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On July 4, at their meeting in Kazan, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Director General of OOO “BioTechnologii” Aleksandr German discussed mutually beneficial cooperation and realization of investment projects.

To the point, in January Aleksandr German met with Tatarstan Minister of Economy Midkhat Shagiakhmetov to discuss the investment project “Protein of Russia. High technology production of protein concentrate from oil plants” in “Chistopol” industrial park.

On July 3, 2014 the Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers was devoted to questions of implementation of decrees of the President of the Russian Federation of May 7, 2012 No. 596-606 and to tasks of their further performance.  Prime minister Ildar Halikov, the First Deputy Prime minister of the Republic of Tatarstan  – the head of the republican working group Alexey Pesoshin, members of the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan,  heads of the ministries and departments, federal structures, heads of municipal areas and city districts took part in meeting.

On July 4, 2014 the deputy minister of economy Artyom Zdunov answered the questions of Business Quarter edition which concerned an implementation of the pilot project on introduction of the Standard of development of the competition in the Republic of Tatarstan. The standard of development of the competition in subjects of the Russian Federation is developed in pursuance of the Plan of measures ("road map") "Development of the competition and improvement of an antimonopoly policy" (the order of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 28, 2012 No. 2579-r) and directed on formation of transparent system of work of regional public authorities regarding realization of productive and effective measures for competition development in interests of the end users of goods and services, subjects of business activity, citizens of the Russian Federation and society as a whole.

On July 2, 2014 in Moscow in the Russian Government Analytical Centre the seminar concerning introduction of the Standard of development of the competition in subjects of the Russian Federation took place. The head of department on a competition policy of the Russian Government Analytical Centre T.A.Radchenko acted as the moderator of a seminar.

The Republic of Tatarstan on this action was presented by the head of development of the competition departament of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan Ilyas Galimov.

From 8 to 10 of September, 2014 in Moscow in Expocentre the VIII International investment forum on real estate – PROEstate which organizers are the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation, Guild of Managing Directors and Developers will take place. The business program of a forum includes more than 30 specialized actions: conferences, panel discussions, master classes, round tables, presentations, meetings.

On July 2, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov accepted the proposal made by United Russia party members to top the party list at Tatarstan State Council election to be held on September 14, 2014. The proposal was made at a today’s forum of secretaries of primary divisions of Tatarstan regional branch of All-Russia political party "United Russia" at the Korston hotel.

The event of such format was held in Russian regions for the first time. The United Russia party has declared the year 2014 a year of “primary divisions”, meaning that the party focuses on the cooperation with its rank-and-file members, who work in their towns or villages.

The branch of Tatarstan United Russia party includes 134,550 members and 1,633 primary divisions, which is more than in any other Russian region. The party won 79 per cent of the votes at the last State Council election.

On July 3, 2014 in Republican agency on the press and mass communications "Tatmedia" the press conference devoted to competition of national social projects of municipal areas (city districts) the Republic of Tatarstan took place. The vice-chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan Rimma Ratnikova and the Minister of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan Midkhat Shagiakhmetov participated in a press conference.

On June 26, 2014 in the State Duma of Federal Assembly of Russia the "Young Technicians and Inventors" conference dated for Day of the inventor and the rationalizer took place. The conference purpose is support of young inventors, increase of the status of the engineer and the inventor, and involvement the talented representatives of young generation to science and  design activity. At conference the competition results on scientific creativity of young inventors and technicians from the hole country were summed up, and also the presentation of the best projects and an awards ceremony of winners took place.

The Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan prepared a monthly rating of social and economic development of municipal areas and the city districts of the Republic of Tatarstan for January-May, 2014. In the general rating for January-May, 2014 leading positions were taken by Kazan (1 place), Almetyevsky municipal area (the 2nd place) and Laishevsky municipal area (the 3rd place). For January-May, 2014 the greatest change of a place in a rating Alkeevsky (+8 positions) and Baltasinsky (+5 positions) municipal areas reached. These changes are caused by improvement of a number of indicators: decrease in level of the registered unemployment, increase of growth rates of the volume of investment into fixed capital (except of budgetary funds) and commissioning of houses.

On July 2, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov held a session of the Economic council under Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers on issues of energy saving.

Opening the session, Rustam Minnikhanov said that energy industry is the main economic sector today, and major work is done in the republic on modernization of energy facilities. However, the urgent problem is equipment depreciation. There are four producers of power and heat producers in Tatarstan, - OAO “Generation company”, “TGK-16”, Nizhnekamsk power station, and URUSSU state power station.

Rustam Minnikhanov said that in 2013, regional energy sector provided safe and reliable power supply. Workers of energy industry also fulfilled all tasks during preparation for summer Universiade 2013.