President of Tatarstan speaks at Russia-Singapore Business Forum
25 September 2012, Tuesday
The 3d session of VII Russia-Singapore Business Forum “Russia and CIS: Opportunities and Challenges” opened by the speech of President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.
The Tatarstan President thanked organisers of the event for the opportunity to share his ideas about mechanisms of forming new growth model under the conditions of globalization of the world economy and current changes in Russia.
Rustam Minnikhanov noted that decisions made by the country’s leadership focus on economic optimization, development of small and medium-size business.
The Tatarstan President specified main factors of the region’s economic development saying that engineering and oil-gas-chemical complexes demonstrate satisfactory growth and all social commitments are fulfilled. Tatarstan widely participates in all federal programs, often becoming a pilot region for their realization.
President of Tatarstan expressed gratitude for the experience republic obtains in Singapore. Best Singapore practices are used in Tatarstan. It concerns, in particular, the system of electronic state services, professional development of teachers and many infrastructure decisions.
On 24 April, upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the Defense Minister of China Dong Jun was welcomed by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, representatives of the General Consulate of China in Kazan and other officials
On 24 April in the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin held a joint meeting the Council for Enforcement of Legislation of Languages of Tatarstan and the organizational committee for celebrations of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay which summarized results of work of the regional law enforcement on official languages of the republic and considered progress of the implementation of the plan of main events for preparation and celebration of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay .
On 21 April, speaking at a briefing in the Government House of the republic, the Head of the Russian Federal Tax Service for Tatarstan Marat Safiullin said that slightly more than one week is left to file an income tax return for 2025 with the tax service. According to the results of the tax campaign 5.5.bn rubles should come to the regional budget, he said and informed who should submit declarations and who is entitled to benefits.
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.