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Today in Tatarstan Investment Development Agency with the participation of First Deputy Chief Executive Robert Galiullin, Head of Investment Promotion Wyatt Ford and founder-curator of Kazan Global Shapers Community Dilbar Sadykova held interviews with participants of the "Youth Ambassadors «Invest in Tatarstan» project.
Tatarstan Investment Development Agency and the Global Shapers Community of the World Economic Forum have begun the initiative of involving representatives of youth in creating a favorable investment climate in the Republic of Tatarstan, the promotion of investment opportunities in the region.

Program, aimed at the formation of a group of youth representatives to participate in creating a favorable investment climate in the region, international projects in the investment and business fields, also supported by the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Academy of Youth Diplomacy.

Issues of partnership development between government and business were discussed today at the regular meeting of the Investment Council under the chairmanship of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.
"The republic does a lot for attracting private investment in public projects, - noted Rustam Minnikhanov, opening the meeting. - Examples of successful cooperation between public authorities and businesses are such projects as special economic zone "Alabuga", Innopolis, TANECO and “Ammonium”.

Noting that with the absence of federal legislation subjects of the Russian Federation adopted their regional laws on public-private partnership (PPP), the President noted that the PPP law in the Republic of Tatarstan was adopted 2.5 years ago - in August 1, 2011. Significant role in the implementation of the PPP law in Tatarstan plays concession - The President underscored that it is one of the most effective forms of interaction between government and business, which can be implemented in social projects. A good example – is the "ABA-Kazan" project, managing Republican Center for Family Planning and Reproduction.

Meeting of the Investment Council under the chairmanship of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov will be held in the Tatarstan Government House tomorrow.

The main topic of discussion will be the development of public-private partnership (PPP) in the Republic of Tatarstan. There will be presented the current PPP mechanisms and its objects. Participants will discuss the projects with the use of concession agreements for implementation of investment projects in the Republic of Tatarstan. In particular, will be presented the concession agreement for the transfer of the Center for Family Planning and Reproduction into the concession of “Ava –Peter” medical company.

World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) supported II International Winter Forum «Invest in Tatarstan», which will be hold in Kazan.

The forum, which will be hold on March 5-6 at the site of the Kazan Ski Resort, will be attended  by WAIPA Executive Director Carlos Bronzatto. The decision about WAIPA partner status was adopted in the framework of cooperation between World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies and Tatarstan Investment Development Agency, which is now WAIPA Director for Eastern Europe.

Tatarstan Investment Development Agency entered WAIPA in September 2011, becoming the first Russian region to join the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies. In February 2013 at the meeting of the WAIPA General Assembly in Geneva Tatarstan Investment Development Agency became a member of WAIPA Steering committee and appointed as WAIPA Director for Eastern Europe.

Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) studied the regions of Russian Federation in the field of building a dialogue with the business.

«Vedomosti» today published an article titled «Secret investor», where found that the regions do not help business. The article noted that ASI «secret investors» examined how regions work with the business.

Agency for Strategic Initiatives examined how regions perform «road map» and work with investors. The «road maps», approved by the Russian government, ASI has prepared together with entrepreneurs and experts. Total there are 11 «road maps», which reduce administrative barriers: simplification of licensing procedures in construction, energy and customs, as well as registering property and businesses, competition development, export promotion, facilitation of access of small and medium-sized businesses to purchase, improvement of tax administration and assessment activities. Their implementation should help Russia by 2018 to achieve the 20th place in the ranking of Doing Business (92th in 2013).

The medical-pharmaceutical sector and development opportunities of the republic’s medical cluster will be the subjects of the «Health in Tatarstan» roundtable, which will be held on March 5 in the II International Winter Forum.

Participants will discuss the results of the medicine modernization, the innovations on the localization of production in the field of medicine and pharmaceuticals, as well as the issues of an innovative health care in Tatarstan.

The views on the prospects and challenges of the Tatarstan medical cluster production will represent such companies as LLC «Corporate Information Routine», JSC «Delrus» and LLC «Covidien Eurasia».

Students of the 6th year of the Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering (KSUAE) Dilyra Galiyeva, Lilya Muhamethanova, Gulnaz Samigullina and Daria Shaldymova at the meeting with Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Linar Yakupov told about the projects on International Investment technopolis.

In discussing the diplomas also attended Tatarstan Development Corporation CEO Bulat Gayanov, Tatarstan Development Corporation Architect Elmira Nizamieva and Lecturer in the KGASU Faculty of Architecture Design Anna Novikova.

Agreement on cooperation in the field of scientific and practical activities on the creation, participation and partnership in projects aimed at the implementation of Kazan Smart City research projects between the Technopolis’ operator - Tatarstan Development Corporation and KGASU was signed in July 2013. Under the signed document the sides agreed to intensify training and practice of the Republic of Tatarstan in attracting KGASU students and young professionals into the project.

The experience of public-private partnership projects implementation (PPP) will be discussed at the «Chaliapin Palace Hotel» site on February 25.

Seminar, co-organized by High School of Management of St. Petersburg State University and the «RISE Capital» fund, will be held in terms of preparation for the next meeting of the Tatarstan Investment Council. Investment Board, which is scheduled for March 1, will focus on the development of public-private partnership in the Republic of Tatarstan.

Professor of Department of Public Administration in High School of Management of St. Petersburg State University Svetlana Maslova will perform at «Experience of public – private partnership projects implementation» seminar.

This project will be implemented in the «Tyulyachi» municipal industrial site’s territory.

Under the leadership of Linar Yakupov in Tatarstan Investment Development Agency was hold the regular meeting of the Investment Commission, where was presented decorative PVC pellicle production.  It was attended by independent experts, representatives of commercial banks, consulting, leasing, insurance and investment companies, state and municipal authorities of the Republic of Tatarstan. The meeting was held with the participation of Head of Tyulyachi region Ildus Zaripov, Tatarstan Export Corporation CEO Ayrat Nazmeev, Minister of Economic Development of the Republic of Ingushetia Yusuf Zurabov, the representatives of Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI).

The project was initiated by LLC «HimInzhiniring». As company CEO Vadim Efimov noted, the PVC pellicle mostly used in furniture facades, windows and window sills, fabrication of suspended ceilings and doors. In 2013 the consumption of pellicle in Russia amounted to about 52 million square meters or 28 tons.