Rustam Minnikhanov: “Singapore experience plays an important role in Tatarstan achievements”
10 September 2014, Wednesday
On September 10, at his meeting with Singapore businessmen within the framework of Russia Singapore Business Forum, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that Singapore experience in economic and social spheres, and public administration played an important role in development of Tatarstan in the last few years.
Rustam Minnikhanov thanked participants of the meeting for their attention paid to the republic. “Tatarstan is one of Russian leading regions. The experience we gained in Singapore played a great role in our achievements,” he said.
The President noted that during his visits to Singapore he realized that people are the basis of success in any business, and the competitive environment was created in Singapore.
“Singapore demonstrates the obvious example that people should work in a consistent way to achieve results,” Rustam Minnikhanov summarized.
Chief Executive of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Linar Yakupov, who took part in the meeting, presented the investment potential of the republic, and Tatarstan Vice-Premier – Minister of Information and Communications Roman Shaikhutdinov told about Innopolis IT city that is being constructed near Kazan and offered Singapore companies to pay attention to opportunities provided there.
On 2 March in her address on the occasion of the Mentor’s Day, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: “Since 2025 this holiday established by Russian President Vladimir Putin has occupied a worthy place in the calendar of significant dates of our country, emphasizing the high status and significance of the mentoring mission.
On 28 February, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Director of the Fund “The Institute of Development of Tatarstan Cities” Nailya Nagumanova informed about preparation to the implementation of the Our Yard programme in the republic.
On 28 February, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference , the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin reported the statistics on collection of utility payments and payment discipline.
On 28 February, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference , the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin informed that 170 educational facilities will have capital overhaul by federal and regional programmes, having added that the bulk of the projects are planned to begin at the start of the summer holidays.