Representatives of Tatarstan delegation hold a number of working meetings at IV Annual Investment Meeting in Dubai
8 April 2014, Tuesday
On April 8, Chief Executive of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Linar Yakupov met with Director of regional division (Asia) of Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector Ahmed Halid within the framework of IV Annual Investment Meeting in Dubai.
The variants of establishment of the Hadj investment and savings fund, as well as possible structure of a future company were discussed at today’s meeting. The business model of the Malaysia’s pilgrim fund was considered as an example.
According to Linar Yakupov, such investment fund would allow people to save their money and go to Hadj to fulfill their religious duties afterwards.
In the afternoon, a presentation of investment opportunities of Tatarstan was made for potential investors. Linar Yakupov told about the investment openness of the region and purposeful state policy for supporting investment companies. Director General of OAO “Special economic zone “Innopolis” Igor Nosov also took part in the presentation.
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.