Vladimir Putin holds session of Supervision council of ANO “Agency for Strategic Initiatives on the promotion of new projects”
8 April 2014, Tuesday
On April 8 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a session of the Supervision council of ANO “Agency for Strategic Initiatives on the promotion of new projects” held by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Novo-Ogarevo (Moscow region).
Members of the Supervision council discussed launching of the national rating of the investment climate in Russian regions, measures on improving business climate in the country, some initiatives in social sphere, and provision of legal information to Crimean small and medium-size businesses in connection with joining of Crimea to Russia.
Vladimir Putin said that business climate in Russia should be improved at a rapid pace, by reducing administrative loads. He also reminded that the national rating of the investment climate in Russian regions should be launched, noting that a special rating committee for collecting information in regions was established.
Director General of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives Andrey Nikitin, who took part in the event, said that the agency would open a representative office in Crimea and include new regions and countries in their programmes aimed at improving investment climate.
A shorthand report of the session is published on the official website of Russian President http://news.kremlin.ru/news/20737
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
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.
On 16 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin with participation of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Zyabbarov reported that the sowing of spring crops is in full swing in the republic with 1m 38 thousand hectares or 61 per cent of the planned have been sown.
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.