Rustam Minnikhanov meets President of National Business Association of Colombia (ANDI)
5 November 2014, Wednesday
On November 5, during his visit to Colombia (Bogota), Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met President of National Business Association of Colombia (ANDI) Bruce Mac Master. The company head office is located in Medellin.
Welcoming Tatarstan President and members of the delegation, Mac Master said: “We are very interested in entering Russian market, we need to expand our joint activity and we already have some contacts with Tatarstan companies”.
Tatarstan President told about realization of big oil, gas and engineering projects in the republic, and work of technoparks and industrial zones. He also noted that Tatarstan and Colombia are cooperating in several areas. In particular, OAO “Kazan helicopters” supplies multipurpose helicopters Mi-17-1B, and OAO “KAMAZ” supplies trucks and bus chassis to Colombia.
Aide to Tatarstan President on international and foreign economic affairs Radik Gimatdinov, Chief Executive of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Taliya Minullina, First Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Ruslan Kabirov, Board Chairman of Tatarstan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Shamil Ageev, Director General of OAO “Tatneft” Nail Maganov, First Deputy Board Chairman of OAO “AK BARS” BANK Zufar Garaev, and Marketing and Sales Director of Kazan helicopters plant Valery Pashko took part in the meeting.
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On 24 April in the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin held a joint meeting the Council for Enforcement of Legislation of Languages of Tatarstan and the organizational committee for celebrations of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay which summarized results of work of the regional law enforcement on official languages of the republic and considered progress of the implementation of the plan of main events for preparation and celebration of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay .
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.