Tatarstan for the first time takes part in XVII International exhibition - fair "MIPIM-2006" in Cannes
13 March 2006, Monday
Today the official delegation of Tatarstan led by RT President Mintimer Shaimiev takes off for France to take part in a work of the XVII International exhibition - fair of the commercial real estate "MIPIM-2006" in Cannes.
"MIPIM" - is the largest and most authoritative exposition forum in Europe in sphere of the international investment activity. Participation in exhibitions "MIPIM" allows to come into extensive business contacts, to represent existing and perspective investment projects of RF regions, to attract foreign investments to the Russian market of commercial real estate.
The exhibition "MIPIM-2006" is to be held from March 14 to March 17. The exposition with general area of 17,7 thousand sq. meters is located at the Palace of Festivals of the city of Cannes. It is expected, that this year the exhibition will be visited by representatives of 67 countries of the world. Participation of more than 5,5 thousand companies is supposed, including 3,8 thousand investors and major tenants, expected number of visitors - more than 15 thousand people.
Tatarstan participates in MIPIM for the first time. The exposition of republic occupies the area of 142 sq. meters, the republic is going to present about 40 investment projects. Among them - projects on subjects: "Housing quarters and complexes, "Trade centers", "Hotel business" , "Sports and cultural - entertaining complexes", "Projects of transport infrastructure, techno-parks and many others. In particular, the State available housing under RT President presents the project "Social mortgage in Republic Tatarstan". Among initiators of projects represented at an exhibition - executive committee of municipal formation of Kazan, RT Ministry of Internal Affairs, the firm of housing construction "Fon" , JSC "Kamenergostroi"(Naberezhnye Chalny). A special attention will be given to presentation of special economic zone of industrial and production type in territory of Elabuga region and to creating infrastructure objects in Elabuga.
It is planned, that delegations from 28 subjects of the Russian Federation will take part in work of an exhibition.
On 16 October in the Kazan Kremlin Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaymiev, who is also the Chairman of the Trustees Council of the regional Revival Fund, had a meeting with the Director General of the State Hermitage Mikhail Piotrovsky, who came to Kazan to take part in a ceremony of opening a new exposition “The Yusupovs. Luxury across the Centuries” at the Hermitage Kazan Exposition Center and which has been prepared especially for the 20th anniversary of the Hermitage’s first representational centre established in 2005 by celebrations of the Kazan Millennium.
On 28 August the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the State Counselor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev took part in a plenary session of the National Assembly of the World Tatar Congress held with participation of about 1 thousand delegates from 68 regions of Russia and 27 foreign countries in the Tatar State Opera and Ballet Theatre in Kazan’
On 20 June the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the State Counselor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev attended horse races held at the International Equestrian Complex in Kazan and dedicated to Kazan Sabantuy.
On 6 June the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the State Counselor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev laid flowers to the monument of the Great Russian poet Aleksandr Pushkin by the Jalil State Opera and Ballet Theatre in Kazan.