For 8 months of 2008 1,4 million m² housing have been commissioned in Tatarstan. It makes 64,6% of early plan. Head of RT Government Rustam Minnikhanov informed about it today at the meeting in RT Cabinet.

Today Rustam Minnikhanov visited the fields of Nizhnekamsk, Rybno-Slobodsky, Tulyachinsky, Pestrechinsky districts of Tatarstan. Accompanied by RT Minister of Agriculture and Foodstaff Marat Akhmetov RT Prime Minister observed the harvesting and met with grain growers and investors.

Tatarstan sportsmen won 3 Olympic Golden medals for Russian team in Peking. Minister of Youth, Sports and Tourism of Tatarstan Marat Bariev told about it today at briefing in RT Cabinet.

Today RT Prime Minister Rustam Minnikhanov hosted in Tatarstan Government House the participants of XVI scientific conference of Academy of Sciences of Islamic world “Science, technologies, innovations for stable development of Islamic world (rapprochement of politicians and scientists)” that is being held these days in Kazan.

Today in RT Cabinet RT Prime Minister Rustam Minnikhanov met with management of “POZIS” plant and its partners within “Summit of “POZIS” partners IX”.

From September, 1, 2008 in Naberezhnye Chelny and Sabinsky municipal district of Tatarstan the experiment on new system of labour payment in budget sphere will be realized. From January, 1, 2009 the program will be used all over republic. In Russia workers of budget sphere may see the results of new system from December, 1 of the current year.

Today RT first Deputy Prime Minister Boris Pavlov participated in plenary session “Nanotechnologies” within international conference of Academy of sciences of Islamic world and Tatarstan Academy of sciences “Science, technologies, innovations for stable development of Islamic world».

Session of RT Cabinet Presidium “Normative and legal aspects of increasing of effectiveness of state innovative activity regulation of economy in Tatarstan was held today in RT government.

On August ,22, Tatarstan Government and IBM Corporation signed the transaction about intentions for creation of center of program software decisions IBM. The document defined the areas of cooperation of the sides connected with creation of new IT park in Tatarstan capital – Kazan.

Yesterday on August, 22 RT Prime Minister Rustam Minnikhanov took part in celebrations devoted to 50-anniversary of NGDU “Prikamneft” which took place in Elabuga.