New shopping center «Metro Cash&Carry» has opened today in Kazan. Premier of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov took part in opening of the second German shopping center in the republican capital.
New shopping center is located on Tikhoretskaya Street, 4. Total area of the complex is 12000 m².
A parking for 430 cars is available close to the shopping center. More than 25 thousand items of food and non-food products are presented in the shop. Investments in construction of the second trade center «Metro Cash&Carry» made more than 20 bln Euro.
Tatarstan PM Ildar Khalikov congratulated Director general of Russian branch of «Metro Cash&Carry» Peter Boon on his assignment to this post.
The PM thanked «Metro Cash&Carry» for quick realization of the project. The shopping center has been built within a year since the decision was made. Ildar Khalikov wished a new shopping center to meet all expectations of the company and Kazan residents.
Peter Boon thanked Tatarstan and Kazan leadership for assistance in the project realization. He believes that new shopping center will favour development of small and medium-size business in the capital.
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.”
On 31 March in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva hold a meeting of the Commission on the Russian language under the Rais of Tatarstan, which considered key issues of supporting and developing Russian language, including new educational initiatives and discussed programmes of popularization of Russian literature and activities to preserve the language heritage.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Azat Ziganshin informed that the regional central cleaning up action will be held in the republic on 25 April and clarified that the location of the national cleanup day will be announced later as the site will be chosen taking into account the opinions of Tatarstan residents.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional and the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Damir Shaydullin informed about statistics on the collection of utility bills payments from the population and data on the payment discipline of enterprises and organizations of the republic.