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According to the assessment of Russian Ministry of Economic Development, in 2021, the efficiency of the Tatarstan special economic zone «Innopolis» again amounted to 100 per cent.

For the third year in a row, it has been recognized as one of the best Russian special economic zones of a technology-innovative type.

On July 1, TASS Information Agency hosted a press conference dedicated to the launch of a new all-Russian competition "Start the Game" based on the presidential platform "Russia - the Land of Opportunities", the final of which will be held in Innopolis in November 2022.

According to the list of 30 advanced engineering schools approved by the Russian Government at its meeting in Innopolis (Tatarstan) to be organized by large Russian universities by the same-name federal project of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science, three such schools will appear in the republic.

On 30 June at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Grid Company held in the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin was unanimously reelected the Chairman of the Board and Director General of the Company Ilshat Fardiyev was reelected as the Deputy Chairman.

Speaking at a briefing in the Government house of the republic, the head of Tatarstan Department of the Federal Tax Service Marat Safiullin has said that starting from 1 July the republic introduces a new tax treatment “Automated Simplified Taxation system (ASTS)”.

On June 26, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Governor of the Kemerovo region – Kuzbass Sergey Tsivilev became honoured guests of the second International Miners' Sabantuy in the city of Novokuznetsk.

In his address dedicated to the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Tatarstan First Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Nigmatullin said: “On 26 June to world community commemorates International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking the main aim of which is to attract attention of all states and the world community to problems of drug abuse.

On June 21, speaking at a briefing at the Government House of the republic on the results of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Tatarstan Minister of Economy Midkhat Shagiakhmetov said that as a result of the international event, Tatarstan concluded 32 different agreements with other participants.

On June 21, speaking at a briefing on the results of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Utilities of Tatarstan Ilshat Gimaev said that from November 5 to November 8 the Kazan Expo International Exhibition Centre will host the second World Construction Championship.

On 19 June Tatarstan First Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Nigmatullin visited the Tatar national holiday Sabantuy site in Kazan where he congratulated all the participants and guests with the holiday on behalf of the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and the regional government and read out the address of Minnikhanov dedicated to the holiday.