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The Tatarstan International Forum on Energy and Energy Resource Efficiency is taking place in Kazan Expo from April 3 to 5. It is attended by representatives of 17 regions of Russia, 3 cities of federal significance and foreign countries – these are the largest equipment manufacturers and suppliers, energy corporations and holdings, energy system enterprises, modern engineering companies, representatives of the deputy corps, federal executive authorities, regional ministries, scientific and educational spheres from Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Brazil.

Thanks to the guaranteed republican support available within the framework of the national project "Small and medium-sized Enterprises" Tatarstan's business was able to attract concessional financing in the amount of 2.5 billion rubles in the first quarter of 2024. 

The acceptance of applications for competitions of the Start program from the Innovation Promotion Fund has started.  The program is implemented in order to fulfill the result of the federal project "Artificial Intelligence" of the national project "Digital Economy". Tatarstan citizens can receive grants for the implementation of their innovative developments.

A number of legislative changes came into force in April. The changes also affected the field of entrepreneurship.

The Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan hosted the first meeting of the Supervisory Board of the State Autonomous Institution "Center for Scientific and Technical Information of the Republic of Tatarstan", which is a regional development institute subordinate to the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan. The meeting was held by Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan - Minister of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan Midkhat Shagiakhmetov.

From April 1, residents of the republic will be able to assess the quality of transport infrastructure and the environment, as well as leave their wishes and ideas for the development of the territory of the Kama agglomeration*. The information received will be analyzed by specialists of state institution "Institute of Spatial Planning of the Republic of Tatarstan" and taken into account when developing the master plan. Proposals from the public are accepted on the Kama 2050 crowdsourcing platform.

Manufacturer of high-tech implants and instruments for traumatology, orthopedics and spinal surgery, Anatomica LLC (Kazan, Tatarstan) attracted leasing financing in the amount of 15.7 million rubles for the purchase of new machines. Additional equipment will allow the company to increase the annual output, including import-substituting products by 30 million rubles. Hip replacements are among the new types of products. The total investment in the development of production will amount to more than 336 million rubles. 

Systematic work is underway in the republic on an experiment within the framework of the implementation of partner (Islamic) financing. Today, at a press conference in the Tatar-Inform news Agency, new financial products for partner financing, which were launched in Tatarstan were presented.  

For entrepreneurs of Tatarstan, the SME.RF platform the service "Production cooperation and sales" is available. It helps to establish product sales, find new trusted supplier partners for enterprises in the manufacturing sector in order to replace imports, and understand in which direction to develop or reorient their production. 

From 2019 to 2023, 180.9 billion rubles were allocated to carry out work on national projects in Tatarstan. The allocated funds made it possible to change the urban environment, the social sphere for the better, and create new business development opportunities. Deputy Minister of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan Saria Sirazieva spoke about the results of the implementation of national projects over five years, significant achievements, plans for 2024 and new directions of national projects in an interview with IA Tatar-inform.