Second Kazan forum "Eurasian Economic Integration: Achievements and Challenges" was held in Kazan on 27-28 November 2014 by the initiative of the "Eurasian dialogue" under the Russian parliamentary European Club. The forum was organized by the government of the Republic of Tatarstan and Federal Agency "Rossotrudnichestvo".

To the guests of the Republic of Tatarstan presented an exhibition of large-scale projects, among which was Kazan Smart City project.

The President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov met with Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia Mr. Sok An. The meeting was held at the House of Government of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Among the representatives of the Republic of Tatarstan took part Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Taliya Minullina.

Welcoming the participants, Mr. Minnikhanov thanked for their interest in the Republic of Tatarstan. He also noted that today Russia and its regions attach great importance to developing and strengthening relations with the countries of Southeast Asia.

During the commission's work were considered issues that were discussed at the meeting of the Anti-Corruption Council under the President of the Republic of Tatarstan on November 20, 2014 (Agency’s Chief Executive Taliya Minullina is a member of the Council).

The commission also reviewed the Project of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency on the implementation of anti-corruption policy in the 2015-2020 years. The objectives of this program are to improve anti-corruption system in the Agency, prevention of corruption, creation of conditions preventing corruption in the Agency, the formation of the Agency's staff intolerant attitude to corruption. To achieve these objectives the program identifies specific objectives and results of its implementation, as well as, a list of measures to implement the program.

On November 28, 2014 between the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Russian public organization "Association of Russian diplomats" signed an agreement on cooperation. Document was signed by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov and Chairman of the Association of Russian diplomats Igor Khalevinski.

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

A presentation of the Republic of Tatarstan for accredited foreign ambassadors held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on November 27, 2014. The presentation was attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, Chairman of the State Council of Tatarstan Farid Mukhametshin, the State Duma representatives, Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Taliya Minullina, as well as heads of leading enterprises of Tatarstan.

Tatarstan Investment Development Agency and the Association of Russian and Turkish businessmen signed a cooperation agreement on November 27, 2014. Document was signed by the Head of the association Naki Karaaslan and Agency’s Chief Executive Taliya Minullina.

The event was attended by President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey in the Russian Federation Umit Yardym, Head of RTIB Naki Karaaslan and more than 300 representatives of the Turkish business.

The signing ceremony was held immediately after the presentation of Tatarstan to the Association of Russian and Turkish businessmen in Moscow. "We are pleased to expand our relationship, I think today's signing of a cooperation agreement between the Association of Russian and Turkish businessmen and Tatarstan Investment Development Agency will contribute to this", - said Rustam Minnikhanov.

Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Taliya Minullina attended a meeting of the Board of Directors of JSC "Tatneftekhiminvest-holding" (Russia) under the chairmanship of the President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, which examined the issues of strategic development of the republic’s economy.

During the meeting presentations were made by E&Y (Ernst&Young, a British auditing and consulting company) representative Alexander Oliveir, telling about current trends in the global oil and gas industry.

With the delegation of the Indonesian province of West Sumatra, headed by Governor Irvan Praitno President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov met on November 26. The meeting, held in the Kazan Kremlin, was attended by Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Taliya Minullina.

Among the perspective areas of cooperation Mr. Minnikhanov noted trade and economic cooperation, education, student exchange, tourism, cooperation in innovation and sports.

 Tatarstan Investment Development Agency jointly with the State Corporation "Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)" and JSC "Federal Center for Project Finance" held a seminar on "The organization of public-private partnerships in the Volga Federal Region" on 26 November 2014.

The seminar was attended by about 70 representatives of state and local governments, development institutions and the business community of the seven regions of the Volga region (Republic of Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Udmurtia, Mordovia, Chuvashia republic, Saratov and Ulyanovsk region).

Opening the seminar, Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Taliya Minullina underscored the importance of public-private partnership to solve the problems of creation and modernization of the state and municipal infrastructure and implementation of social policy.

Among the speakers were experts of Vnesheconombank divisions, experts from leading consulting organizations and companies with experience implementing investment projects with financial participation of Vnesheconombank.

In the seminar discussed various aspects of public-private partnership: the legal, organizational economic aspects, discussed the basic usage of PPP models. On the example of PPP projects implemented in St. Petersburg and Nizhny Novgorod region, highlighted issues of projects tracking.

Tatarstan Investment Development Agency and the State Corporation «Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs» (Vnesheconombank) on November 26, 2014 will hold a seminar on «The organization of public-private partnerships in the Volga Federal Region» within the educational project «Training of specialists-participants in investment projects implemented with the assistance of development institutions».

The seminar will be attended by experts from relevant authorities of the region, representatives of the business community, as well as municipalities, planning projects using public-private partnership (PPP).