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On August 12 at his meeting with Ambassador of the United Mexican States to Russia Ruben Beltran in Kazan Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that development of cooperation with Mexico is important. He noted that foreign trade turnover between Tatarstan and Mexico is rather small and consists in delivery of helicopters and oil products to Mexico. Cooperation is also realized in scientific and educational spheres. 

Rustam Minnikhanov believes that cooperation in engineering industry, student exchange, tourism and sport spheres may be perspective. He reminded that World Aquatics Championship will be held in Kazan in 2015, and in 2017 - in Mexico. 

On August 12 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov held a session of SEZ Alabuga Supervision Board where five new projects and foreign investors were presented. 

Thus, residents of SEZ Alabuga, Interskol and Alabuga-Motors, are expanding their activity. Interskol will deal with technical and innovation activity and establish an engineering testing centre “Engineering centre Interskol”. 

Alabuga-Motors will launch production on adapting Ford base chassis for special transport, such as minibus taxi, emergency cars, etc. 

On August 5 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov held a meeting on implementation of Innopolis, Kama innovation cluster and regional engineering centers projects. 

Russian Deputy Minister of Finance Andrey Ivanov took part in the meeting. 

At the beginning of the meeting Andrey Ivanov noted that for the federal center Tatarstan is not only the key region in the state innovation policy but a model platform featuring almost all forms of government support of the innovation policy. 

“We should think about creation of a center in Tatarstan Republic, where you could share your experience in government support of the innovation policy,” Andrey Ivanov addressed Tatarstan President.

Fitch Ratings upgraded the long-term ratings of the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation's foreign and local currency from «BBB-» to «BBB» and confirmed its Short-term foreign currency ratings at «F3». National Long-term rating upgraded from «AA + (rus)» to «AAA (rus)». Long-term ratings - "Stable".

On August 2 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met with Head of the Federal Service for Financial and Budget Supervision Aleksandr Smirnov who introduced new Head of Territorial department of the Federal Service for Financial and Budget Supervision in Tatarstan Amina Khusainova. 

Amina Khusainova was appointed to this post on August 1, 2013 in accordance with the Order of Russian Ministry of Finance. Rustam Minnikhanov thanked Aleksandr Smirnov for attention paid to the republic and wished Amina Khusainova successful work. 

Vladimir Savchenko, the Chairman of the Trade Union congratulated the members of the trade union of employees of public institutions and public service of the Russian Federation with its 95 th anniversary. During this period, the union prioritized the needs of the working man, represented its legitimate interests, specifically in means of defending and protecting the social and labor law.

Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Tatarstan held a meeting with the representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tatarstan, including the Deputy Minister Danil Mustafin.

Agreements with the Russian Ministry of Finance to allocate funds for the construction and renovation of kindergartens were discussed with Deputy Minister of Finance of Tatarstan Alexei Shishkin at the meeting.

Republic of Tatarstan held a charity event "Help to get ready for school." Employees of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Treasury Department of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Tatarstan are planning to take an active part up to 25th of August.

On August 2 Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov held a regular board session of OAO Tatspirtprom on election of the Board Chairman, results of company’s financial and economic activity for the first half of 2013, and implementation of investment projects. 

In accordance with the Order of the Ministry of Land and Property, Ildar Khalikov was appointed Tatspirtprom Board Chairman.

Regions of the Russian Federation in 2013 - 2015 years will receive subsidies from the budget of $ 100 billion annually to improve the salaries of teachers and health professionals, announced today the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev at a meeting of council on economic modernization and innovative development. According to him, these grants are provided prepared by industrial and regional "road map" pay rise, according to RBC. The prime minister added that now in 52 regions of Russia salaries of teachers in the schools have achieved and even exceeded the average salary in the region, but have not been able to solve the challenge of improving pre-school teachers' salaries to the level of the average wage