The Minister of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan Midkhat Shagiakhmetov held meeting on a question of creation of the Regional center of engineering of biotechnologies
28 August 2014, Thursday
On August 25, 2014 in the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan the meeting on a question of creation of the Regional center of engineering of biotechnologies took place. Initiators of the project, representatives of the ministries, departments and higher education institutions took part in meeting. The purpose of the project is providing infrastructure of research and scientific activity in the sphere of production of forages and feed additives (including, agricultural production, waste of agricultural production, natural minerals – zeolite, diatomite etc.) . Development of biotechnologies is necessary for ensuring food security and improvement of a situation in the sphere of ecology, phytosanitary and veterinary supervision. The regional center of engineering will render assistance in an entrance of agricultural producers of the republic in the sphere of biotechnologies to the new markets due to opportunity to confirm quality of production, will promote embedding of representatives of small and average business to large projects.
Over the past year, small and medium-sized businesses in Tatarstan have raised about 280 billion rubles from the resources of the Republican Marketing Center (RMC). This is almost 18% more than in the same period last year. The number of entrepreneurs amounted to 4.8 thousand.
Today in Tatarstan, under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan - Minister of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan Midkhat Shagiakhmetov, a meeting was held with business associations and public organizations of the republic dedicated to the adaptation of Tatarstan entrepreneurs to tax changes in 2026.
Tatarstan's small and medium-sized businesses have received a new tool for entering federal markets. A specialized service "Production cooperation and sales" of the SME.RF Digital Platform operates on the basis of the Republican Marketing Center (RMC RT), which will allow local producers to directly access the largest retail chains and private companies throughout Russia.
The KIEZ brand was founded in Tatarstan's Kukmor in 2016 as a small entrepreneurial project aimed at reviving interest in traditional footwear and adapting it to modern market demands. Today, thanks to state support, the company has managed to reach the level of more than 10,000 pairs of shoes sold per year.