Rustam Minnikhanov: Nomura institute deals with issues that are very urgent for Tatarstan
20 March 2014, Thursday
On March 20 during his working trip to Japan, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov got familiar with projects implemented by Nomura research institute.
Board Chairman of Nomura Institute Akihisa Fujinuma said that 50-year history of the institute was connected with solving internal problems of Japan, but the company sees its future in dealing with global problems. In this respect cooperation with Russia is important for the institute.
Tatarstan President said that he was glad to discuss issues of cooperation with the institute.
Company’s official Aoi Fujita told about development of agricultural business in Japan.
Rustam Minnikhanov was interested in approaches of Japanese agricultural business. He believes that experience of Nomura institute in recovery of agricultural territories, increase of productivity of agricultural companies should be used in Tatarstan.
Japanese experience in territorial development was presented to Tatarstan delegation later on.
Senior consultant of Consulting Department in the sphere of industrial and infrastructural development Hideyuki Yamada told that Nomura institute supported implementation of projects on beach nourishment in Tokyo and reorganization of old industrial sites in Yokohama.
Summing up, Tatarstan President noted that harmonization of industry and infrastructure is also interesting for Tatarstan.
On 18 May ay the CIPR conference in Nizhniy Nogorod the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov, the Rector of the Innopolis University Aleksandr Gasnikpov and the Vice-rector of the University Yevgeny Bobrov will take part at round tables session of the conference.
Experts will discuss the role of Tatarstan and Innopolis as one of the key technological centers of the country and how regional innovative platforms help to solve tasks of the whole Russian industry. A special emphasis will be placed on the digital transformation of the oil and gas sector and how large clusters and scientific and technological centers are becoming drivers of industry change.
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On May 14, on the sidelines of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Head of the Federal Service for Accreditation Dmitry Volvach signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation in the development of the halal industry.
On May 14, Prime Minister of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda, who arrived on a working visit in Kazan to take part in the events of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, was met by Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin and other officials at the Kazan International Airport.