Rustam Minnikhanov holds session of Economic Council
20 February 2014, Thursday
On February 20 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov held a session of Economic Council under RT Cabinet of Ministers on contract purchasing system.
Rustam Minnikhanov reminded that a federal law on contract system of central and local government procurement of goods, works and services came into force on January 1, 2014.
“We have to organize work under new conditions. There are 7 thousand central and local government customers. The system has to be efficient and transparent. One of important issues is personnel training,” Rustam Minnikhanov said.
Head of Federal state statistics service in Tatarstan Valery Kandilov made report on results of social and economic development of the republic in 2013. He noted the slowdown in construction and housing sector in January 2014, the increase in agricultural production, retail industry, oil, synthetic rubber and polypropylene production.
He informed as well that the number of new enterprises increased by 23 per cent.
A positive demographic situation is being observed in the republic.
As part of the program, the Minister visited the Arsky Industrial Park, where he got acquainted with the current activities and long-term plans of the residents. During the inspection of the production facilities, Midkhat Shagiakhmetov held a substantive discussion with the heads of enterprises on capacity expansion and improving the efficiency of using the existing infrastructure.
Applications for the Start-Digital Technologies-1 competition (turn 2) are being accepted on the website of the Innovation Promotion Foundation until February 24. Individuals and legal entities, small business entities, can participate in it.
Rustem Mukhamedshin, Director of the Guarantee Fund of the Republic of Tatarstan, took part in a large–scale event - the strategic session of the Association of Small and Medium-sized Businesses of the Republic of Tatarstan, which took place on January 30, 2026 in Kazan at the Entrepreneur's House.
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