Several agreements on entrepreneurship development in Tatarstan signed in technopolis “Himgrad”
12 December 2011, Monday
Signing of agreements on further cooperation between Tatarstan and state corporation “Bank for development and foreign economic activity” (Vnesheconombank) and development of entrepreneurship in Tatarstan took place on the territory of technopolis “Himgrad” (Kazan) on December 12.
The event was held in the context of a meeting themed “General standards of creation and management of industrial parks and formation of special entrepreneurship programs by the State Corporation “Bank for development and foreign economic activity (Vnesheconombank)" and JSC "SME Bank".
Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Deputy chairman of State corporation “Bank for development and foreign economic activity (Vnesheconombank)" Mikhail Kopeikin, Director of Department for small and medium-size entrepreneurship of RF Ministry of economic development Natalia Larionova.
Thus, a Plan of joint measures of Vnesheconombank group and RT Investment development agency on cooperation in the sphere of support of small and medium-size entrepreneurship was signed. Deputy chairman of Vnesheconombank Mikhail Kopeikin and Chief of Investment development agency Linar Yakupov put their signatures on the documents.
Moreover, a Contract on allocation of credit was signed between JSC "SME Bank" and GNO “Investment venture fund”.
Investment agreement between ZAO “Innovative production technopark “Idea”, OOO “Izvarino Farma”, and OOO “Centre of technology transfer” was signed (the project will be realized on the territory of “Himgrad”).
On 13 April in his congratulatory address on the occasion of the Maecenas and Benefactor Day, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: "Tatarstan has always been known for its generous and kind-hearted people who are ready to help the needy and support important social, cultural and educational projects. We all remember with gratitude the outstanding philanthropists – the Akchurin brothers, the Alafuzovs, and the Ushkovs, whose good deeds and generous donations contributed to the development of culture, education, and healthcare in our republic. The glorious traditions are continued by modern philanthropists and patrons of Tatarstan.
On 12 April in his address to residents of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated them with the Space Exploration Day and said: “April 12, 1961 has forever been inscribed into the world history as the day of triumph of the Soviet science and engineering thought. The flight of Yuriy Gagarin opened the way to the stars for the humankind and demonstrated to the whole world the might of our country.
On 4 April , speaking at a closing ceremony of the XX Russian Venture Forum held at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian Venture Forum has confirmed its status of the point of attraction of technological development leaders.
The Forum created a unified scientific, technological and investment space where scientific ideas are transformed into competitive products, and startups gain access to capital and markets. Its business programme is organically integrated into the regional and federal agenda for achieving technological sovereignty and leadership of Russia, he said.
On 1 April Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Russian Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashko introduced Ayrat Farrakhov, who was appointed the Acting Rector of Kazan State Medical University (KSMU) to its staff.
In his speech Mikhail Murashko emphasized that today KSMU is rightfully considered one of the most respected in the country and said:”Ayrat (Zakievich) has been officially appointed the Acting Rector and I am sure that under his leadership the University will maintain the positions it has achieved and, of course, will continue its development.”