On November 2, 2015 in the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, chaired by the Deputy Minister of Economic Development Alexander Tsybulsky held a meeting of the Expert Council on industrial special economic zones.

The meeting approved the projects of 3 new companies-residents of SEZ "Alabuga". The total amount of declared investments in these projects is 11.5 billion rubles.

The investment project of the "Kamateh" company involves the construction of a plant for the production of maleic anhydride - the raw material for the production of epoxy resins. 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 thousands tons per year. In the future, the project provides an increase in power up to 60 thousand tons a year. The planned number of employees - more than 157 people. The planned start of production - the second quarter of 2018.

Mushroom Company LLC "Mushrooms of Tatarstan" plans to launch the production of mushroom factory capacity of 5600 tons per year. It is planned to create 144 jobs. 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 volumes of growing mushrooms amounts 3600 tons per year. The planned number of employees -165 people. Planned production start - quarter 2017.

Also at the meeting of the Expert Council was 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 the factory "INTERSKOL-Alabuga" an opportunity to produce not only power tools but also welding machines and masks, snow machines, compressors, miter saws. Increased investment in the project will amount to 512 million rubles. It is planned to create an additional 150 new jobs.

The meeting reviewed the company's application for operations in the Lipetsk region (SEZ "Lipetsk"), the Astrakhan region (SEZ "Lotus"), the Sverdlovsk region (SEZ "Titanium Valley"), the Pskov region (SEZ "Moglino" and the Moscow region (SEZ "Dubna").

Significant amounts of companies’ investment, representing various sectors of the production sector, demonstrates the growing interest of investors in special economic zones of Russia noted in the press release of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia.

TIDA Press Service (also used materials of the Press Services of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation and SEZ "Alabuga")

Today Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Taliya Minullina presented at the plenary session of the VII Russian-German Young Leaders Conference.
Prestigious events holds since 2009 and is a platform of open dialogue between youth of the two countries. It discusses key issues in Russian-German relations, including economic ones. The conference brought together 280 young leaders the ages of 25-40 years. Before the capital of Tatarstan forum was held in Berlin, Moscow, St. Petersburg and Munich.

JSC Tatarstan "Network Company" has become one of the winners of the professional project management in the public sector "Project Olympus". "Competition" is held by Analytical Centre under the Government of Russia and is aimed at the development of the institute of project management, including in terms of increasing the investment attractiveness of the country and regions. The awarding ceremony was held within the conference "The practice of project management in the public sector". The event was attended by TIDA representatives.
During the ceremony the representatives of 42 organizations-finalists went on stage. Totally, it was attended by more than 100 public sector organizations.
Tatarstan company took 2nd place in the "Complex project management system", 1st place was shared by "federal Titans" - "Sberbank of Russia" and Capital investments program management on nuclear energy "Rosatom".
Taliya Minullina congratulates the winners:
"The main functions of JSC "Network Company" is the transmission and distribution of electrical energy, the creation of conditions for connection of new consumers. And it is one of the most important issues in the implementation of investment projects, the creation of new industries.
In this regard, the success in the prestigious contest in the nomination "Complex project management system" is the evaluation of the work of both the company and the entire republic in such an important case as the provision of energy. Speed ​​and quality is about Tatarstan.
We will thoroughly study best practices of professional project management in the public sector to improve the work with investors".
 
TIDA Press Service

In the Republic of Tatarstan on the basis of Articles 133.1 Labour Code of the Russian Federation from October 2, 2015 an agreement on the minimum wage in the Republic of Tatarstan (hereinafter - Agreement) was signed between the Federation of Trade Unions of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Coordinating Council of Employers of Tatarstan, Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers.

In organizations of off-budgetary sector of the economy of the Republic of Tatarstan established minimum wage of not less than 7309 rubles a month.

Today, on October 28 in Moscow signed an agreement on cooperation between Tatarstan Investment Development Agency and the Israeli-Russian Business Council - a powerful non-political organization whose main aim is to establish direct business contacts and favorable conditions of cooperation between the organizations and companies of the State of Israel and the Russian Federation.

Today Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Taliya Minullina in Moscow met with the Minister of absorption (integration of new citizens in the Jewish community) and for Jerusalem and diaspora affairs of Israel Zeev Elkin.
During the meeting the new possibilities of cooperation between Tatarstan and Israel in terms of the creation of a free trade zone between Israel and the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) was discussed.

Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Taliya Minullina presented investment potential of Tatarstan on the "Forum of Business Initiatives: ISRAEL-RUSSIA 2015", which takes place in Moscow today. The event is timed to the XII meeting of the Joint Russian-Israeli intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation.

Today inTatarstan Investment Development Agency held a ministerial meeting on the legal regulation of the PPP (public private partnership).

In the period up to July 1, 2016 regions of the Russian Federation have to bring the regional legal acts in compliance with the Federal Law №224 from July 13, 2015 "On public-private partnership, municipal-private partnership in the Russian Federation and the Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation".

Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Taliya Minullina gave an interview to the leading media of the People's Republic of China - China Central Television and China Radio International.

Member of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan has answered to journalists' questions during the 7th session of the China Foreign Investment Fair (COIFair 2015) held in Beijing on 22-23 October.

A joint meeting of the Russian-Bahraini and Bahrain-Russian Business Council, chaired by the president of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce Khalid Al-Moayed and Chairman of Vnesheconombank Vladimir Dmitriev was held in Sochi.
The event was attended by more than 30 top managers and representatives of banks and companies, including the hi-tech industries.