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On 5 February 2015, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov attended the meeting between Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Kazakhstan Prime Minister Karim Masimov.
During the meeting, Ravil Zaripov reported about performance of the Joint Tatarstan and Kazakhstan Working Group.
The delegation from Kazakhstan headed by Karim Masimov visited Kazan Helicopters and IT-Park.
Kazan Helicopters hosted the exhibition of Tatarstan industrial enterprises. Over 20 leading Tatarstan enterprises participated in the exhibition.
On 6 February 2015, the delegation from Kazakhstan visited the workshops at OAO KamAz.

On 5 February 2015, Yuriy Slyusar, the Chairman of the Board of the United Aircraft Corporation, had a working trip to Tatarstan.
The meeting between the Tatarstan President and the Head of United Aircraft Corporation was attended by Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov.
During the meeting, parties discussed the issues of activities of Kazan Aircraft Production Association, the subsidiary of OAO Tupolev, and prospects for further cooperation.

On 5 February 2015, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov attended the meeting between Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Director General of the Association of European Businesses Frank Schauff. From 5 to 6 February 2015, Kazan is hosting the Tatarstan International Automotive Forum under the auspices of the Association of European Businesses.
During the meeting, Rustam Minnikhanov thanked Frank Schauff for organising the forum.

On 5 February 2015, the delegation from Kazakhstan headed by Prime Minister Karim Masimov visited Tatarstan. The delegation was welcomed in the Kazan International Airport by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov, top officials of several Tatarstan ministries and agencies. The delegation from Kazakhstan comprised Minister of Defence Imangali Tasmagambetov, Deputy Minister of Investment and Development Askar Zhumagaliyev, Deputy Minister of Health Care and Social Development Aleksey Tsoy, and executives of AO National Wealth Fund ‘Samruk-Kazyna’, AO NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (Railway), and AO NK Kazakhstan Engineering.
During their visit, the delegation from Kazakhstan visited IT-Park, Kazan Federal University, and Kazan Helicopters. The Kazan Kremlin will host an official meeting between the Kazakhstan Prime Minister and the Tatarstan President.

The construction site of naphtha hydrotreating unit at TANECO Oil Refining and Petrochemical Complex saw the lifting of three reactors.
The next stage of naphtha hydrotreating unit construction will be associated with equipping reactors with steel structures and service platforms.

ALNAS (Almetyevsk) has approved the quality improvement programme. The programme will include both organisational measures aimed at improving the technological discipline and technical measures consisting of acquiring new equipment and tools. It is planned to conduct regular audits and video conferences with consumers and suppliers of materials.

Ford Sollers is going to update the Ford's scrappage programme that started in 2014. The expanded programme is effective from 1 February 2015 to 31 March 2015.
The scheme offers favourable terms for buying Ford EcoSport, Ford Kuga and Ford Explorer, produced in 2015, as well as for Ford Focus and new Ford Transit released in 2014 and 2015.

On 1 February 2015, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov chaired the meeting dedicated to the issues of implementing the plan of top priority events for sustainable economic development and social stability in 2015.
The meeting was attended by Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Foodstuff Marat Akhmetov, Aide to the Tatarstan President on Economic Issues Ayrat Khairullin, Tatarstan Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services Irek Faizullin, Tatarstan Minister of Economy Artem Zdunov, and Tatarstan Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Services Elmira Zaripova.
During the meeting, the ministers reported about current situation in their economic sectors.

On 29 January 2015, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov attended the meeting between Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov and the delegation from Danfoss.

Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov thanked Danfoss for their long-term cooperation with Tatarstan and for their interest in new and promising projects.

During the meeting, the parties discussed prospects of new joint projects between Tatarstan and Danfoss.

On 28 January 2015, during his working trip to Kazakhstan, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and the Tatarstan delegation attended the first meeting of the Joint Working Group on Implementation of the Agreement between the Tatarstan Government and the Kazakhstan Government on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technology, and Humanitarian Cooperation. The Joint Working Group is co-chaired by Ravil Zaripov, the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade, and Yerbolat Dosayev, the Kazakhstan Minister of National Economy.

During the meeting of the Joint Working Group, parties signed the Final Protocol. The signatories of the document were Tatarstan Co-Chairman Ravil Zaripov (Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade) and Kazakhstan Co-Chairman Yerbolat Dosayev (Kazakhstan Minister of National Economy).