Today, the Tatarstan Ministry of Industry and Trade hosted a meeting of the working group for e-commerce and related infrastructure development in Tatarstan.
The subject of discussion at the meeting was a draft programme to attract national manufacturers to the OZON Group online platform.
The company’s representative Sergey Kuchushev who was present at the meeting, spoke about some of the features of the OZON platform, the problems of online trading and the factors hindering its growth, as well as the opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses to enter the online sites.
The working group for e-commerce and related infrastructure development in Tatarstan was established in pursuance of the instructions by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.
At the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2019, a cooperation agreement was signed between the Tatarstan Government and the OZON Group. This agreement envisages the implementation of the OZON investment project for the construction of a logistics centre in the Zelenodolsk Industrial Site.
From June 6 to 8, the city of Saint Petersburg is hosting the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2019. From the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan, the SPIEF 2019 is attended by Minister Albert Karimov and Deputy Minister Almaz Khusainov.
As part of his business programme at the second day of the Forum, Minister Karimov had a meeting with Vice-President for Strategic Development and Marketing of TVEL Ilya Galkin.
During the meeting, TVEL activities were presented and prospects for cooperation with Tatarstan’s research and production sector were discussed, including such areas as energy storage, additive technologies, and oil and gas services.
Albert Karimov and Ilya Galkin also considered the opportunity of organising meetings of TVEL representatives with relevant business community in Tatarstan and conducting a business tour of regional enterprises.
In addition, a meeting at the SPIEF 2019 booth of Tatarstan was held with a delegation from the Yaroslavl Region on the issues of cooperation in the field of mechanical engineering. The meeting was attended by Deputy Minister Almaz Khusainov.