Ildar Khalikov meets representatives of Majid Al Futtaim (UAE)

On May 12, at their meeting in Kazan, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov and representatives of Majid Al Futtaim (UAE) Frank Witek and Pierre Cassimatis discussed prospects of joint projects in the sphere of trade. Khalikov noted that Tatarstan puts much emphasis on attraction of foreign investments and creation of technological and industrial parks.

Majid Al Futtaim CEO Frank Witek thanked Ildar Khalikov for reception and said that the main activity of the company is trade and property market.

“We have offices in 13 countries and are now willing to set up business in Russia. Tatarstan is located close to Central Asia. We also know that it is one of the most rapidly developing regions in Russia,” Frank Witek said. He added that there are several options of cooperation with the republic and the company is considering opening of its own network of hypermarkets in Kazan.

Minister of Industry and Trade of the republic Ravil Zaripov, Deputy Head of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Marat Bukharaev took part in the meeting.