Rustam Minnikhanov participates in panel discussion at III Annual Investment Meeting
30 April 2013, Tuesday
On April 30 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov participated in panel discussion within the framework of III Annual Investment Meeting in Dubai (United Arab Emirates).
UAE Economy Minister Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori, Morocco Minister of Transport Abdelaziz Rabbah, Director General of the International Trade Centre Patricia Francis, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa Carlos Lopes, Senior Partner of New America Foundation Parag Khanna participated in discussion concerning future economic landscape and its impact on direct foreign investments, economic prospects of frontier and development markets.
During the discussion Rustam Minnikhanov told about investment climate of Tatarstan, conditions and infrastructure provided for investors. In 2012, notwithstanding growing uncertainty of external conditions, slowdown in global economic growth, enhancement of turbulence at financial markets, Tatarstan economy demonstrated stable growth.
Tatarstan President pointed out active attraction of foreign investments at such enterprises as “FordSollers”, “Rockwool Volga”, and “Eurasia – Alabuga”. Special Economic Zone “Alabuga”, the attraction centre for investors who implement high-tech projects in Tatarstan main economic clusters, plays a key role among Tatarstan development institutions.
Rustam Minnikhanov also informed that Tatarstan Investment Development Agency is responsible for cooperation with foreign investors.
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.