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Until March 6, the acceptance of applications for participation in the second stage of the qualifying round of the IDEA-1000 startup program, the Start-2 contest, will continue.
The first positions in the ranking of Russian regions in terms of quality of life at the end of 2019, compiled by RIA Novosti, are still held by Moscow, St. Petersburg and the Moscow Region. Then follow Tatarstan, Belgorod Region, Krasnodar Territory, Voronezh, Leningrad and Kaliningrad Regions. Top ten leaders is closed with Ugra.
The Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) forms regional expert groups to support projects on key topics in education, entrepreneurship, spatial development and the social sphere. Acceptance of applications for participation in the open selection will last until February 24, and the evaluation of candidates will end on February 28, 2020.
The last free educational webinar for business working with the Wildberries platform will be held on February 17.
SMEs that previously received microloans as state support measures and used funds, including to create new jobs, will be able to conclude an agreement on reducing the interest rate by half with the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan “Entrepreneurship Support Fund”. Debt reduction will extend to the remaining period of the microloan agreement.
On February 28, representatives of the Moscow Exchange, GrottBjorn Financial Atelier and the Analytical Credit Rating Agency will hold a business seminar on topic: “Issuing exchange-traded bonds for industry leaders: new opportunities and prospects”.
On February 7, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation once again lowered its key rate, now it is 6%. Eight categories of entrepreneurs can receive preferential microfinancing on even more favorable conditions. The Entrepreneurship Support Fund subordinate to the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan has already approved the first application for microloan at a reduced rate on small business development.
The first meeting of the Smart Council working group of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives, which discussed plans for development of the Smartek digital platform and formation of a community of change leaders took place at the National Research University “Higher School of Economics”.
Tatarstan youth projects can apply for grants of up to 300 thousand rubles. Financial support for implementation of the idea will be provided following the results of the final of the X Republican Youth Forum “Our Tatarstan. Territory of Opportunities”. Its participants can be anyone aged from 14 to 30 years.
The Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan summed up the results of work for 2019. The main topic of the Expanded Board of the Ministry was the discussion of the national projects implementation in 2019 and potential for further development of the economy of the republic.