Russia's foreign debt in August in US dollar terms increased by 0.02% - to 51.3 billion dollars as of September 1, in euro terms - fell by 2.9% to 45.443 billion euros, according to the Finance Ministry.
August 1, foreign debt of the Russian Federation in dollar terms amounted to 51.29 billion, in euro terms - 46.802 billion.
Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov held a meeting with a delegation of national and cultural autonomies of the Republic of Crimea. Rustam Minnikhanov said he was very glad to see such a representative delegation and that Tatarstan and Crimea have established close trust relationships. He added that Tatarstan is a multi-ethnic republic where representatives of different religions live in peace and harmony.
On September 21, at Tatarstan Government House, Acting Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov met Kuwaiti officials.
Khalikov stressed that partnership relations between Tatarstan and Kuwait have progressed since 2008. However, the amount of trade leaves much to be desired, amounting to 64.2 thousand US dollars in the first six months of the current year, he continued.
On September 19, at their meeting at Tatarstan Government House, Acting Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov and Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of Russia – Head of Federal Forestry Agency Ivan Valentik discussed issues related the development of the forestry sector in the republic of Tatarstan and considered a number of measures on the preservation, protection and reproduction of the forest.
On September 18, Rustam Minnikhanov assumed office of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan. The official inauguration took place at Salikh Saidashev Big Concert Hall in Kazan.
On September 17, Chairman of the Central bank of the Russian Federation Elvira Nabiullina and Russian Minister of Communications and Mass Media Nikolay Nikiforov accompanied by Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Minister of Information and Communications Roman Shaikhutdinov and Director General of OAO “SEZ Innopolis” Igor Nosov visited Innopolis City in Verkhny Uslon (Tatarstan).
On September 15, at a business breakfast of the Investors Club of the Republic of Tatarstan, President of the republic Rustam Minnikhanov said that regional government should be aware of problems faced by foreign and local investors, who run their business in the republic.
On September 15, at the Kazan Kremlin, Interim President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and Slovenia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Karl Erjavec signed a memorandum on cooperation in economy, research, technology, environmental protection, culture, and other fields between the government of Tatarstan and government of Republic of Slovenia.
On September 13, the day of elections of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan and deputies of representative bodies of municipal formations of the Republic of Tatarstan, Interim President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov together with his wife Gulsina Minnikhanova arrived at the polling station No. 42 to vote.