Chief of Kazan inter-district nature-conservative prosecution, Oleg Daminov said: “Use of low-quality motor fuel and oil worsens the situation with harmful emissions in atmosphere”
Briefing on issues of low – quality motor fuel and oil used in Tatarstan was held in RT Cabinet. According to Oleg Daminov in 2008 harmful emissions in atmosphere only from auto transport reached 330 000 tones - 54,9 % of total volume of harmful emissions in the republic. The number of cars in republic increases annually. In 2007 the growth of cars among physical persons made up 78,5 thousand units. Last year the tendency was the same.

Tatarstan PM R.N.Minnikhanov held the meeting of JSC “Tatneft” Directors Council on Fabuary, 2. There have been discussed results of the company budget realization in 2008, budget for February and first quarter of 2009. In addition, the participants have been informed about oil production, stock addition, geological exploration works outside Tatarstan, in Russia and abroad.

The questions in sphere of transport service were discussed at the regular session of Economic council at the Cabinet of Republic Tatarstan. Head of the government, Rustam Minnikhanov held the session.
Opening the session, RT Prime Minister noted, that first of all, in conditions of a world economic crisis it is important to provide with work a transport complex of the republic, to preserve an available potential, personnel structure, and the volumes of cargo-and passenger flow of traffic.

The concept of developing a special economic zone «Alabuga» (Republic of Tatarstan) and measures on its progressing to the break-even point was discussed today at the Cabinet of Republic Tatarstan between the head of RT government Rustam Minnikhanov and General director of « Special economic zones» Sergei Levkin.

According to RT Deputy Minister of labour, employment and social care Klara Tazetdinova for 20 days in January growth of unemployment in Tatarstan has made 19%. The minister informed about it at the meeting of republic interdepartmental commission for improvement of life standards and income legalization. The videoconference meeting was held by commission chairman Ravil Muratov, with participation of all municipal districts of republic.

The founder and the head of the World economic forum in Davos Klaus Schwab is going to visit the capital, Kazan, the Republic of Tatarstan in June, 2009. Such an arrangement has been reached today, on January, 28th, during a meeting between the Prime minister of Republic Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and Klaus Schwab.

Today, on January, 28th, Prime Minister of Republic Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in structure of delegation of the Russian Federation has arrived in Davos (Switzerland) for participation in the international economic forum.
The main subject to be discussed by participants of Davos forum-2009 is the consequences of a world economic crisis. By preliminary assessments, the forum will be attended by more than 40 heads of the states and national governments, 60 ministers, more than 30 top executives of leading international organizations. Even before official opening of Davos-2009 the analysts stated that « the forum did not cause such a boom since the beginning of its work in 1971 ».

The delegation of the RF Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications has been today in the Cabinet of Republic Tatarstan by the head of the government of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. The presentation of opportunities of «Electronic Government of the Republic Tatarstan» for representatives of the RF Ministry of Telecommunications was held having demonstrated in action organization of video conference with all municipal regions of the republic.

The briefing with agenda “Development of transport-and-road complex in 2009” has been held in RT Cabinet. According to Ildus Faskhutdinov no project freezing is planned in road sector. The expenses may be cut due to decrease of prices for road materials, fuels and lubricants. He also emphasized that no firings in road sector would take place. On the contrary, transport-and-road complex is in need of qualified personnel.

The participants of cheap credit RT program of small and middle companies development committee and commercial banks are going to sign the agreement on stipulating loan terms of granting target credits for development of small and middle enterprises in Tatarstan. The decision has been taken up at the meeting in RT Cabinet held by PM Rustam Minnikhanov