Rustam Minnikhanov presented project that may be implemented in Alabuga Special Economic Zone
18 March 2015, Wednesday
On March 18, executives of the Mir Holding and Dizyan Group from Turkey presented a vegetable growing project, the Miracle ecological greenhouse system, to Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.
Minnikhanov was told about new technologies applied in greenhouse production and about a project on building a specialised greenhouse zone. The type of enterprise is expected to be launched in the Alabuga special economic zone. The project envisages growing tomatoes, cucumbers, paprika, marrows and other vegetables, as well as installing refrigerating equipment to freeze products, and building state-of-the-art laboratories.
Turkish business executives displayed an interest in investing in the project.
The parties discussed the possibility to implement the project on condition of being granted tenancy in the Alabuga zone. Timur Shagivaleev, Director General of the zone, dwelled on the privileges for tenant companies.
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
On March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.