Kazan is likely to host the first session of Russia-Singapore Business Club
7 February 2011, Monday
Kazan is likely to host the first session of Russia-Singapore Business Club, which was created in the framework of Russia-Singapore Business Forum. It was reported t on February 7 at the meeting of RT President with Michael Tay, Executive Director of the Russia-Singapore Business Forum. Ildar Khalikov, the RT Prime Minister of Tatarstan, Midhat Shagiahmetov, Minister of Economy, Iskander Muflikhanov and Anatoly Krasnov, Aides to the President took part in the meeting, which was held in the Government House of the Republic of Tatarstan.
Due to Iskander Muflikhanov, the perspectives of cooperation in the field of water purification plants on Singapore technologies were discussed during the meeting. Rustam Minnikhanov instructed to gather a working group in order to consider the possibilities of organizing the production of these plants in Tatarstan.
During the meeting they discussed the establishment of the Russia-Singapore Business Club - a permanent structure within the Russia-Singapore Business Forum. Representatives of Singapore would hold the first meeting of the Business Club in the second quarter of this year, and Rustam Minnikhanov suggested the possibility of holding this meeting in Kazan.
Today, Russia-Singapore Business Forum is a unique business platform, which connects the political and business elite of Russia and CIS with Singapore and Asia. Since 2006, Singapore passed 5 forums, which have created new opportunities for cooperation and partnership.
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.