Rustam Minnikhanov: We have to work a lot for attracting investments from Near East
1 May 2012, Tuesday
Tatarstan leadership implements purposeful work on increasing investment attractiveness of republic for countries of the Near East, RT President Rustam Minnikhanov stated at the Annual Investment Meeting 2012 (AIM) in Dubai.
In the interview of TV channel Russia Today Rustam Minnikhanov said that Tatarstan is at the early stage of attracting investments from the Near East.
“We have mainly interacted with Europe before, our cooperation with the Arab world and South-East Asia is not efficient enough. Therefore, we focus on the Arab world now. In addition, Tatarstan is a Muslim republic and we have to use this factor”, Rustam Minnikhanov said.
Rustam Minnikhanov believes that participation in the annual investment forum in Dubai will not necessarily bring immediate results but will favor enhancement of investment attractiveness of republic.
In the interview of TV channel Russia Today Rustam Minnikhanov said that Tatarstan is at the early stage of attracting investments from the Near East.
“We have mainly interacted with Europe before, our cooperation with the Arab world and South-East Asia is not efficient enough. Therefore, we focus on the Arab world now. In addition, Tatarstan is a Muslim republic and we have to use this factor”, Rustam Minnikhanov said.
Rustam Minnikhanov believes that participation in the annual investment forum in Dubai will not necessarily bring immediate results but will favor enhancement of investment attractiveness of republic.
RT President press service
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