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The third meeting of the Russian Federation Presidential Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport, for acme sports, for the preparation and holding of the XXII Winter Olympic Games, the XI Winter Paralympics in 2014 in Sochi and the XXVII World Summer Universiade of 2013 will take place in Kazan on the 23rd of October in the framework of the First All-Russian Sports Forum "Russia - Sports State".

The First All-Russia Sport Forum ‘Russia – Country of Sports’ will bring together leading sportsmen from all around the world in Kazan.

Sport executive from all regions of the Russian Federation will participate in the first national-wide sports forum ‘Russia - Country of Sports’, which is to take place in Kazan on October 22-25.

The opening of the multi-purpose sport complex Zilant took place on Mavlyutov Street on October 19. Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev and Aide to the Russian President Aleksander Abramov took part in the event.

The participants of the "Lisbon - Donghae" record transcontinental auto race visited Kazan. The organizer of the record road race across the entire Eurasian continent is the "Volkswagen" company, and the main participant of this event is the well-known traveler Rainer Tsitlou. The route consists of two parts: the rally from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean and the car race from the Tierra del Fuego archipelago to Alaska.

In November and December of this year 13-15 German managers will arrive in Tatarstan to undergo a training course at the leading enterprises of the republic. The three-week internship program of the German specialists will include a 5-day lecture course, visits to the leading enterprises of the republic, to the "Alabuga" Special Economic Zone (SEZ), the Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Tatarstan, the "Idea" Technopark, the Industrial Enterprises Association , the Investment and Venture Fund, etc.

Representatives of the German company “Hermes”, which supports the export credits, are going to visit Tatarstan in mid-November to discuss the matters of the public health supplies procurement.

In the near future several schools of Kazan will apply for membership in the International Baccalaureate Organization. During one week, on the instructions of the Mayor Ilsur Metshin, each head of the districts of Kazan will select one or two schools, which will be faced with preparation for joining the International Baccalaureate.

In March 2010, the Day of Europe will be held in Kazan for the second time. This information was given on the 15th of October by the Head of Press and Information of the European Commission Office in Russia Denis Daniilidis, who arrived for a two-day visit to the capital of Tatarstan. Mr. Daniilidis emphasized that the Europe Day, which primarily serves the purpose of informing the young people and increasing friendship and understanding between students from different countries, will become traditional for Kazan.

Russian oil firm Tatneft's three-year syndicated loan, launched at $900 million, is expected to raise up to $1.5 billion in the market, Reuters informs citing sources close to the deal. The loan is still in syndication and is expected to close by the end of October, the sources added. Tatneft announced in August it had launched the loan, which is secured on oil exports and is split between a three-year tranche that pays 585 basis points (bps) over LIBOR and a five-year tranche that pays 685 bps.