On January 21 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Director General of Rostech state corporation Sergey Chemezov, Head of ZF Friedrichshafen AG Dr Stefan Zommer, Director General of KAMAZ Sergey Kogogin, Mayor of Naberezhnye Chelny Vasil Shaikhraziev took part in launching of new production complex of a joint enterprise of KAMAZ and Zahnrad Fabrik - ZF-Kama.
It is the first KAMAZ enterprise launched with participation of a foreign company. Founded in 2005, ZF-Kama produces mechanical gearboxes mainly for KAMAZ vehicles.
Launching of new production complex will help to expand the range of products and establish thermal production process as well. It is planned that by 2016 investments into the enterprise will make 90 mln Euro. Production capacities will increase by 2.5 times.
Welcoming participants of a solemn ceremony, Rustam Minnikhanov congratulated KAMAZ team on winning Dakar-2014 rally. He also informed that 350 new jobs will be provided due to investments in ZF-Kama. He also thanked Head of Rostech state corporation Sergey Chemezov for a considerable contribution to development of KAMAZ enterprise.
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.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Azat Ziganshin informed that the regional central cleaning up action will be held in the republic on 25 April and clarified that the location of the national cleanup day will be announced later as the site will be chosen taking into account the opinions of Tatarstan residents.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional and the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Damir Shaydullin informed about statistics on the collection of utility bills payments from the population and data on the payment discipline of enterprises and organizations of the republic.