President of U.S.-Russia Business Council Eduard Verona: one of the main tasks of USRBC – to spread information in the USA on investment possibilities of Tatarstan
12 April 2011, Tuesday
One of the main tasks of U.S.-Russia Business Council upon visit to the Republic of Tatartsan – to disseminate the information about Tatarstan, its economy and investment possibilities among the US business representatives. This was stated immediately after meeting with RT President R.N. Minnikhanov by president and general director of U.S.-Russia Business Council Eduard Verona. By his words people in the USA know little about Russian regions and their economies.
E. Verona informed that this is his first visit to Kazan but many of his colleagues from the council had already not once been in Tatarstan capital and some of them conduct business here.
«Regarding the investment climate in your republic I read many times and heard impressions about Tatarstan, - USRBC president said. – Mostly from business men who are present in this market and entered their investments. During the meeting with RT President R.N. Minnikhanov I told him that our purpose is to learn why they start their business here, by what is attractive your republic and disseminate info in the USA and overseas among business representatives and potential investors. Upon coming I will report to members of USRBC about the results of our visit to Tatarstan».
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.