More than 450 participants from 16 countries and 11 Russian regions to attend International forum “Invest in Tatarstan”
6 March 2014, Thursday
The International Forum “Invest in Tatarstan” will be held on March 5-6 at the Kazan Ski Resort.
Speaking at today’s press-conference, Head of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Linar Yakupov reported that participants of the forum represent 16 countries, including China, Great Britain, Italy, Qatar, UAE, USA, Singapore, Turkey, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Germany. Moreover, representatives from 11 Russian regions will take part in the event.
To the point, “Invest in Tatarstan” is a PR campaign of investment opportunities available in Tatarstan and tool for attracting investors.
“We will discuss different issues facing investors as well as external and internal factors that prevent us from attracting investments. And, of course, we will talk about best practices and experience,” Linar Yakupov said.
A plenary session and round tables “Automotive localization”, “Health Care”, “Kazan Real Estate Market”, “Service Industry and BPO”, “Halal Industry” will be held within the framework of the forum.
The programme also includes business dinner with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov on the first day of the forum. A meeting of Tatarstan Investors Club with participation of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and board session of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency on results of work in 2013 and tasks for 2014 will take place on the second day.
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.