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”.
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.
On 12 April in his address to residents of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated them with the Space Exploration Day and said: “April 12, 1961 has forever been inscribed into the world history as the day of triumph of the Soviet science and engineering thought. The flight of Yuriy Gagarin opened the way to the stars for the humankind and demonstrated to the whole world the might of our country.
On 4 April , speaking at a closing ceremony of the XX Russian Venture Forum held at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian Venture Forum has confirmed its status of the point of attraction of technological development leaders.
The Forum created a unified scientific, technological and investment space where scientific ideas are transformed into competitive products, and startups gain access to capital and markets. Its business programme is organically integrated into the regional and federal agenda for achieving technological sovereignty and leadership of Russia, he said.