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The Center of export support subordinated to the ministry invites export focused enterprises of Tatarstan to a free educational seminar on a subject: "The organization of foreign economic activity at the enterprise (the general administrative aspects)" which will take place on February 7, 2014. As the expert of this seminar the head of the Center of the external economic technologies, the specialist in the foreign trade operations, the master of law Evgenia Veklicheva (Yekaterinburg) is invited. Businessmen are given unique opportunity to visit this seminar absolutely free of charge.

On February 5 at a joint session of Tatarstan Ministry of Industry and Trade and Ministry of Economy Tatarstan Minister of Economy Midkhat Shagiakhmetov said that the analysis of main trends of Tatarstan development differs from the situation of previous years. 

The session "Innovative development of enterprises - the basis of competitive growth of regional economy" was held at International Information Centre (Universiade Village, Kazan) and broadcast online on the official Government Portal (http://prav.tatarstan.ru/).

Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, deputies of State Duma, members of the Federation Council of Russian Federal Assembly, employees of ministries and agencies, Tatarstan enterprises, Director of the Department for special economic zones and projects of regional development of Russian Ministry of economic development Andrey Sokolov, and Director of the Department for development of small and medium-size entrepreneurship Natalia Larionova took part in the event. 

Midkhat Shagiakhmetov made a report “Social and economic development of Tatarstan in 2013. Formation of leadership and innovative economy – an important challenge”. 

Within development of the "Strategy of Social and Economic Development of the Republic of Tatarstan till 2030" project work of expert groups on the "Analysis and Definition of Conditions of Accumulation of the Human Capital in the Republic of Tatarstan for Development of Innovative Economy" direction under the leadership of the director general of Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization MTsSEI "Leontyevsky center", Dr.Econ.Sci., professor Leonid Limonov and in the "Problems and Prospects of Policy of Employment and Social Protection, including Social Service, in the Republic of Tatarstan" direction under the leadership of the director of Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization Independent Institute of Social Policy, ordinary professor of NIU "Higher School of Economics", Dr.Econ.Sci. is begun. Lilia Ovcharova. During the period meetings in the ministries and republic departments of research of a condition of the human capital and opportunities of its development and use for development of innovative economy in the Republic of Tatarstan took place from January 3 to January 4, 2014. Along with it experts will conduct researches on identification of social problems existing in the republic, the analysis of quality and availability of social infrastructure of the Republic of Tatarstan, and also level of its compliance to requirements of the population.

The "Development Bank and Foreign Economic Activity" state corporation (Vneshekonombank) holds annual competition on award of an award for a contribution to social and economic development of Russia ("A development award"). "The development award" is the national annual competition founded by Vneshekonombank in 2012 for stimulation of investment activity and formation of attractive and favorable investment climate in Russia. The Russian legal entities are allowed to participation in competition. Can participate in competition as the projects financed by Vneshekonombank, and other projects corresponding to criteria of competition in the following nominations: • The best infrastructure project; • The best project in industries; • The best project on complex development of territories; • The best project of the subject of small and average business.

The Collection "Results of Activity of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan for 2013" is published. The collection is available according to the link.

On February 5 at a joint session of Tatarstan Ministry of Industry and Trade and Ministry of Economy Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that development of small and medium-size entrepreneurship is impossible without providing necessary conditions in every city and region. 

The session "Innovative development of enterprises - the basis of competitive growth of regional economy" was held at International Information Centre (Universiade Village, Kazan) and broadcast online on the official Government Portal (http://prav.tatarstan.ru/).

Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, deputies of State Duma, members of the Federation Council of Russian Federal Assembly, employees of ministries and agencies, Tatarstan enterprises, Director of the Department for special economic zones and projects of regional development of Russian Ministry of economic development Andrey Sokolov, and Director of the Department for development of small and medium-size entrepreneurship Natalia Larionova took part in the event. 

Speaking at the session, Rustam Minnikhanov said that the share of small and medium-size entrepreneurship in GRP makes only 25 per cent instead of planned 34 per cent. He suggested introducing the standard of local self-government for creating favourable investment climate. 

Rustam Minnikhanov focused on development of infrastructure sites in the republic, noting that there are 10 industrial sites in Tatarstan now. In particular, he mentioned special economic zone “Innopolis”, industrial park “Chistopol”, Kama industrial park “Master”, technopolis “Himgrad”, high technology park “IT park”.

In the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan appeals 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 two drafts of regulations: the draft of the federal law "About modification of the Federal law "About state regulation of production and a turn of ethyl alcohol, alcoholic and alcohol-containing products and about restriction of consumption (drinking) of alcoholic products" regarding improvement of regulation of retail of alcoholic products" and the draft of the order of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation "About the approval of Rules of the organization of work on registration and issue of veterinary accompanying documents and the Order of registration of veterinary accompanying documents in electronic form".

On January 31, 2014 the deputy minister of economy of the Republic of Tatarstan Marat Sharifullin took part in meeting with the EPU "Elabugagaz" labor staff of JSC Gazprom transgaz Kazan. More than 250 people took part in meeting. Marat Sharifullin acquainted gathered with results of social and economic development of the Republic of Tatarstan in 2013, and also answered the arisen questions. Also during visit to the Yelabuga municipal area Marat Sharifullin visited the multipurpose center of providing the state and municipal services where examined a course of implementation of the project on providing the state and municipal services in the principle of "one window".

On February 3, 2014 20 years to Fund of assistance to development of small forms of the enterprises in the scientific and technical sphere are executed. The Fund created in 1994 became the first state institute of development giving support to the small innovative enterprises in the scientific and technical sphere. The fund possesses considerable experience of support of the small innovative companies at different stages of development and creation of objects of innovative infrastructure, has 64 regional representations in the territory of the Russian Federation. In the rating of regions which is carried out by Fund, the Republic of Tatarstan for the last years annually is included in the first five of the best regions of the Russian Federation.

On January 30, 2014 protection of business projects within distance learning to bases planning business in the village took place. Action took place in the Small assembly hall of the Ministry of Agriculture and the food of the Republic of Tatarstan with participation of representatives of Regional public organization "Agrarian Youth Association of the Republic of Tatarstan", experts of the Ministry of Agriculture and the food of the Republic of Tatarstan. As the expert the head of department of financial and legal consultations of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan Rasima Kashapova took part in consideration of business projects also.