On 10 February 2016, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov attended the meeting of entrepreneurs during which a presentation of the Council of Entrepreneurship under the Tatarstan President was made and issues of its establishment were discussed.
The mission of the Council on Entrepreneurship is to improve a business climate and discuss topical issues of the entrepreneurship. The decision to establish the Council was made by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov on 24 August 2015 during his meeting with entrepreneurs “Business and Authority: a Straight Talk”. In the nearest future, it is scheduled to hold a first meeting of the Council with the participation of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.