Rustam Minnikhanov identifies major “growing points” of Tatarstan economy within the limits of Gaidarov Forum

March, 16. RT President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in work of international scientific-practical conference «Russia and world: in quest of innovation strategy» within the limits of Gaidarov Forum – 2011.

Forum is held in Moscow (Russian academy of national economy and government service under RF President) on March, 16-19.
Speaking to participants of the conference Rustam Minnikhanov told about major “growing points” of Tatarstan economy that may help to bring gross regional product to 65 bln. US dollars by 2015.

Rustam Minnikhanov informed that oil sector is the basic sphere in Tatarstan. Republic has confirmed industrially extracted reserves of oil in the amount of 1 bln. tones. Advance methods of increasing reservoir recovery, development of bituminous deposits on the basis of innovative technologies allow keeping volumes of production on the level no less than 30 mln. tones for the last 20 years. In 2011 first launching complex of JSC “TANECO” (Complex of oil-refining and petrochemical plants in Nizhnekamsk) will be functioning at full blast. “Increase of processing volumes and high limits of petrochemical production let us hold leading positions in producing polymers, monomers and synthetic rubber.

RT President also told about new project JSC “Ammoni” (Mendeleevsk) and role of automobile industry for Tatarstan.

Rustam Minnikhanov also informed that IT sector, bio and nanotechnologies play major role in modernization of economy. He reminded that in these sectors Tatarstan cooperates with “Rosnano”, “Skolkovo”, Russian academy of national economy and other innovative structures.

RT President mentioned as well republican institutes of development - special economic zones, technopolis “Himgrad”, 4 industrial parks, 9 technoparks , 6 investment and venture funds as grounds for development of small and medium entrepreneurship.

Finally Rustam Minnikhanov told about human resources as the main factor of realizing innovative development. Head of Tatarstan believes that the quality of training and professional development of specialists should be brought to the level of world educational standards.
See more about Gaidarov Forum here - http://www.ane.ru/files/docs/conference/gaidar_forum_2011/forum2011_24.pdf