On March 6 Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov met with delegation of a Malaysian company XYBase within the framework of international winter investment forum Invest in Tatarstan.
Opening the meeting, Ildar Khalikov said that Tatarstan and Malaysia have long-term successful relations. Tatarstan is one of the most developed regions in Russia, therefore cooperation with leaders of other countries is important for us, he added.
Introduction of XYBase solutions at Tatarstan enterprises were also discussed at the meeting.
Ildar Khalikov told about development of IT infrastructure in Tatarstan. Officials of XYBase, in their turn, told about introduction of Business Licensing Electronic Support System BLESS in Tatarstan. The system based on one-stop principle has proved its efficiency in terms of interaction between business and authorities, and formation of favourable investment climate in Malaysia. The system is being implemented by Tatarstan Investment Development Agency.
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.