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On 17 October 2016, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov bestowed a Certificate of Honour from the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Tatarstan to Head of the Energy Board Guzyal Sadriyeva for her conscientious and fruitful work for the benefit of the Republic of Tatarstan.
On 15 October 2016, Almetyevsk hosted an official ceremony dedicated to celebrating the production of the 100,000,000th tonne of crude oil by small oil companies of the Republic of Tatarstan.
The event was attended by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan State Councillor Mintimer Shaimiev, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov, Director General of PAO Tatneft Nail Maganov, Advisor to the Tatarstan President Renat Muslimov, Director General of ZAO Neftekonsortsium Fanis Valeyev, etc.
Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov bestowed State awards of the Republic of Tatarstan to oil workers.
On 14 October 2016, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov in his interview told IA Tatar-inform and TRK Novy Vek about holding the Composite Battle World Cup Kazan-2016 at the end of October 2016. He also described the development of human resources and implementation of measures for import substitution in manufacturing industry of Tatarstan.
Tatarstan Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov noted that the main mission of the Composite Battle World Cup Kazan-2016 to be held from 26 to 29 October 2016 is to popularise the composite materials sector among young engineers and students as one of the priority areas for development of Russian manufacturing industry and its human resources.
The site of the contest will host master classes for all comers. Participants will be able to explore the process of creating an article from composites and to make a wakeboard from the materials of the future. The entrance to all sites of the Composite Battle World Cup Kazan-2016 is free.
On 15 October 2016, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov, top officials of Tatarstan Ministry of Agriculture and Food and executive committees from Arsk and Mamadyshsky districts, top executives of OAO TK Tatmelioratsiya visited the agricultural exhibition in the Sovetsky District of Kazan.
This site sells products from enterprises of Arsk and Mamadyshsky districts and OAO TK Tatmelioratsiya.
Agricultural producers and major organisations of Tatarstan’s agro-industrial sector supplied the fair with products worth RUB 11 million.
On 14 October 2016, the Kazan Motor-Building Production Association was awarded by the Letter of Gratitude of the Tatarstan President for their long-term and fruitful work and significant contribution to the development of the Russian mechanical engineering sector.
The award was delivered by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov to Director General of AO Kazan Motor-Building Production Association Damir Karimullin. The event was attended by Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov and President of Tatarstan Association of Enterprises and Industrialists Aleksandr Lavrentiev.
AO Kazan Motor-Building Production Association was established in 1931 and is one of the largest Russia’s mechanical engineering enterprises. These days Kazan Motor-Building Production Association is celebrating the 85th Anniversary since its foundation.
On 13 October 2016, a meeting of the Presidium of the Tatarstan Investment Council was held under the chairmanship of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.
The meeting was attended by Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov, and other members of the Presidium of the Tatarstan Investment Council. Participants of the session considered seven projects, presented by investors.
Participants of the meeting have also considered investment projects applying for renting land plots without bidding for compliance with the criteria established by the legislation.
On 13 October 2016, Tatarstan Ministry of Industry and Trade hosted the meeting between Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov and Belarus First Deputy Minister of Industry Gennady Svidersky.
Parties noted that the effective cooperation between Tatarstan-based and Belarus-based enterprises contributes to the dynamic development of bilateral cooperation. Leaders of Tatarstan and Belarus pay serious attention to the issues of effective interaction of their respective mechanical engineering and petrochemical sectors.
During the meeting, parties discussed issues of cooperation development between Tatarstan and Belarus in manufacturing industry, including mechanical engineering and petrochemicals sectors.
On 13 October 2016, Kazan hosted an opening ceremony of Finopolis Forum of Innovative Financial Technologies. The plenary session was attended by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Governor of the Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina, Chairman of the Board at PAO Sberbank German Gref, top officials of Tatarstan ministries and agencies, and top executives of financial institutions and enterprises in Tatarstan.
Prior to the forum, guests made a tour of partner companies’ exhibition in the hall. The guests also visited the FinTech alley, where Russian start-up companies were represented. These companies implement projects in financial technologies that facilitate the development of electronic interaction at the Russia’s financial market.
The plenary session of the forum was dedicated to the topic “Financial Market in 2026: Challenges for Business and Regulator”. The session was moderated by Chairman of the Board at PAO Sberbank German Gref.
On 11 October 2016, Ashgabat hosted the Turkmenistan-Tatarstan Business Forum with the participation of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Deputy Chairman of the Turkmenistan Cabinet of Ministers Batyr Atdayev. The forum was moderated by Chairman of the Turkmenistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Dovran Khodzhayev.
In his opening speech, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov greeted all representatives of Turkmenistan businesses, who are interested in the development of cooperation with Tatarstan.
The Turkmenistan-Tatarstan Business Forum also heard speeches by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia in Turkmenistan Aleksandr Blokhin, Turkmenistan Minister of Economy and Development Batyr Bazarov, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov, Turkmenistan Minister of Motor Transport Maksat Aydogdyev, Director General of PAO Kamaz Sergey Kogogin, Chairman of Turkmenneft State Concern Tyachdurdy Begdzhanov, Director General of PAO Tatneft Nail Maganov, and Chairman of Turkmenistan Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Aleksandr Dadayev.
The plenary session ended with signing the Programme of Cooperation between Tatarstan Government and Turkmenistan Government in Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technology, Cultural, Humanitarian and Other Spheres for 2017-2019 and the Memorandum for Scientific and Technology Cooperation between Tatarstan Academy of Sciences and Turkmenistan Academy of Sciences.
Meetings between representatives of business communities were also held at the end of the Forum.
On 11 October 2016, within the working visit of the Tatarstan delegation headed by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov to Turkmenistan, Ashgabat will host the Turkmenistan-Tatarstan Business Forum. During the forum, it is scheduled to sign the Programme of Cooperation between Tatarstan Government and Turkmenistan Government in Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technology, Cultural, Humanitarian and Other Spheres for 2017-2019 and the Memorandum for Scientific and Technology Cooperation between Tatarstan Academy of Sciences and Turkmenistan Academy of Sciences.
Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov will make a presentation of the economic and industrial potential of Tatarstan. B2B meetings will be arranged to representatives of Tatarstan and Turkmenistan business communities to discuss the issues of their further cooperation development.
Head of the Tatarstan Ministry of Industry and Trade emphasised that Tatarstan is interested in further strengthening of its trade, economic, and investment cooperation with Turkmenistan.