The X Plenary Forum “Business partners of Tatarstan” with the participation of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took place on December 5 at TV “Korston” in Kazan. Leadership of the republic expressed gratitude for the opportunity to communicate with business representatives from various entities in Russia and abroad.

“The Forum is a platform for business opportunities,” – said today executive director of the nonprofit partnership “LenPetroTat” Artur Yamalov.

“Not only big business meets, but those whom such meetings are necessary,” – said at the plenary session the Kazakh businessman Rafail Khazhipov.

The capital of Tatarstan was attended by representatives of Russian regions and abroad, who present their finished projects. Also, an investment potential of Tatarstan has been presented for the forum participants. In particular, the Minister of Information and Communications of the Republic Roman

Shaikhutdinov noted that Tatarstan is a leader in the field of IT-technologies as well as spoke about the large-scale project for the whole of Russia – a new city Innopolis. “The technologies are developing in the city are very dynamic. It employs the most moving, the most prone to migration. The city is already has been launched, “- he said.

Chairman of the State Committee for Tourism of Tatarstan Sergei Ivanov, in turn, said that due to recent world events, having reduced places for outbound travel for Russians, as well as associated with an increase in exchange rate, domestic tourism would only receive development. He also presented a tourist cluster for different types of recreation, “Nariman”, “Kama Ustiye”, “Rybnoya sloboda” and launched for implementing the cluster “Great Bulgaria”. In these projects, according to Ivanov, investors may find a narrow-profile destinations for investments and invest in the project as a whole. He noted that part of the investment in the project – budget financing.

“Tatarstan is one of five economic leaders among the subjects of the Russian Federation”, – said head of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Taliya Minullina. She said that in the structure of the Tatarstan

economy most of the industry, and in many positions Tatarstan production provides most of Russia.

“Tatarstan is actively working on the international market. Our partners today – more than 140 countries. We maintain and develop relations “, – T. Minullina said, stressing that only this year business visits to China, Luxembourg, Japan, Finland, the United Arab Emirates and other countries have been held.

Taliya Minullin marked that Tatarstan is attractive to investors, for the first three quarters of this year they have managed to attract investment greater than the whole of 2014 (according to statistics, in 2014, brought daily by 1.2 million. dollars). “Working conditions in Tatarstan are the best in the whole of Russia, the republic ranks first in federal rating of favorable investment climate among the subjects of Russia”, – she said.

“We meet for the tenth time, and every meeting – a whole life,” – said today the President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, stressing that such activities – a wise idea. RT President added that the forum brought together business people from all over Russia and from abroad, who have the opportunity to meet and build links.

According to him, today in the republic live only 30 percent of the Tatars, and the rest live in the Russian Federation and abroad. Rustam Minnikhanov emphasized that today it is important to preserve the native language and culture, and one of the elements of the identity of the Tatar people – their religion. To preserve the unity of the people and government of the republic is trying to hold regular meetings in the regions of Russia and abroad.

By the way, the forum “Business partners of Tatarstan” has been held in the republic since 2000. Business Tatar community of the regions of Russia and abroad contributed to the consolidation and coordination of trade and RT economic activity with businesses abroad. During this period in the Russian regions, the CIS and other foreign countries more than 40 shopping malls, trade, economic and plenipotentiary representations of Tatarstan have been established.

Further, at the initiative of the WCT Executive Committee and business-Tatars of Russia and foreign countries the World Association of Tatar businessmen has been established. Holding business gatherings of Tatar villages in Russia is a good platform to establish horizontal relations between business entities of Tatarstan and Russia, it has become a tradition.

However, since 2009 the forum “Business partners of Tatarstan” has been carried out irregularly. In 2014, due to the current economic realities in the republic, which required a radical change in the inter-regional trade and economic relations, it was decided to resume the work of the forum. Thus, at the beginning of December last year, the forum was held, gathering 700 Tatar entrepreneurs from 54 regions of Russia and foreign countries.