A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of JSC "Tatneftekhiminvest-holding" was held on September 28 in Kazan under the chairmanship of the President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.

The event was attended by TIDA Chief Executive Taliya Minullina.

In the event was considered a number of investment projects proposed for implementation in the Republic of Tatarstan.

Thus, JSC "RT Himkompozit" (part of "Rostec" state corporation) intends to develop cooperation with Tatarstan on many projects. About them at the meeting said "RT Himkompozit" CEO Adviser Sergei Ryabykh.

"Today we are working on the issue of localization of production of ultra-high molecular polyethylene of fiber, pressing and extrusion grades. Products used in various fields, including the defense industry, particularly in body armor production. This is a truly high technology and import substitution, which means - it is our priority", - emphasized Taliya Minullina.

Another project involves the production in the SEZ "Alabuga" gas cylinders of the 4th generation of polymeric composite materials (PCM). These cylinders with high strength and no gas permeability are four times lighter than steel ones. "RT-Himkompozit" intends to organize in the republic of manufacture filling stations on container type. They are designed for refueling with compressed gas using these cylinders. The advantage is the possibility of filling containers at existing gas stations.

It was also suggested the organization in Tatarstan deep processing of flax into weaving and high-quality cellulose fibers.

As a further areas of cooperation "RT Himkompozit" proposes the creation of the Center for low-tonnage chemistry, whose task will be the import substitution throughout the whole chain of chemical raw materials conversion.

The President noted that the projects are interesting and are of practical importance for the economy of the republic, gave relevant instructions to support them.

TIDA Press Service

(also used materials of IA "Tatar-inform")

Taliya Minullina presented with a report at the meeting of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan with representatives of Tatarstan

President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov held a meeting with representatives of the Republic of Tatarstan abroad and in the regions of the Russian Federation.

During the meeting Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Taliya Minullina reported on the work with republican missions.

TIDA Chief Executive gave details on international and all-Russian investment trends, investment future and present of Tatarstan, including the most active investor countries: the top 10 includes Germany and Japan. TIDA Chief Executive offered to explore the possibility of opening Tatarstan offices in these countries.

"Today we expect investments to research and technology, as well as manufacturing, agriculture, information technology, construction, tourism, health care and education", - noted a member of the Cabinet of Ministries of Tatarstan working in investment sphere.

"Given the high responsibility of our offices on a huge range of issues, we suggest to consider prioritization in favor of investment activity", - continued the Head of a specialized state body.

"You can hold a large number of events and negotiations, a lot of work, but still result in an investment sense - is to attract foreign capital into concrete projects", - said TIDA Chief Executive, while cited the example of the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Tatarstan in the Republic of Turkey: "This is office, with which we have brought the project to the opening of the plant this year". For example, is the production of plastic pipes (Turkish "Design group" ("Mir Holding").

In addition, a member of the Government of Tatarstan has offered to consider the possibility of training of representatives on a regular basis, "they have to know all the latest information about the republic and tricks in relations with investor".

No sooner said than done. Each representative of Tatarstan has been presented with the prepared by TIDA information packets with presentation materials about the investment attractiveness of Tatarstan in paper and electronic form.

"Representations have a tremendous opportunity to work with investors on the site. TIDA is fully prepared to supervise and help", - said TIDA Chief Executive.

Today, the President said in his address to the Council of State of the Republic of Tatarstan: "External relations of Tatarstan can not be imagined without interaction with compatriots abroad and Tatar public organizations in Russia. This is our competitive advantage. It is necessary to use it to promote the interests of the republic ... At the same time, we need to actively develop cooperation with the Russian Federation regions, using the existing contractual relationship".

Tatarstan Investment Development Agency implements the corresponding intense activity.

P.S. At a meeting the phone of one of the participants has rung. President glared at him, but when he realized that playing the hymn of Tatarstan, replaced his anger to the mercy. "That is right", - he said.

TIDA Press Service

Today was held a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of JSC "Tatarstan Export Corporation".

Following consideration of the first agenda Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Taliya Minullina was re-elected as the Chairman of the collegial management body.

Corporation’s CEO Ayrat Nazmeev made a presentation on the company's activities and plans for future work. At present, Tatarstan Export Corporation interacts with contractors from more than 30 countries, where are supplied products manufactured in Tatarstan. These are helicopters, spare parts for cars, oil producing equipment and more. The companies of Latin America, Middle East, other countries of Asia, Western Europe are among the partners of the corporation. In future it is planned to expand the range of products produced outside of Tatarstan, increase the number of contractors.

Board members also discussed measures to increase productivity and create high-performance workplaces.

At the end of the event the collegial management body heard a report on perspective investment high-tech projects in such fields as medicine, internet commerce, education.

At the suggestion of Taliya Minullina reporting meeting of the Board of Directors will be held in December 2015.

TIDA Press Service

President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov addressed his annual message to the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan on the internal and external position of the republic.

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

Addressing the audience and all the people of Tatarstan, the President paid much attention to investment development of the republic.

Rustam Minnikhanov has defined the role of the republic in the same economic, social and cultural space of Russia: "Tatarstan - a distinct and self-contained region of Russia".

The president also noted the role of Tatarstan as a center of new technologies and industries, particularly – processing industry.

Rustam Minnikhanov thanked the President and the Government of Russia for the support of regional development. The leader of the republic expressed confidence that Strategy 2030 plays a great importance for the continued success.

Tatarstan is open to cooperation with foreign states, transnational corporations and other entities, today the republic cooperates with more than 140 countries, said the speaker. The volume of foreign investments amounted to " about 7 billion dollars in 5 years".

Tatarstan President noted the need to speed up work on the creation of the third special economic zone in Tatarstan - on the basis of Sviyazhsk interregional multimodal logistics center. This creates agglomeration (clusters) of 3 SEZ ("Innopolis", "Alabuga", Sviyazhsk), which has no analogues in the country and give a powerful synergistic effect.

Speaking about the objects of investment infrastructure, Tatarstan President instructed to create efficient industrial sites in each municipal region, spoke about the importance of the creating Innokam agglomeration, and noted that the KIP "Master" in Naberezhnye Chelny after increasing to 1.3 million square meters will be the largest indoor industrial park in the world.

As is known, republic systematically engaged in the development of human capital. This is necessary for the effective implementation of major investment projects, the President said.

"We have become more united, experienced and ambitious", - stated the President. During his speech he repeatedly thanked Tatarstan citizens, emphasizing that the achievements of the republic – is the overall merit of the people of Tatarstan.

Taliya Minullina comments:

"Today the President gave an impressive figure: the volume of foreign investments amounted to about 7 billion dollars in 5 years, and made it clear that this is not the limit: it is necessary to increase investment activity, use all the resources at the same time; we should make sure that more and more companies chose Tatarstan as a platform for localizing their business and promoting throughout Russia, the output of high technologies on global markets.

TIDA is guided by these words of the President. We know that Rustam Minnikhanov pays great attention to the work with investors, and together we can do a lot".

TIDA Press Service, Iskander Ahmedov

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.