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On March 19, 2014 the Chairman of Committee of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan on economy, investments and business Marat Galeyev held the meeting devoted to preparation of offers on modification of the Federal law of 05.04.2013 by No. 44-FZ "On contract system in the sphere of purchases of goods, works, services for ensuring the state and municipal needs". The deputy head of Management of government procurements of the Republic of Tatarstan Aydar Abdullin, the head of development of the competition of Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan Ilyas Galimov, and also specialists of Committee of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan in economy, investments and business took part in meeting.

EXPO-RUSSIA SERBIA 2014 exhibition work, and also the Belgrad business forum which took place on March 5-7, 2014 to Belgrad (Republic Serbia) came to the end. The Republic of Tatarstan on these actions was presented by the following enterprises: • Center of support of export of the Republic of Tatarstan; • JSC Armastek-Ideya; • JSC Zdravmedtekh-Volga Region; • JSC Klion; • OOO "Ledel"; • JSC Tagro; • JSC firma «pluton"; • Center of powder coverings Radar (Belavin R. V. SP); • JSC SMP-Mekhanika; • JSC Tissan.

On March 19, 2014 the Minister of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan Midkhat Shagiakhmetov held a meeting with the management of "mefro wheels GmbH" group of companies - the operating shareholder of "mefro wheels GmbH" group doctor Alfred Fishbakher and the general  director of "mefro wheels Russia" Ilya Davydov. At meeting also there was a managing director of "Goetzpartners corporate finance" Vladimir Mathias and the senior analyst of "Goetzpartners corporate finance" Emil Zakirov, representing interests of "mefro wheels GmbH" group at the Russian Federation. During a meeting refinancing questions are discussed from the Russian banks and providing preferences from the Republic of Tatarstan for modernization of capacities of the "mefro wheels Russia" company in Zainsk.

In the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan the appeal of Department of an assessment of regulating influence of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation with a request arrived to carry out an assessment of regulating influence concerning the draft of the federal law "About modification of separate acts of the Russian Federation for the termination of violations of copyright and related rights in information and telecommunication networks, including in the Internet network".

The Export support center of the Republic of Tatarstan subordinated to the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan  reports about the beginning of free two-month courses on business English for employees  of export focused subjects of small and average business. The course is directed on improvement of knowledge and skills on business communication, business correspondence, company presentation, etc. Following the results of a course the certificate certifying passing of a two-month course of business English will be issued to listeners. The course is designed for heads of the enterprises and specialists of services foreign trade activities, sales and marketing is export the focused small enterprises with level of proficiency of English not below an average.

On March 20, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Special Advisor to Japanese Prime Minister, Executive Secretary of Private-Public Council on coordination of Russia-Japan interaction at the Office of the Cabinet of Ministers of Japan Eiichi Hasegawa held a working meeting. 

Rustam Minnikhanov and Eiichi Hasegawa discussed prospects for cooperation in the sphere of culture and education as well as the implementation of student exchange programmes. 

Rustam Minnikhanov invited Mr. Hasegawa to visit Kazan.

On March 14, 2014 at local office of the Tatarstan-2030 project the seminar "Strategy of territorial planning of agglomerations of the Republic of Tatarstan" within development of the "Strategy of Social and Economic Development of the Republic of Tatarstan till 2030" project took place. Representatives of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Ministry of construction, architecture and housing and communal services of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Ministry of transport and road economy of the Republic of Tatarstan, Executive committee of Kazan, the Kazan state architectural and construction university, State Unitary Enterprise Tatinvestgrazhdanproyekt, JSC Kazgrazhdanproyekt Institute and republic business communities participated in a seminar.

On March 17, 2014 in the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation the meeting on a question of development of uniform policy in the field of further development and functioning of the special economic zones created in the territory of the Russian Federation, and also their corporate governance and financing took place. Heads of all special economic zones created in the territory of Russia took part in meeting, from the Republic of Tatarstan – the special economic zones "Alabuga" and "Innopolis". The Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan was represented by the deputy minister Artyom Zdunov.

On March 26-27, 2014 the Agency on attraction of investments of the  Naberezhnye Chelny  holds a seminar "Investment school of directors: practice of increase of investment appeal of the enterprises and preparation of projects for financing". The seminar is held for heads, deputy directors, finance directors, heads financially - economic divisions in a format of analysis of cases, and as situations and projects of participants. The purpose of this seminar is professional development of top managers of the enterprises for preparation of projects for financing, on work with banks and other investors for effective use of available assets and increase of level of investment appeal of the enterprise.

On March 15, speaking at a plenary session of the III All-Russia meeting of businessmen from Tatar villages, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov noted the contribution of village businessmen to the preservation and promotion of the Tatar language, culture and traditions. 

To the point, the III All-Russia meeting of businessmen from Tatar villages is being held in Kazan on March 14-16. The event was organised by the Executive Committee of the World Congress of Tatars and public organisation “Tatar villages of Russia”. More than 400 delegates from 33 Russian and Tatarstan regions, Tatarstan officials, businessmen, scientists, journalists are taking part in the meeting. The delegates from Rostov region and Khabarovsk territory as well as Chinese businessmen came to Kazan to attend the event for the first time. 

Before the plenary session, Rustam Minnikhanov looked around the exposition representing products of Tatar village businessmen. 

During the meeting businessmen told about their achievements and problems. 

Rustam Minnikhanov called the All-Russia meeting of businessmen from Tatar villages a successful mode of communication between Tatar entrepreneurs and officials. “We all should meet and communicate with each other,” Tatarstan President said.