Rustam Minnikhanov takes part in awarding winners of regional stage of all-Russian contest «Business-success 2012»
15 May 2012, Tuesday
Today, at in Kazan (KRK Pyramida), a regional stage of all-Russian contest for title of best entrepreneurs «Business-success 2012 » took place. President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took part in summing up the results of the contest.
Welcoming the audience, President mentioned that participation in the contest «Business-success » is very honorable for the republic. As RT President enhanced, small and middle business –this is first of all a field of activity for RT municipalities for, this is working places, this is that middle class which forms the republic and the country as a whole.
Small and middle business, unfortunately, constitutes so far only 25 per cent of our gross regional product . For 6 years we have grown from 16 per cent to 25. But our task is to reach not less than 40 percent , but better – 50», - head of the republic told .
Rustam Minnikhanov noted that small and middle business would grow jointly with investment attraction, By his words, in this issue educational potential, industrial sports and cultural-historical potential should effectuated.
Besides, RT President marked that Agency of investment development of Tatarstan should provide interests of our businessmen. Despite that recent years, the dynamics is observed small and middle business, Rustam Minnikhanov wished entrepreneurs to work more actively.
The winners of the contest were announced in such nominations as «Best startup project», «Best info project », «Best project in sphere of trade and service», «Socially responsible entrepreneur», «Best project in production sphere », «Best project in agriculture.
The winners received statuettes in the form of jack – symbol of how difficult is to arrange small and middle business.
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.”
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.