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During the forum "Control and supervision activities: the business and state interests", conducted as part of the Russian Business Week, the issues of revision and analysis of mandatory requirements established by regulatory legal acts were discussed.

It should be noted that work on elimination of replicated and obsolete mandatory requirements has been performed since 2017. Issues related to the reporting of entrepreneurs to the supervisory activities were also discussed during the event. It was noted that today the reporting system creates a lot of cost for entrepreneurs. In this regard, the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia has prepared a respective concept, which provides for the analysis and systematization of the current reporting forms, as well as their integration into the electronic register.

On February 8, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin introduced Farid Abdulganiev to the ministerial staff. Artem Zdunov, who had held the post of Minister of Economy of the republic since 2014, was appointed Chairman of the Government of Dagestan the day before.

Tatarstan Prime Minister noted that led by Artem Zdunov, Tatarstan Ministry of Economy implemented an important direction of the social and economic development of the republic. This is the programme of development of small and medium-sized entrepreneurship, establishment and development of infrastructural facilities of business support. Due to your  personal and professional qualities,  constructive relationship with the federal centre were built. During this time, the region received a significant number of benefits and funds, which allowed us to increase our economic potential. In particular, today, the gross regional product of the region exceeds two trillion roubles,” Pesoshin said.

He emphasized that major work has been carried out  in terms of receiving by the cities of the region the status of Priority Social and Economic Development Area. He also mentioned development of Strategy 2030.

Pesoshin also noted that Farid Abdulganiev, who had previously headed Ministry of Ecology and Natural Recourses of Tatarstan, was appointed Minister of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan. “I am sure that  experience and knowledge will contribute to further successful and targeted professional activity. Only cooperative coordinated work will allow us to implement promising projects and programmes,” Pesoshin concluded.

On February 8, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov made a number of personnel changes.

Thus, Ravil Afraimovich Kuzyurov was appointed Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Zdunov Artem Alekseevich resigned from the post of Minister of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan due to a transfer to another job.

Abdulganiev Farid Sultanovich resigned from the post of Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan and was appointed Minister of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Shadrikov Aleksander Valerievich was appointed Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Members of the Parliament consider it necessary to keep on providing tax allowances to business implementing investment projects. That was one of the issues discussed at the session of the Committee for Economic Affairs, Investments and Entrepreneurship. Members of the Committee today focused on the Republican Law "On Investment Activity in the Republic of Tatarstan" adopted in November 1998. Members of the Parliament assessed the performance of the document.

Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs of the Republic of Tatarstan Bulat Khaziakhmetov spoke about what measures are taken by the leadership of the Republic for larger investment-oriented activities of enterprises.

Other issues were also considered on the session of the Committee. Deputy Chairman of the State Counsel Yuri Kamaltynov took part in the session.

Representatives of Ministries and Agencies gathered together in the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Republic for participation in a validation session on amendment of the Strategy-2030 of the Republic of Tatartsan. The session was chaired by the Minister Oleg Pelevin.

In his turn, Oleg Pelevin asked all present to resume the operation of design platforms created during elaboration of development strategy of the Republic.

Deputy Minister appealed all present to involve the population in the work being carried out on amendment of the Strategy of the Republic. To this effect, the site of the Strategy-2030 (tatarstan2030.ru) is available for everyone wishing to make a suggestion.

During the session representatives of Ministries and Agencies also discussed the format of work on amendment of the Strategy-2030 of the Republic of Tatartsan, being performed this year.

Final of Business Success National Award took place in Moscow on February 6-7, 2018, with the participation of the Major of Naberezhnye Chelny Nail Magdeyev and representatives of executive office of Naberezhnye Chelny in the nominations "Best Practice of Support of Entrepreneurship and Improvement of Investment Climate".

The project organizers are "OPORA ROSSII" All-Russian Public Organization of Small and Medium Businesses, "Agency for Strategic Initiatives on Promotion of New Projects" Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization, and the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation. Supervisory board of this Award is headed by the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Igor Shuvalov.

A regular stage of competitive selection of bids for the provision of state support under "Leasing-Guarantor" event for mono-cities took place last year.

Following the results of the first and the second stages of competitive selection of business projects 70 entrepreneurs have been granted state support in the amount of 104.9 million rubles.

We are informing entrepreneurs that "Leasing-Guarantor" event is planned to be conducted in 2018. Deadlines for competitive bids submission will be published on the site of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Republic of Tatarstan 5 business days before an official submission of documents commences. Details are available from Center for Implementation of Programs to Support and Develop Small and Medium Businesses in the Republic of Tatarstan state public institution at following address: room 125, 55, Moskovskaya Str., the city of Kazan (building of the Ministry of economy of the RT) or by phone: 8(843)524-90-90.

On February 5, during his working visit to Dagestan, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov together with Acting Head of the Republic of Dagestan Vladimir Vasilyev got acquainted with the work of the Derbent Brandy Factory.

Honoured guests inspected the production facilities, learned the manufacturing process of brandy and its storage conditions.

Senior executives informed that nowadays, the production capacity of the factory makes it possible to process up to 80 tonnes of grape in season. The factory’s range of products includes 20 names of  brandies of all quality classes and 18 names of wines. The Derbent Brandy Factory is a modern enterprise of complete cycle: from grape growing, processing and bottling of ready drink.

Then, Minnikhanov together with the Director of the enterprise Magomed Sadulaev visited the Derbent Factory of Sparkling Wines, where he inspected the sparkling wine bottling department and got acquainted with the product assortment.

The Derbent Factory of Sparkling Wines is one of the  largest enterprises in Dagestan, producing champagne and sparkling wines over 80 years. The Factory has its own vineyards with an area covering about 3,000 hectares

On February 5, during his working visit to Dagestan, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov visited sights in Derbent city.

Together with Acting Head of the Republic of Dagestan Vladimir Vasilyev, Minnikhanov visited an ancient fortress Naryn-kala.

The ancient citadel is connected to the Caspian Sea with the double walls aimed to block so-called the Caspian Gateway to the Persian Empire. The site is in the UNESCO World Heritage list.

Bathhouses, fortress’s water supply system with ceramic pipes, ruins of palace preserved inside the citadel. In particular, Tatarstan President inspected the military detention, dungeons, water tanks and ruins of various buildings.

Minnikhanov noted the importance of cooperation between regions in the field of preservation of historical holy sites. He invited representatives of the museum complex to learn from the experience of Tatarstan on the revival of monuments on the example of the ancient city of Bolgar.

Minnikhanov also visited one of the most ancient places in the Caucasus – the medieval burial place Kyrkhlyar, where, according to the legend, 40 companions of Prophet Mohammed were buried. Tatarstan President visited Russia's oldest mosque - Derbent Dzhuma –Mosque.

On February 5, in Makhachkala, an agreement on trade, economic, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation between the Republic of Tatarstan and the Republic of Dagestan was signed.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Acting Head of the Republic of Dagestan Vladimir Vasilyev signed the document. 

The agreement covers a wide range of areas, Minnikhanov emphasized. “Total trade between our regions currently amounts to about one billion roubles. I think that we shall set the task to increase this indicator five times. I am sure there is such an opportunity. Tatarstan and Dagestan are two large markets. We supply here automobiles, tires, petrochemical products and its by-products, food, at the same time we receive from you quality wines, brandies, mutton, grapes and other products,” Tatarstan President said.

He added that relationships between Tatarstan and Dagestan have great cooperation potential in the area of public services, development of industrial sites and attracting investments, government procurement system and also in education, sports and tourism.

Vasilyev thanked Tatarstan President for cooperation and looked forward to continuing fruitful cooperation.

Today, cooperation agreements between Ministries of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan and Dagestan, Ministries of Agriculture and Food of the republics, Agency for State Order of the Republic of Tatarstan and Agency for Entrepreneurship and Investments of the Republic of Dagestan were also signed.

Previously, Minnikhanov held a short bilateral meeting with Vasilyev, and visited the Museum of Peoples Friendship of Russia, which is situated in the House of Friendship in Makhachkala.