Members of Tatarstan delegation meet with Vice-President of Dubai World Central Tahnun Saif
8 April 2014, Tuesday
On April 8 members of Tatarstan delegation met with Vice-President of Dubai World Central Tahnun Saif within the framework of IV Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) in Dubai.
To the point, at AIM 2014 Tatarstan delegation is presented by Aide to Tatarstan President Radik Gimatdinov, Chief executive of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Linar Yakupov, trade and economic representative of the Republic of Tatarstan in United Arab Emirates Timur Khairutdinov, Director General of OAO “Special economic zone “Innopolis” Igor Nosov, Head of Laishevo region Mikhail Afanasiev, Board Chairman of Chamber of Commerce and Industry Shamil Ageev, and Director of the International airport “Kazan” Aleksey Starostin.
Dubai World Central (DWC) is a big master-planned aerotropolis, one of the best examples of using airport surrounding area. Located in Jebel Ali, not far from the river port, it is connected with Al Maktoum International Airport via Dubai logistics corridor, and all main highways. A high-speed railway line will also pass through its territory.
For Tatarstan Dubai World Central is interesting as an example of international experience in developing models of aerotropolis.
“If Tatarstan will be developing airport area basing on aerotropolis model, it will become a leading regional hub,” Mr Tahnun Saif said.
Chief executive of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Linar Yakupov, in his turn, said that international experience of working with potential investors is interesting for the republic, and DWC experience may be useful in implementation of the investment project “Smart City Kazan”.
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After a welcoming speech of the Head of the Directorate Rustem Gumerov, the participants of the meeting listened to the report of the Deputy Head Sergey Yakushev who told about main activities of the Directorate in 2025.
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