

In Tatarstan Investment Development Agency was a meeting on attracting foreign direct investments in the Republic of Tatarstan. This meeting was attended by representatives of ministries and departments as well as municipalities of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Participants discussed foreign capital participation in investment projects, implemented on the territory of Tatarstan. Welcoming the participants of the meeting, TIDA Chief Executive Linar Yakupov noted, that The Republic of Tatarstan is one of the most attractive regions for foreign investors, and in this case all the ministries and departments as well as municipalities should be more actively involved in the providing information, needed for the implementation of investment projects.

 Now is developing an electronic system of maintenance investment projects in the Republic of Tatarstan. It will allow following the stages of investment projects developing.

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the United Mexican States in the Russian Federation Ruben Beltran is in a one-day working visit to the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan.
The delegation, led by Ruben Beltran, also included a group of Mexican investors.

Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Linar Yakupov met with Ruben Beltran as part of its working visit to Moscow at the end of July current year. The parties discussed the opportunities of cooperation. One of the topics for discussion was the organization of Mr. Beltran and Mexican companies visit to Kazan.

In the first half of the day, Mr. Beltran met with TIDA Chief Executive First Deputy Robert Galiullin, TIDA Head of investment promotion Wyatt Ford and TIDA Head of support and monitoring of investment projects department Arthur Nigmatulin. During the meeting, to the Ambassador of the United Mexican States in the Russian Federation presented the economic and investment potential of the Republic of Tatarstan and Kazan Smart City project.