Tatarstan Prime Minister Rustam Minnikhanov said at a meeting with “Nizhnekamskneftehim” shareholders that JSC “Nizhnekamskneftehim” is one of the biggest enterprises in Russia, the so-called “leader” in petrochemical branch. In spite of difficulties connected with economic crisis the company keeps working and developing efficiently. He reminded likewise that 2008 was rather a successful year for many economic sectors but at the year-end a situation had changed completely. The Regions with export-oriented companies were aimed at the world markets. They suffered most of all, including the Republic of Tatarstan.

Tatarstan Prime Minister Rustam Minnikhanov received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg to the Russian Federation Mr Gaston Stronk at the House of Tatarstan government. RT Prime Minister noted that the arrival of Mr Gaston Stronk may encourage further development of relations between Luxemburg and Tatarstan.

“Getting a state order for production of aircraft for the RF President Administration during such economically difficult time is a great work and trust rendered to the personnel of Gorbunov KAPO, - Tatarstan Prime Minister Rustam Minnikhanov said at a ceremony of transferring 2 planes TU-214 SR produced under state order from the RF President Administration.

May 27, RT Prime Minister Rustam Minnikhanov held a meeting with member of House of Lords of British Parliament Lord Ahmed Nazir and Director of BITE Mr Muhammad Ali Farmer.

For 1 January 2009 stockholder’s equity capital of “Ak Bars” bank has made 28, 241 bln. roubles. For past year the capital decreased by 248 mln. roubles. Annual meeting of JSC “Ak Bars” bank shareholders was held in Kazan chaired by Robert Musin. RT Prime Minister Rustam Minnikhanov, Chairman of RT National Bank Evgeny Bogachev and others took part in the meeting.

The awarding took place within the framework of the Day of Russian entrepreneur which is celebrated in the country the second year.
By the words of Chief of RT small and middle entrepreneurship committee Timur Shagivaleev a sum of each grant makes 1 million roubles.

The cost amount of a minimal consumer budget in the republic for the first quarter of 2009 makes 7589 roubles.

May 22-23. Boris Pavlov visited the capital of Ukraine – Kiev. On 22 May he took part in the meeting dealing with a role and place of interstate network of information and marketing centres in evolution of the CIS innovative space. The participants discussed the issues connected with promotion and practical realization of the most perspective innovative projects in the sphere of nanotechnologies, expansion of international connections and formation of interstate scientific and technical policy.

The issues of border cooperation as the factor influencing social and economic development of Russia's frontier subjects within the limits of the Volga federal district (PFO) have been discussed today in the RT Cabinet at a session of the district border commission under Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation to PFO. Chief of the commission - Deputy Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation to PFO Valery Shnyakin held the session.

Today Prime Minister of Republic Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has met in the house of RT Government with chief of Federal agency on management of state property Jury Petrov who is with working visit in Kazan.