Tatarstan President meets with executives of Radiance Hospitality Group
6 March 2014, Thursday
On March 6 at their meeting during the forum “Invest in Tatarstan” Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and executives of Radiance Hospitality Group discussed issues related to the implementation of the project on the construction of hotel and office center at Smart City Kazan as well as other projects.
The Singapore Radiance Hospitality Group will be the investor of the construction and operator of the hotel and office complex as well as the University of tourism and hospitality at Smart City Kazan.
To the point, yesterday RHG and Sberbank signed a preliminary agreement on financing the hotel construction within the framework of the forum “Invest in Tatarstan”.
Chief Executive of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Linar Yakupov reported on the progress of the project implementation. The hotel complex will consist of two 20-storey buildings with an area of 20,000 m² each.
In addition, issues related to establishing the University of management and tourism were discussed at the meeting. The executives of the Singapore company told about their intention to open the University before building the facilities in Smart City Kazan. Rustam Minnikhanov asked to find appropriate facilities in this regard.
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.