NEWS

Tatarstan parliamentarians gathered together for the last meeting before holidays of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan of the 4th convocation on July 8. RT President Mintimer Shaimiev delivered a report on the budgetary and financial policy of the Republic of Tatarstan for 2010-2012.

Tatarstan Prime Minister Rustam Minnikhanov met with representatives of the Turkish company Lotus Energji at the Republic of Tatarstan Government House. Potential mutually beneficial projects were discussed at the meeting.

Tatneft oil producer has amid the sharp decline in global prices developed an anti-crisis programme. The company general director Shafgat Takhautdinov told a meeting between oil companies CEOs in the Yelabuga region, attended by the President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev, that the oil extraction rate had been stabilised due to timely measures and enormous work done at recovery sites. The company’s financial stability has been retained.

Opening of the 16th all-Russian competitions in yachting sport for Kazan Kremlin Cup took place on a peninsula near Lokomotiv beach.
Over 100 sportsmen from Kazan, Tolyatti, Samara, Syzran, Naberezhniye Chelny, Saratov and Cheboksary participate in the competitions.

A traditional annual meeting of heads of republican oil companies with participation of Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev took place in the Yelabuga district on July 6.

Sport managers for the Universiade-2013 will be trained at Kazan universities. Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin informed about it at “business Monday” at Kazan city administration.

Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev made a working visit to Almetyevsk where he examined Russia’s unique drilling rig with a sloping mast for heavy oil refining on the Ashalchy oilfield.

Scores of thousands visited the Sabantui celebration in Ulianovsk on July 4. The folk festival took place in the city’s Victory Park.

The Prime Minister of Tatarstan Roustam Minnikhanov delivered a report at a government’s commission on supporting small and medium business meeting.
The meeting was held in a video conference format and attended by representatives from all Russian regions.