(Kazan City
KZN.RU, December 24). President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov
held a meeting of the Presidium of the Investment Council of Tatarstan today.
The event was held at the House of the Government of Tatarstan. The meeting was
attended by Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov, Mayor
of Kazan Ilsur Metshin and others.
Rustam
Minnikhanov reminded that at the meetings of the Presidium of the Investment
Council projects that require many forms of support - infrastructure, legal and
regulatory, and so forth - by the authorities, will be considered.
Today
investment projects are particularly important for the further economic
development of the republic, Rustam Minnikhanov said, they can create new
industries and new jobs, new tax base.
President of
RT also said that the meeting of the Presidium of the Investment Council, which
includes 12 participants, should be held at least once a month.
The head of
Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Talia Minullina addressed with the keynote.
She presented a draft of rating of authorities directly by investors. The
purpose of this rating is identifying of practical administrative barriers that
may arise in the course of work on investment projects.
Rustam
Minnikhanov proposed to finalize the draft of the rating after today’s discussion,
the comments and suggestions.
"Construction
of wholesale and distribution center of sales, storage and processing of
agricultural products "Agromir-Kazan" was presented by the Deputy
Prime Minister - Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Akhmetov.
The meeting
also discussed the draft of the investment and development of Pestrechinsky and
Laishevsky municipal areas, and other issues, the press service of the
President of the Republic of Tatarstan informs.