Tatarstan President: We are grateful to the partners of the Alabuga for their confidence in our special economic zone, in our republic

25.05.2018

On May 25, on the sidelines of the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum, during a business lunch, organized by the Alabuga Special Economic Zone, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that the leadership of Tatarstan appreciates and values the confidence vested to the republic by the investors, who made a decision to run a business in the region.

Top managers of the largest foreign and Russian industrial companies, including the operating residents of the SEZ, as well as representatives of financial institutions and development institutions were the guests of the lunch.

Opening the meeting, Minnikhanov thanked Director General of the Alabuga Special Economic Zone Timur Shagivaleev for the organization of the event. “And of course we are very grateful to our partners of the Alabuga for their confidence in our republic, in the Alabuga,” Tatarstan President addressed to the senior executives of the companies - residents of the special economic zone, present at the business - lunch.

He emphasized that to date, the Alabuga is the largest special economic zone in Russia and the income of its residence exceeded 60 blm in 2017.

Representatives of the operating resident companies of the Alabuga, heads of banks and development institutions took part in the discussion on the topic “How to reduce the cost of localization of production facilities in Russia” which was held during the meeting.


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