On April 17, Interim President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Chairman of the Association of innovative regions of Russia Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a session of Russian Presidential Council on economic modernization and innovative development of Russia at the Gubkin Russian State Oil and Gas University (Moscow).
A memorandum on expansion of cooperation between Tatarstan State Council and Grand National Assembly of Turkey was signed at the 7th session of Tatarstan State Council today.
The document was signed by Chairman of Tatarstan State Council Farid Mukhametshin and Sadık Yakut, Deputy Chairman of Grand National Assembly of Turkey.
Moody's International rating agency confirmed the long-term issuer credit rating of Tatarstan at Ba2, outlook negative, reports RIA "Novosti".
Republic's rating was dropped at the end of December from Ba1 to Ba2 with the rating of the Russian regions, four cities and three issuers related to the government.
April 14, 2015 a meeting of the expanded board of the Ministry of Finance of Russia "On the main directions of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation in 2014 and the problems of the financial system of the Russian Federation in 2015" was held in Moscow. Minister of Finance of the Republic of Tatarstan Radik Gaizatullin attended the board meeting.
On April 13, Interim President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, who arrived on working visit to Azerbaijan Republic, was met by Niyazi Abdulla oglu Safarov, Azerbaijan Deputy Minister of economy and industry, Oleg Murashev, the Russian charge d'Affaires in Azerbaijan, and other officials at Heydar Aliyev International Airport.
On April 11, at a session of the international conference on development of the Strategy of social and economic development of the Republic of Tatarstan till 2030 (“Tatarstan 2030: the development strategy”) in Korston hotel (Kazan), Interim President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said that the republic will realize strategic planning notwithstanding tough economic situation.
Participants of the meeting discussed the preparation of the draft new version of the Budget Code of the Russian Federation, the draft guidelines for the tax policy of the Russian Federation in 2016 and the planned period 2017 and 2018.
The actions of the monetary authorities of the Russian Federation to stabilize the financial sector yielded results, now begin to stabilize in the real sector, the head of the Ministry of Finance Minister Anton Siluanov.
April 8, 2015 at the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Tatarstan held meetings with the major tax payers to review financial and economic activities and payments to the budget based on the results of the 1st quarter of 2015, expected in Q2 2015.
The meeting was also attended by representatives from the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Tatarstan, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan.
The Finance Ministry has already received applications from commercial banks for subsidies at a discounted mortgage rate not higher than 12% in the amount of 500 billion rubles, said the head of the Ministry of Anton Siluanov.