Ildar Khalikov meets with executives of investment company Eastern Beverage Company S.A.
20 November 2012, Tuesday
The Tatarstan PM Ildar Khalikov has met with executives of investment company Eastern Beverage Company S.A. (Luxembourg).
The meeting was held at the Tatarstan Government House with participation of Chief executive of the Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Linar Yakupov, head of Zelenodolsk municipal region Sergei Batin, Board Chairman of OAO “Ak Bars” Bank Robert Minnegaliev.
The owner of Eastern Beverage Company S.A. Neil Smith and Head of the Tatarstan Government Ildar Khalikov discussed further activity in the context of joint investment projects.
To the point, Neil Smith and representatives of Eastern Beverage Company S.A. have visited Tatarstan before. In particular, construction of glass factory in Tatarstan and further cooperation with OAO Tatspirtprom were discussed at the meeting with the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov in July 2012 (read more informed here http://prav.tatarstan.ru/rus/index.htm/news/147795.htm ).
Neil Smith told about cooperation with the Investment venture fund and planned works on detailed analysis of the area to be used as construction site. He confirmed his interest in the project realisation and informed about initial investment into the project.
Adviser to Neil Smith James Hart and Director of EC Harris Adrian Johnson participated in the discussion.
On March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.