Investor's Guide - Assembly of European Regions

Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Cooperation of the Republic of Tatarstan 

T A T A R S T A N — Y O U R B U S I N E S S P A R T N E R 

Investor’s Guide 

Kazan–2007

Under the editorship of Hafiz Salikhov, 

Minister of Trade and Foreign Economic Cooperation of the 

Republic of Tatarstan. 

Editorial Board: 

Linar Latypov, Rinat Urazayev, Flyura Shaikhoutdinova, 

Shamil Aminov. 

This catalogue was prepared with participation of Aidar 

Abdrakhmanov, Goulnara Akhmadeyeva, Denis Klimin, 

Sergei Mezentsev, Yulia Mironova, Liliya Minnemoullina, 

Valentina Popova, Lyubov Solntseva, Alexei Sakharov, Rustem 

Akhmetgarayev, Artur Gizatullin, Albina Ismagilova, Olga 

Stepanova, Mikhail Ovsyannikov, Elmira Tabeyeva, and Liliya 

Khabiboullina. 

Translated by Alexei Sakharov and Timur Mindubayev. 

© Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Cooperation 

of the Republic of Tatarstan 

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Phone: (843) 299 10 07, 299 11 09 

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Investor’s Guide

Ladies and gentlemen, guests 

of the Republic of Tatarstan! 

This Investor’s Guide entitled “Tatarstan, Your Business Partner” 

is intended for all those who seek to establish stable business 

contacts with our republic. 

This edition was prepared by the Ministry of Trade and Foreign 

Economic Cooperation of the Republic of Tatarstan. It has 

taken into account the remarks and suggestions expressed 

by users of the previous guides. The favourable changes that 

took place in social and economic life of the republic over the 

recent years are obviously significant. This is confirmed by stable 

economic growth recorded in the republic and the notable 

pace of its social development. 

Modern Tatarstan was one of the first Russian regions to 

start changing over to European standards, not only in the 

field of industrial production, but also in education, medicine 

and other sectors. Transition to European standards will largely 

support the optimisation of the management system and en- 

couragement of business initiative, which in turn will create 

favourable conditions for further development of the market 

economy in the republic. 

Quite visible are the results of the independent foreign economic 

policy pursued by the republic in the past ten years. 

Tatarstan has tripled its foreign trade turnover, forged stable 

economic ties with over a hundred countries and their regions 

all over the world. The products manufactured by republic’s 

enterprises and some Tatarstan-registered trademarks are well 

known both in Russia and abroad. Year after year manufacturers 

from Tatarstan win competitions for best Russian exporters. 

All this enables the republic to enjoy a high international 

rating and ensures its harmonious integration into the world 

community. 

Great attention is paid in the republic to further improvement 

of its investment image. Consistently improving is the 

legal support of the investment process, which takes into 

account the international standards related to protection of 

investors’ rights, and the necessary infrastructure is being developed. 

Tatarstan today is the place where many foreign companies 

are operating and renowned multinational companies 

are represented. We are always open for cooperation and hope 

that this edition will be a useful guide to the business world of 

Tatarstan and a reliable partner in the implementation of your 

business projects. 


Rustam Minnikhanov 

Prime Minister 


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St.-Petersburg 

Moscow 

Russian 

Federation 

Kazan 

The Republic 

of Tatarstan 

The Republic 



The Republic of Tatarstan 

1. Overview 


1.1. GEOGRAPHY 

The Republic of Tatarstan is situated in the European part of 

the Russian Federation at the confluence of the Volga and the 

Kama rivers. The republic extends some 460 kilometres west to 

east and 290 kilometres north to south. The area of the republic 

is 67,836.2 square kilometres, which is approximately equal 

to the area of Sri-Lanka or that of Belgium and the Netherlands 

taken together. Tatarstan borders on eight regions of the Russian 

Federation: the Republic of Bashkortostan, the Udmurt 

Republic, the Republic of Mari El, the Chuvash Republic, the 

Kirov, Orenburg, Ulyanovsk and Samara Regions. 

1.2. CLIMATE 

The climate of Tatarstan is mild continental with long, warm 

and sometimes hot and droughty summer and moderately 

cold winter. 

Snowy period is almost 5 months (from mid-November to 

early April). Average temperature of January is -14°C, and that 

of July is +19°C. The range of monthly average temperatures is 

32°C to 34°C, and the range of absolute temperatures is 86°C. 

Annual precipitation ranges from 430 millimetres to 500 millimetres. 


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1.3. POPULATION 

The population of the Republic of Tatarstan numbers 

3,772,900 and comprises representatives of 115 ethnic groups 

including the Tatars (52.9 %), the Russians (39.5 %), the Chuvashes 

(3.4 %), the Ukrainians, the Udmurts, the Mari, the Bashkirs, 

the Jews, and others. Russian population prevails in large 

cities and adjacent regions, while Tatar population dominates 

in rural areas. 

1.4. RELIGION 

Over thousand religious societies have been registered in 

the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan. The most widelyspread 

religions are Islam and Orthodox Christianity. 

The Sunnite Islam was adopted as official religion in the 

Volga Boulgaria as early as in 922. At present, it is confessed by 

the majority of the Tatars and the Bashkirs. The supreme body 

of Muslims is the Spiritual Board of Muslims of the Republic of 

Tatarstan. 

The Orthodox Christianity appeared in the mid-16th century 

after the annexation of the Kazan Khanate by the Russian 

State. The followers of this religion are the Russians, the Chuvashes, 

the Mari, the Mordvinians, the Udmurts, and a part of 

the Tatars (kryasheny). Because of the Raskolnik schism in the 

Orthodox Church, Kazan Metropolitan See of the Russian True 

Orthodox Church also functions in the territory of the republic 

alongside with the Kazan Eparchy of the Russian Orthodox 

Church. There are small communities of other Christian confes- 


sions: Old Believers, Catholics, Lutherans, Baptists, Seventh — 

Day Adventists, etc. 

1.5. OFFICIAL LANGUAGES 

Under the Constitution of the Republic of Tatarstan, the 

Tatar and the Russian languages are recognised as equal in 

rights in the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan. 

The Tatar language belongs to the Turkic group of the Altai 

family of languages alongside with Kazakh, Uzbek, Turkish, 

etc. 

The Russian language, together with Ukrainian and Byelorussian, 

constitutes Eastern-Slavic subgroup of Slavic group of the 

Indo-European family of languages. 

1.6. HISTORY 

The Republic of Tatarstan has rich history. The first state in 

the region was the Volga Boulgaria created by Turkic tribes, 

whose ancestors had already had the statehood experience 

within the frames of the Turkic Kaghanate and Hunnish Power, 

as early as in the 8th — 9th centuries. In 922, it adopted Islam 

as official religion, which meant its international recognition 

and falling under the influence of the Arab Caliphate. Boulgaria 

was the most politically and economically developed state 

in the region and played an important role in life of peoples 

that inhabited the region. The country pioneered in smelting 

cast-iron in Europe. In addition to metallurgy, quite developed 

were the art of jewellery, tanning industry, culture, science,

and education. Unity of the country, its regular armed forces 

and well-organised reconnaissance allowed it to withstand the 

Mongolian aggressors. Only with the fourth attempt in 1236, 

their superior forces succeeded in breaking down the resistance 

of the Boulgars, but even after that the Mongols had to 

maintain a huge garrison to pacify the rebellious land. 

Boulgaria became an ulus of the Golden Horde, with the 

local dynasty remaining in power, as in Russian principalities. 

However, centrifugal tendencies began to appear, and the 

country broke into semi-dependent emirates, among which 

was Kazan, and actually got out of the Horde. The exit was 

fixed in 1438 with the formation of the Kazan Khanate. 

Relations between the Kazan Khanate and Moscow were 

rather uneasy. Continued wars, robber raids and interference 

of the neighbouring Russia weakened the country. Having 

gained strength, the Russian State was able to capture Kazan 

in 1552, though it took tens of years to break down the people’s 

resistance. 


Kazan became one of the major cities of Russia and the 

centre of a huge province in 1708. After the October Revolution, 

in accordance with a new state national policy, the Tatar 

Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (TASSR) was established 

in 1920. 

Virtually since 1922, the Tatar elite had been making efforts 

to achieve the status of a union republic for Tatarstan. In this 

or that form, the issue was discussed before the adoption of 

1937 Constitution, in the years of “Khrushchev thaw”, and, in 

the process of elaborating the 1977 Constitution, the proposals 

had even been prepared on transformation of Tatarstan 

into a union republic. 

The complicated interior situation in the Soviet Union and 

the initiated processes of changes have directly influenced the 

position of the republic: on 30 August 1990, the Declaration 

of State Sovereignty of the Republic of Tatarstan was adopted. 

On 12 June 1991, the first President of Tatarstan, Mintimer 

Shaimiev, was elected. On 6 November 1992, following the 

results of the referendum, where 61.4 % of citizens supported 

the idea of sovereignty, the Constitution of the Republic of 

Tatarstan was adopted. Hence the key provision appeared 

of the administrative status of the Republic of Tatarstan as a 

sovereign state, associated with the Russian Federation on the 

basis of the Treaty on Demarcation of Objects of Management 

and Mutual Delegation of Powers Between Bodies of State 

Power of the Russian Federation and Bodies of State Power of 

the Republic of Tatarstan. On 15 February 1994, the Treaty “On 

Demarcation of Objects of Management and Mutual Delegation 

of Powers Between Bodies of State Power of the Russian 

Federation and Bodies of State Power of the Republic of Tatarstan” 

was signed in Moscow, which became an important landmark 

on the path to building a new democratic federation. 


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HOLIDAYS IN THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN 

New Year’s Holiday January 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 

Christmas January 7 

Defenders of the Motherland 

Day 

February 23 

International Women’s Day March 8 

Spring and Labour Holiday May 1 

Victory Day May 9 

Day of Russia June 12 

Foundation Day of the Republic 


August 30 

People’s Unity Day November 4 

Constitution Day of the Republic 


Constitution Day of the Russian 

Federation 

November 6 

December 12 


Kurban Bairam The date is determined according to 

lunar calendar and is established annually 

by Decree of the President of the 

Republic of Tatarstan three moths prior 

to its commencement 

Sabantui (finishing the spring 

agricultural field works) 

The date is established annually by 

Decree of the President of the Republic 

of Tatarstan. 

1.7. CAPITAL 

The capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, the city of Kazan, is 

situated on the left bank of the Volga in the estuary of the Kazanka 

and has the largest population and economic potential 

among the cities of the republic. 

The area of Kazan is 425.16 square kilometres, and its population 

as of 1 January 2005 was 1.1 million. Young people at the 

age of up to 30 constitute 40.7 per cent of the city population. 

Citizens of Kazan represent over 100 nationalities. Kazan is 

home to 22 national-cultural societies. Administratively, Kazan 

is divided into 7 districts. 

Kazan is a city with rich history. Recent archaeological findings 

show that its age is about one thousand years. Once a 

Boulgar frontier fortress, Kazan in the Golden Horde period 

became the capital of an actually independent emirate (principality), 

and of the Kazan Khanate in 1438. As a result of seizure 

of the city by troops of Ivan the Terrible in 1552, it was virtually 

razed to the ground. In 1708, Kazan became a province centre. 

From 1920, Kazan was the capital of the Tatar Autonomous 

Soviet Socialist Republic, and from 1992, of the Republic of 

Tatarstan. 

Kazan is the centre of culture and education of Tatarstan. 

It has 30 higher educational institutions, including the worldknown 

Kazan State University. Development of science is also 


supported by the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan, Kazan 

Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, National 

Library of the Republic of Tatarstan (book-stock of 2.8 million), 

and Scientific Library of Kazan University (book-stock of 4.8 

million). In Kazan, there are the Russia’s second largest Concert 

Hall, 7 professional theatres, 4 state orchestras, Ensemble of 

Singing and Dancing of the Republic of Tatarstan, 13 museums, 

5 exhibition halls and galleries, 7 Creative Unions, 7 higher and 

secondary institutions for culture and arts, over 50 schools of 

art and music. This list can be extended with 3 entertainment 

centres, 300 libraries of different systems and departments, 7 

cinema theatres, over 50 creative troupes, the circus, different 

cultural societies, funds, associations, etc. 

Kazan is the city where the republic’s large enterprises are 

located. The products of OAO Kazanorgsintez, OAO Kazan 

Motor-Building Production Association, OAO Kazan Helicopters, 

OAO Kazan Aircraft Association named after Gorbunov, 

OAO Kazankompressormash, OAO Kazan Medical Instruments 

Plant, OAO Krasny Vostok are well-known and in demand far 

outside the republic. 

On August 30, 2005 the capital of Tatarstan has celebrated 

an outstanding event in its life: its 1000th anniversary. During 

the days of celebration of its millennium anniversary Kazan 

hosted the World Congress of Tatars, the Summit of Heads of 

the CIS States, a meeting of the State Council of the Russian

Federation. Over the year preceding the jubilee year and during 

the days of celebration the republic was visited by more 

than 80 delegations of foreign states and Russian regions. At 

the same time, some 30 delegations from Tatarstan visited foreign 

countries, including the CIS, to exchange experience on 

issues related to economic development. Large scale presentations 

of the economic and investment potential of Tatarstan 

were held in China, Belgium, France, Singapore, Vietnam, India, 

Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, as well as at the Ministry of Foreign 

Affairs and the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, 

in the Republic of Karelia, Karachayevo-Cherkess Republic 

and in Yaroslavl. Enterprises of the republic took part in over 

55 international and interregional exhibitions. The programme 

of celebrations included the ceremonies of opening the first 

line of the Kazan underground, the reconstructed Kul Sharif 

Mosque and the restored Annunciation Cathedral, a business 

terminal of the Kazan International Airport, the Tatar State 

Humanitarian Pedagogical University, the hermitage centre in 

Kazan Kremlin, etc. The city completed the reconstruction of 

the Theatre of Opera and Ballet named after Musa Jalil and the 

City Hall and the construction of a bridge across the Kazanka, 

which unites two parts of the city. 

1.8. LARGE CITIES 

Tatarstan is among the highly urbanised regions with urban 

population accounting for 74 per cent. Tatarstan is divided into 

43 districts; it has 20 cities, of which 14 are of the republic’s 

subordination, 21 urban-type settlements, and 910 village 

councils. Major cities are Kazan, Naberezhnye Chelny, Almetyevsk, 

Nizhnekamsk, and Zelenodolsk. 

Naberezhnye Chelny is located in north-east Tatarstan on 

the bank of the River Kama. The city is mono-industrial, nearly 

its entire population being somehow associated with the city- 


forming company, Kamsky Motor Works (KamAZ), manufacturer 

of heavy-duty trucks and their components. The Nizhnekamsk 

Hydroelectric Power Station supplies electric power 

to the city and the whole economic region. 

The services of “Begishevo” International Airport completely 

cover the north-east of the republic. 

Nizhnekamsk originated during the construction of the petrochemical 

plant in 1961. The city is one of the largest centres 

of petrochemical industry in the country. Major manufacturers 

are OAO Nizhnekamskneftekhim, OAO Nizhnekamskshina, 

and Elastik Plant. 

Almetyevsk is the largest centre of crude oil production in 

Tatarstan. Here starts “Druzhba” oil pipeline, through which 

Tatarstan exports its crude oil. The largest company in the region 

is OAO Tatneft (production of crude oil and petroleum 

gas). The Almetyevsk Petroleum Institute plays an important 

role in training of personnel for the main industry of the republic. 

Zelenodolsk is an important transport junction in the west 

of the republic. The products of the Shipbuilding Plant and 

Production Association “Plant named after Sergo” located in 

the city are in demand far outside of Tatarstan. 

1.9. CULTURE 

Due to historical and geographical factors, Tatarstan is located 

on the junction of two large civilisations, the Eastern and 

the Western, which in many respects determines the diversity 

of its cultural wealth. 

The Tatars keep centuries-old traditions of their ancestors, 

the Boulgars, who managed to achieve high level of cultural 

development, having combined their Turkic roots with Arabic 

influence due to adoption of Islam in the 10th century. It 

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at large. Specific place in life of the Boulgars and the modern 

Tatars is given to literature. Traditions established by poet Koul 

Gali in the 13th century were upheld by Mahmoud Gali, Saif 

Sarai, and Mouhamedyar. Among the outstanding personalities 

of the Tatar culture in the 19th and 20th centuries, one 

cannot but mention Gabdoullah Toukay, Kayum Nasyri, Shigaboutdin 

Marjani, Galiaskar Kamal, Fatikh Amirkhan, Rudolf 

Nouriev, Baki Urmanche, Galimjan Ibragimov, Gayaz Iskhaki, 

and Mousa Jalil. 

There are 7 historical complexes in the territory of the republic: 

Bulgar, Bilyar, city ensembles of Kazan, Yelabuga, Chistopol, 

Sviyazhsk, and the Raifa Monastery. 

Of greatest interest for visitors to Tatarstan is the capital of 

the republic, Kazan, a city with a millennial history. All architectural 

buildings of this city date back to the second half of the 

16th century up to the 20th century. More ancient history can 

be judged from archaeological excavations. The main place 

of interest in the city is Kremlin, the present residence of the 

Tatarstan President. Well harmonised here are the Blagoveshchensky 

(Annunciation) Cathedral, Suyumbike Tower, which 

is the city’s architectural symbol, and Koul-Sharif Mosque, the 

relic of the Tatar people. Among other points of interest in 

Kazan are the main building of Kazan State University (1825), 

Azimov Mosque (mid-19th century), St. Peter’s and Paul’s Cathedral 

(1723-26), Marjani Mosque (1766). 


1.9.1. THEATRES 

At present, there are 12 professional theatres in Tatarstan, 

of them 7 in Kazan. Most popular in and outside the republic 

is the Tatar State Opera and Ballet Theatre named after Mousa 

Jalil, functioning since 1939. It hosts annual international opera 

festivals named after Fyodor Chaliapin and classic ballet 

festivals named after Rudolf Nouriev with participation of wellknown 

masters of the world scene. Traditional tours of European 

countries, in particular of the Netherlands, have brought 

international fame and popularity to the theatre’s troupe. 

The Tatar State Academic Theatre named after Galiaskar 

Kamal is known by staging the works by classics of the Tatar 

dramatic art, such as Naki Isanbet, Galiaskar Kamal, Farid Yaroullin, 

Toufan Minnoullin, etc. Its tours to Moscow and countries 

with large Tatar communities have become traditional. 

The Kazan Academic Russian Great Drama Theatre named 

after Vasily Kachalov is a constant participant of international 

drama festivals and enjoys wide popularity of Kazan residents 

and visitors. 

1.9.2. MUSEUMS 

There are 100 state museums and over 300 departmental 

museums in Tatarstan, which help learn the history and culture 

of this land. 

The State United Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan was 

founded in 1894. Its exposition was based on the materials of 

1890 Scientific and Industrial Exhibition and the collection of 

collector Andrei Likhachev. The museum provides information 

about the nature of the land and its history from ancient 

times. 

The Fine Arts Museum founded in 1959 on the basis of the 

State Museum picture gallery displays over 21,000 pieces of 

painting, graphics, sculpture and applied art. Among them are 

the works of Rembrandt, Durer, Bryullov, Aivazovsky, Perov,

Kramskoy, Savrasov, Shishkin, Kuindzhi, Levitan, Repin, Vereshchagin, 

Serov, Roerich, Fechin, Urmanche, and many others. 

The Museum of Geology under Kazan State University displays 

a rich collection of meteorites, minerals and crystalline 

soils of the Urals and Siberia. 

The Museum of Ethnography under Kazan State University 

provides information about life of peoples in different corners 

of the world. It also contains materials collected by Ivan Simonov 

during the Antarctic expedition of Bellinshauzen and 

Lazarev. 

Also of interest for visitors to Tatarstan can be memorial 

flats of Mousa Jalil and Nazib Zhiganov, museums of Yevgeny 

Baratynsky, Maxim Gorky, Baki Urmanche, Salikh Saidashev in 

Kazan, Jaroslav Hasek in Bugulma, Ivan Shishkin, Marina Tsvetayeva 

and cavalry maiden Natalya Durova in Yelabuga. 

1.10. EDUCATION AND SCIENCE 

Tatarstan is the region with strong educational and scientific 

potential. 170,000 persons are engaged in the sphere of 

education. 

Secondary nine-year education is compulsory and free. 

There are 2434 comprehensive schools in the republic; the 

number of students attending them being some 471,200. Over 

90 per cent of students having statutory educational minimum 

continue their education at school for another 2 years or at the 

institutions of secondary special education. 

Tatarstan has been famous for its high level of academic, 

higher education and industrial science. For two centuries its 

capital, Kazan, has been one of the leading centres of science in 

Eastern Europe. It became the birthplace of the world-known 

schools of mathematicians, chemists, astronomers, physicists, 

orientalists, linguists, and physiologists. The names of Nikolai 

Lobachevsky, Nikolai Zinin, Alexandr Butlerov, Alexandr Arbu- 


zov, Yevgeny Zavoisky, Vasily Radlov, Karl Fuchs, Shigaboutdin 

Marjani, Kayum Nasyri went down in history of the world science. 

During the World War II, Kazan scientific schools have made 

an outstanding contribution to strengthening the defence of 

the country closely interacting with the Academy of Sciences 

of the USSR evacuated to Kazan. 

Kazan is one of the oldest educational centres in Russia. 

There are 84 institutions of higher education (including 24 

state-run institutions), mostly in Kazan. 

Four Kazan-based institutions of higher education (Kazan 

State University named after Ulyanov-Lenin, Kazan State University 

of Technology, Kazan State Technical University named 

after Tupolev, Kazan University of Economics and Finance) 

rank among top 50 Russian universities. 

The Decree of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan dated 

30 September 1991 established the Academy of Sciences of 

the Republic of Tatarstan (AST). 

From the moment AST has been established, the number 

of its members has been constantly growing, and its organisational 

structure has been further perfected. Today, it unites 


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33 full members, 55 correspondent members and 10 honorary 

members. The Academy incorporates seven divisions uniting 

scientists in the fields of biology, medicine, law, mathematics, 

physics, power engineering, and chemistry. The range of their 

research activities is quite broad and their work is aimed at 

solving urgent scientific and technical, social and economic, 

humanitarian and cultural issues the republic faces at the current 

stage of its development. Many developments by scientists 

of the Academy are at the level of the latest achievements 

in the world science and engineering and are recognised by 

the wide scientific community. The majority of studies is of 

practical and applied character. 

It became a good tradition to strengthen the ties between 

the Academy and scientific institutions of Russia, the CIS and 

non-CIS countries. The Academy is closely interacting with 

the Russian Academy of Sciences (primarily through the Kazan 

Centre of Science), Academies of Sciences of Kazakhstan, 

Ukraine, Byelorussia, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Bashkortostan, 

Chuvashiya, Sakha (Yakutia), Tajikistan, R&D centres of Turkey, 

France and other countries, having signed 21 treaties and 5 

agreements on scientific cooperation. 

The Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan has founded and annually 

awards the State Award of the Republic of Tatarstan in 

the field of science and technology, five awards named after 

prominent personalities, such as Sh. Marjani, Kh. Moushtari, 

G. Kamay, V. Engelhardt, A. Teregulov and two international 

awards, Zavoisky Award in physics (jointly with Kazan Physics- 

Technical Institute under KNC RAS and Kazan State University), 

and Arbuzovs’ Award in chemistry (jointly with the Institute for 

Organic and Physical Chemistry of KNC RAS). 



2. Investment Climate 

in the Republic of Tatarstan 

2.1. INVESTMENT ATTRACTIVENESS OF THE 

REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN 

The results of the economic reform being carried out in the 

Republic of Tatarstan in recent years testify that a major constituent 

of the progressive socio-economic development is 

the attraction of foreign investments. 

The Republic of Tatarstan is one of the most investment-favourable 

regions of the Russian Federation, which is confirmed 

by international rating agencies such as Standard & Poor’s that 

improved their long-term credit rating of Tatarstan in 2006 

up to ВB-, stable outlook, Moody’s Investor’s Service that assigned 

Вa1, stable outlook with respect to its borrowings in 

foreign exchange, and Fitch, which assigned, in January 2007, 

BB+ stable outlook long-term rating to Tatarstan in foreign and 

national currency. 

According to Expert RA, a Russian rating agency, in 

2005-2006, Tatarstan has been one of the “supporter regional 

leaders” and is among top ten Russian regions in several categories, 

including the 2nd place in “stable local political conditions” 

and “steadily low investment risk” during the last decade, 

while in the general rating of Russian regions it ranks 10th. In 

2005-2006, Tatarstan ranked 9th in the country in the investment 

risk and 10th in the investment potential. According to 

Expert RA, the republic as a part of the Volga Federal District is 

one of the most “safe” regions for foreign investors. 


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Investment Climate in the Republic of Tatarstan 

This is largely due to the creation of the investor-friendly 

regulatory and legal environment, stable economic growth 

over the last 5 years by 6.8 % a year on the average, and high 

political stability. 

INVESTMENT CLIMATE IN RUSSIAN REGIONS 

IN 2005-2006 (ACC. TO EXPERT RA) 

High potential — moderate risk (1B) 

1. St. — Petersburg 

2. Moscow Region 

3 Krasnoyarsk Krai 

4. Moscow 

5. Sverdlovsk Region 

6. Khanti-Mansi Autonomous Okrug 

Medium potential — moderate risk (2B) 

7. Belgorod Region 

8. Republic of Bashkortostan 

9. Rostov Region 

10. Republic of Tatarstan 

11. Nizhny Novgorod Region 

12. Perm Region 13. Samara Region 

14. Volgograd Region 

15. Kemerovo Region 

16. Omsk Region 

17. Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug 

18. Novosibirsk Region 

19. Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) 

20. Chelyabinsk Region 

21. Irkutsk Region 

Lower potential — moderate risk (3B1) 

22. Lipetsk Region 

23. Yaroslavl Region 

24. Kaliningrad Region 

INVESTMENT 

The outcome of the economic reform in the Republic of 

Tatarstan in recent years shows that attraction of foreign investment 

is a crucial element of its continuous social and economic 

development. 

The full-scale statistical records of foreign investment received 

in the economy of Tatarstan began to be maintained in 1993. 

CHANGES IN FOREIGN INVESTMENT RECEIVED 

IN THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN IN 1993-2005 (US$ MILLION) 

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 

Total 12.63 17.44 161.34 93.09 702.3 683.8 23 

Direct 10.45 15.57 65.1 18.81 21.5 2.4 4.3 

Other 2.18 1.87 96.24 74.28 680.8 681.4 18.7 

Portfolio - - - - - - - 

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 

Total 142.9 651.1 642.5 176.1 596.1 683.6 483.7* 

Direct 53.6 8.5 2.5 77.1 79.2 54.5 134 

Other 89.3 550.7 639.8 94.2 436.6 627.8 146.4 

Portfolio - 91.9 0.2 4.8 80.3 1.3 203.3 

* According to the Federal Service for State Statistics in the Republic of Tatarstan 


In 2005, according to the Territorial Body of the Federal Service 

for State Statistics in the Republic of Tatarstan, the inflow 

of foreign capital in the republic’s economy totalled US$683.6 

million, which is by 14.7 per cent more compared to 2004. 

However, according to the Ministry of Trade and Foreign 

Economic Cooperation of the Republic of Tatarstan, the total 

volume of foreign investment in the republic totalled in 2005 

US$843.6 million, including over US$214 million of direct investments, 

the major part of which (US$160 million) came to 

commerce through representative offices of foreign companies 

in Moscow. In particular, in 2005 Kazan saw the opening 

of such hypermarkets as Mega-Kazan (an investment project 

of IKEA) and TRK Tandem. 

In 2006, according to the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic 

Cooperation of the Republic of Tatarstan, the inflow of 

foreign investments in the republic totalled US$ 505.9 million, 

including direct ones of US$ 156.2 million, of which US$ 19 

million were invested in commerce through offices of foreign 

companies in Moscow. For example, a Metro Cash & Carry hypermarket 

was opened in Naberezhnye Chelny. Wienerberger 

from Austria and ARC International from France invested in 

2006 about US$ 3.3 million into the implementation of the first 

phase of brick-work project in Kurkachi and glass production 

facilities in Vasilyevo, respectively. 

Tatarstan is a leader among regions of the Volga Federal District 

(VFD) in the amount of direct foreign investments received 

in 2006 (28 % of the corresponding capital investments in the 

VFD). In the total amount of foreign investments received in 

2006 in the VFD (US$ 3,128.6 million) the Republic of Tatarstan 

accounted for 15.5 % (2nd place). Foreign investments attracted 

in the republic are 2.2 times more as compared to the average 

level in the Volga Federal District. 

The total number of investor countries increased in the period 

of 1995-2006 from 11 to 32. 

In general, at 1 January 2007, the economy of Tatarstan accumulated 

US$1,794.1 million of foreign investments. 

INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS 

In 2005, with an active support from the Government of the 

Republic of Tatarstan, the first republic’s industrial district was 

created. Its mission is to support the industrial and manufacturing 

complex in this territory by using the infrastructure of large 

industrial enterprises and attracting small and medium-sized 

businesses, which should give a further impetus to attraction 

of investments in the republic’s economy and expansion of a 

multilevel cooperation with foreign and domestic partners. 

The first republic’s district-forming enterprise is OAO Nizhnekamskneftekhim, 

one of the leading enterprises in its industry 

in Russia and Europe. As of now, the number of district 

participants, i. e. small businesses, reached nine and another 

six innovation projects connected to polymer processing are 

at various stages of implementation.

Based on the leading enterprises of the petrochemical secor, 

the KhimGrad Industrial Park was established in 2006. According 

to the Tatarstan government plans, the Park will help 

create at least 10,000 new highly skilled jobs by 2012, and increase 

the number of processing and service enterprises of the 

sector which manufacture competitive products. 

ADVISORY BOARD FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 

To further improve the investment climate in the Republic 

of Tatarstan and interaction between bodies of state power 

and enterprises, and to ensure the timely resolution of issues 

related to attraction of foreign investments, an Advisory Board 

for Foreign Investments has been operating since 2005. It 

included the members of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic 

of Tatarstan, regional representatives of federal departments, 

and managers of joint ventures engaged in different 

sectors of the economy, i. e. direct participants of the investment 

activity. 

2.2. COMMERCIAL ORGANISATIONS WITH 

FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 

Special attention in the republic is paid to commercial organisations 

with foreign investments. They are characterised 

by the use of high technologies, high performance, high yield 

on capital investment, and high wage level. The growing 

number of these companies testifies to the investment appeal 

and promising character of the Tatarstan’s economy, and promotes 

the integration of the republic into the global economic 

system. 

As of June 1, 2006, a total of 520 commercial organisations 

with foreign investments were registered in the United State 

Register of Enterprises and Organisations of the Republic of 

Tatarstan. Of them 232 enterprises (some 44.6 per cent) are fully 

owned by foreign investors, while the rest were established 

with participation of the republic’s and foreign organisations. 

Geographically, the most active in creating commercial 

organisations with foreign investments in the republic are investors 

from Turkey, Cyprus, the USA, and Germany. There are 

189 Turkish and Tatarstan-Turkish joint venture companies, 40 

enterprises with participation of Cyprus companies, 35 enterprises 

with participation of US companies, and 24 Tatarstan- 

German joint venture companies. All in all, 56 countries took 

part in the establishment of commercial organisations in the 

territory of the republic. 


2.3. SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE OF INDUSTRIAL 

PRODUCTION TYPE IN THE YELABUGA DISTRICT 

OF THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN 

The Federal law No 116 “On Special Economic Zones in the 

Russian Federation” of 22 July 2005 defined a new format of 

special economic zones as an effective tool for the intensification 

of investment activities in Russian regions. 

On 28 November 2006, based on the results of the competition 

held by the Government of the Russian Federation when 

bids from 72 regions of the country were studied, a decision 

was made to establish a special economic zone of industrial 

production type (SEZIPT) in the Yelabuga District of the Republic 


The choice made by the Federal Government in favour of 

the Republic of Tatarstan as one of the two first sites for creation 

of special economic zones of industrial production type 

is explained by the objective factors: successful experience 

in encouraging the investment activity in this district of the 

republic, favourable geographical location, and a well-developed 

industrial production and transport infrastructure. An international 

passenger and cargo airport, Begishevo, is located 

20 km from the Special Economic Zone. The Zone has access 

to the federal motor-road Moscow-Kazan-Ufa-Chelyabinsk. 

There are river cargo ports in the nearby cities of Naberezhnye 

Chelny and Nizhnekamsk, which provide access to the common 

deep-water transport system of the European part of Russia 

and to the Black and Baltic Seas. 

Foreign companies wishing to establish hi-tech facilities in 

Russia can benefit from the following material advantages offered 

in the SEZIPT. 

First, there are unique conditions to create export-oriented 

and import-substituting facilities to process plastics into finished 

products, since the Republic of Tatarstan manufactures 

virtually all polymers necessary for plastics production. All 

these polymers can be purchased at highly competitive prices, 

which are much lower than in international market. 

Second, the area is very favourably located for those who 

is engaged in production of auto components and is interested 

in the implementation of the complete-cycle automotive 

assembly projects. The Russian automotive market is on 

the sharp rise. According to experts, the annual market of auto 

components exceeds US$ 3 billion. Besides, the major Russian 

automotive manufacturers such as VAZ, GAZ, KamAZ, etc. are 

nearby, the SEZIPT is located in the very centre of the 400-kilometre 

circle, which creates considerable logistical advantages. 

At the same time, there is also a good potential for placing 

the enterprises engaged in other sectors, for example, instrument-making, 

electronics, wood-working, etc. 

To become a SEZIPT resident, a company would sign an 


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agreement with a body administering the Special Economic 

Zone on conducting the industrial / production activity and to 

invest not less than 10 million Euros to its production facilities 

located in the territory of the Special Economic Zone, including 

at least 1 million Euros during the first year of development. 

One of the most interesting aspects of the Special Economic 

Zone is that the residents are granted considerable tax privileges 

and steady rules of business for the entire period of existence 

of the Special Economic Zone, i. e. for 20 years. 

The enterprises registered in the territory of the Special Economic 

Zone shall enjoy a number of preferences. In particular, 

the free customs area treatment, which means that foreign 

equipment is installed and used within the Special Economic 

Zone without payment of customs duties and VAT. Besides, 

they shall not pay export duties for their products. The residents 

of the Special Economic Zone shall be exempted from 

the property and land taxes. In addition to that, the residents 

of the Special Economic Zone shall have special privileges. For 

example, the rate of the profit tax shall be reduced down to 

20 %, and they shall be fully exempted from paying the transport 

tax payable to the budget of the republic. 

COMPARATIVE TABLE DESCRIBING THE TAXATION 

IN THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN AND IN THE TERRITORY 

OF THE SEZIPT IN YELABUGA DISTRICT 

Tax Rate Distribution by Budgets 

Federal Regional Local 

1. Profit Tax 24.0 % 6.5 % 17.5 % - 

For SEZ Residents 20.0 % 6.5 % 13.5 % - 

2. Value Added Tax 18.0 % 18.0 % - - 

For SEZ Residents 18.0 % 18.0 % - - 

3. Property Tax 2.2 % - 1.1 % 1.1 % 

For SEZ Residents 0 % - 0 % 0 % 

4. Land tax 1.5 % - - 1.5 % 

For SEZ Residents 0 % - - 0 % 

5. Transport Tax Rates 

depend on 

type and 

horsepower 

capacity of 

the vehicle 

- Rates 

depend on 

type and 

horsepower 

capacity of 

the vehicle 

For SEZ Residents 0 % - 0 % - 

The SEZIPT territory is a free customs zone. It means that 

foreign commodities are placed and used within the SEZIPT 

territory without payment of customs duties and VAT, as well 

as without application to such commodities of bans and restrictions 

of economic nature. Russian commodities shall be 

placed and used on conditions applicable to export in accord- 


- 

ance with customs treatment of exports with payment of excise 

tax and without payment of export customs duties. 

Being residents of the Special Economic Zone of Industrial 

Production Type, the taxpaying organisations have the right to 

apply accelerated depreciation in respect of their fixed assets 

using the inflation index, but not more than 2; 

Expenses on research and development activities (including 

those that yield no positive results) incurred by organisations 

registered and operating in the territory of the Special 

Economic Zones established in accordance with legislation of 

the Russian Federation, are recognised in the accounting (tax) 

period over which such expenses were incurred in the amount 

of actual expenditures. 

In respect of the SEZIPT residents, restrictions were removed 

for carrying forward amounts of losses incurred in the previous 

tax period. 

Filing the documents with the Territorial Body of the Federal 

Agency for Special Economic Zones Management for the right 

to conduct industrial production activities in the SEZIPT territory 

is based on the “single window” approach. 

Depending on the kind of business, all these privileges can 

reduce the expenditures incurred by investors by almost 30 %. 

Another positive factor of the SEZIPT is that investors have 

no need to spend their money on the construction of costly 

utilities, since all necessary elements of industrial infrastructure 

will be provided on site, including power and heat supply 

systems, a gas pipeline, a modern telecommunications system, 

a customs post, and a bonded warehouse, which makes it possible 

to save time and money required for handling imported 

and exported commodities. 

Also noteworthy is the highly-skilled professional team of 

managers and experts, who are ready to render comprehensive 

support to investors in the implementation of their investment 

projects.

2.4. “ALABUGA” INDUSTRIAL SITE 

With a view to develop the investment activities in the 

territory of the “Alabuga” Industrial Site, the Government of 

the Republic of Tatarstan adopted the Resolution No. 540 of 

13.10.2003 “On Creation of the State-Run Institution “Directorate 

for Investment Programmes” in the territory of the “Alabuga” 

Industrial Site (DIP in TIS “Alabuga”). 

DIP in TIS “Alabuga” was established with the aim of creating 

the best favourable legal, investment and tax treatment to enable 

the achievement of the following objectives: 

• attraction of investment to establish modern automotive 

production; 

• production of import-substituting products including such 

used in automotive production; 

• creation of export oriented production facilities; 

The main line of business for enterprises to be established in 

the territory of the “Alabuga” Industrial Site is automotive production. 

In addition to auto companies, the site is open to any 

highly efficient projects with short payback period involving 

participation of domestic and foreign investors in case such 

projects are aimed at production of competitive commodities 

and services for industrial and consumer purposes. 

Initial investments required to establish new facilities in the 

territory of the “Alabuga” Industrial Site are supposed to be financed 

through attraction of funds from external investors, including 

foreign ones. With time, it is expected that the sources 

of finance for investments would be expanded through own 

funds of enterprises and through the re-investment of tax 

privilege amounts remaining at their disposal. 

The “Alabuga” Industrial Site is intended to promote integration 

of Russian economy into the system of international relations 

and inflow of foreign investments and latest technologies 

to the region. 

At 1 January 2007, there are 16 entities of investment activities 

registered and operating in the territory of the “Alabuga” 

Industrial Site, of which 6 are enterprises with participation of 

foreign capital, including: 

•OOO 

D Plast Eftek RT, Czech republic; 

•OOO 

ZASS Alabuga, Italy, Turkey; 

•OOO 

ANSAN Alabuga, Turkey; 

•OOO 

EZKI, Great Britain. 

INFRASTRUCTURE 

By now, the main facilities of external electric, gas and water 

supply systems have been built in the territory of the “Alabuga” 

Industrial Site, along with a network of basic utility lines. An 

up-to-date communication system provides good-quality local, 

long-distance and international telephone communications, 

including satellite, e-mail, and access to the Internet. 

The high degree of construction completeness of the ma- 


jor infrastructure facilities, the use of modern, highly efficient 

technologies with cost saving materials in their construction 

to ensure the high quality of erected buildings and facilities 

would enable the clients to put the primary facilities into operation 

in a very short period thus providing necessary conditions 

for successful work of companies doing business in the 

territory of the “Alabuga” Industrial Site. 

TAXATION 

The companies located in the territory of the “Alabuga” Industrial 

Site enjoy substantial tax privileges in what refers to 

the land tax, property tax, transportation tax, and profit tax. 

This makes it possible to cut production costs and raise the 

competitiveness of goods manufactured thus increasing the 

profitability of production. 

2.5. INNOVATION ACTIVITIES IN THE REPUBLIC 

OF TATARSTAN 

Main objectives of the innovation activity in the Republic 

of Tatarstan: 

•Integrated 

solution of issues related to accelerated transfer 

of results of scientific research in different fields of science 

and technology to the real sector of the economy and their 

commercialisation; 

•Creation 

of conditions for the implementation of all stages 

of the innovation process, starting from research (development) 

and examination of a new product (technology, 

work, service) to the manufacture of a commercial product 

and its replication; 

•Assisting 

in the establishment and support of innovation 

centres, special funds, joint ventures, concerns, associations, 

small businesses, firms and other entities of different 

patterns of ownership involved in the implementation 

of results of fundamental and applied scientific research, 

technology, medical, agricultural developments, as well as 

the results of implementation of innovation projects in the 

socio-economic sphere and in the field of law. 

Attaining these goals will be based on the integration of 

efforts of the government and the entrepreneurial sector of 

the economy, accelerated introduction of financial investment 

mechanisms for attraction of Russian and foreign capital into 

the fields of science and technology. 

At present, the Republic of Tatarstan has created the necessary 

infrastructure for the development of innovations, which 

includes the following institutional elements of the innovation 

activity processing chain in accordance with international experience. 

Innovative Technology Park “Idea” (Resolution of the 

Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan No. 640 of 

12.11.2002). 


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The purpose of establishing the technology park was to 

concentrate the working teams of the promising innovation 

projects and operating small businesses in an organisation 

operating on the principle of full self-financing and self-sufficiency 

in order to provide them with necessary support at all 

stages of the innovation cycle and assist them in commercialisation 

of new technologies, products and services. 

The Innovative Technology Park “Idea” is one of the largest 

innovation technology parks in Europe in the area occupied. 

At present, the technology park has the floor space of over 

30,000 square metres. The well-developed infrastructure and 

availability of free premises for business development makes 

it possible to render the complete set of services to small innovation-oriented 

businesses located in the territory of the Innovative 

Technology Park “Idea”. The innovative developments 

are financed through own funds of the technology park, the 

Venture Fund of OAO Tatneftekhiminvest-Holding, and bank 

credits. Today, the technology park cooperates with largest 

enterprises of the republic, developing their innovation programmes. 

Governmental Commission of the Republic of Tatarstan for 

Scientific, Technology, and Innovation Policy (Resolution of 

the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan No. 385 

of 23.08.2004 “On Approval of Composition of Governmental 

Commission for Scientific, Technology, and Innovation Policy”) 

THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMISSION ARE: 

•conducting 

the uniform state policy in scientific, technical, 

industrial, and innovation fields; 

•coordinating 

the activities of the republic’s executive bodies 

with those of economic entities, institutions, scientific 

research and other interested organisations, as well as 

ensuring their efficient interaction with bodies of federal 

power with the aim of developing scientific, technical, 

and innovation potential of the republic under market 

economy conditions; state regulation and support of 

competitive R&D work, and special republic’s and federal 

scientific, technical, and innovation programmes; 


•identifying 

the strategic trends in scientific and technological 

progress having priority for the Republic of Tatarstan, 

the scientific basis for which should be elaborated by the 

Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan, other 

scientific organisations and public unions of the republic 

in the interests of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Russian 

Federation; 

•coordinating 

the activities of the republic’s bodies of 

executive power related to scientific and technological 

cooperation at the state level, etc. 

Investment and Venture Fund of the Republic of Tatarstan 

(Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan 

No. 498 of 17.10.2004 “On the Establishment of State-Run 

Non-Commercial Organisation “Investment and Venture Fund 

of the Republic of Tatarstan”) 

THE BASIC TASKS OF THE FUND ARE: 

•support 

of innovation activities, preparation and mastering 

of production of conceptually new kinds of products and 

technologies through financing of construction, reconstruction 

and technical retooling of facilities by methods 

permitted by law and through creation of unique research 

and test installations; 

•participation 

in the development, examination and 

contest-based selection and implementation of innovation 

projects subject to implementation with the support of the 

Fund and aimed at structural reform of the economy; 

•support 

in construction and reconstruction of hi-tech 

facilities, as well as support of scientific and technological 

research and development work. 

Sectoral centres (technology parks) on the basis of Kazan 

State Technological University, Kazan State Technical University, 

and Kazan State University. 

To enhance the innovation activity in the Republic of Tatarstan, 

the republic implements a Programme for Development 

of Innovation Activity in the Republic of Tatarstan for

2004-2010, approved by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers 

of the Republic of Tatarstan No. 121 of 12.03.2004. 

The mission of this Programme is to ensure stable and 

balanced economic development and increase in the living 

standards of people in the republic through creation of conditions 

for growth of innovation level and competitiveness of 

products, introduction of innovative products in domestic and 

foreign markets, and substitution of imports in the domestic 

market. 

THE MAIN TASKS OF THE PROGRAMME ARE: 

•to 

integrate resources and organisational structures 

available in the republic and their focusing on activities in 

priority-driven innovation areas; 

•to 

ensure the innovation development of hi-tech sectors 

of the republic’s economy through creation and development 

of sectoral technical and technological basis for 

the development and introduction of hi-tech products to 

production in the form of industrial districts, technopolises, 

and technology parks (including the Innovative Technology 

Park “Idea”); 

•to 

create conditions for the establishment of a progressive 

technological structure and favourable innovation 

environment in the republic through the creation of 

innovation infrastructure, implementation of institutional, 

resource / credit, tax / budgetary, and tariff policy; 

•to 

increase the demand for innovations and attract private 


capital to the financing of sectoral projects aimed at technological 

modernisation of the manufacturing industry 

and other industrial sectors; 

•to 

involve scientific and technical potential of the republic 

into the innovation process; 

•to 

cut the transaction costs of innovation processes in the 

republic also through the minimisation of risks related 

to implementation of innovation projects by using the 

mechanisms of insurance coverage. 

2.6. INVESTMENT LEGISLATION OF THE 


Basic laws and other regulatory legal acts related to the implementation 

of investment activities in the Republic of Tatarstan 

are as follows: 

FEDERAL LEGISLATION: 

•Federal 

Law No. 160-FZ of July 9, 1999 “On Foreign Investments 

in the Russian Federation” (as amended on March 

21, July 25, 2002, and December 8, 2003, July 22, 2005, and 

June 3, 2006) 

•Federal 

Law No. 39-FZ of February 25, 1999 “On Investment 

Activity in the Russian Federation Implemented in 

the Form of Capital Investments” (as amended on January 

2, 2000, August 22, 2004, February 2, 2006, and December 

18, 2006). 


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•Federal 

Law No. 225-FZ of December 30, 1995 “On Product 

Sharing Agreements” (as amended on January 7, 1999, 

June 18, 2001, June 6, 2003, July 29, 2004, and December 

29, 2004) 

•Resolution 

of the Government of the Russian Federation 

No. 883 of July 23, 1996 “On Privileges for Payment of 

Import Custom Duty and Value Added Tax in Respect of 

Goods Imported by Foreign Investors as a Contribution to 

Charter (Pooled) Capital of Enterprises with Foreign Investments”, 

where it is not contradictory to the Tax Code of the 

Russian Federation. 

REPUBLIC’S LEGISLATION: 

•Law 

No. 2180-XII of the Republic of Tatarstan of July 19, 

1994 “On Foreign Investments in the Republic of Tatarstan” 

(as amended on June 27, 2001 and on September 23, 

2003). 

•Law 

No. 1872 of the Republic of Tatarstan of November 25, 

1998 “On Investment Activity in the Republic of Tatarstan” 

(as amended and added on June 24, 2003 and July 18, 

2005). 

•Resolution 

No. 123 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the 

Republic of Tatarstan of March 11, 2001 “On Additional 

Measures of State Support for Enterprises (Organisations) 

of the Republic of Tatarstan Implementing Investment 

Projects” (as amended on June 15, November 26, 2001, and 

December 28, 2002). 

•Resolution 

No. 780 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the 

Republic of Tatarstan of October 16, 1997 “On Additional 

Measures for Increasing the Investment Attractiveness of 

Leading Enterprises of the Republic of Tatarstan”. 

Legislation of the Republic of Tatarstan is aimed at creating 

additional guarantees to foreign investors within the terms of 

reference of the Republic of Tatarstan. 

In accordance with the Law No. 2180-XII of the Republic 

of Tatarstan of July 19, 1994 “On Foreign Investments in the 

Republic of Tatarstan” (as amended on June 27, 2001 and on 

September 23, 2003), a foreign investor in the territory of the 

Republic of Tatarstan is granted with full and unconditional 

legal protection of its rights and interests, which is provided 

by legislation of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation, 

international treaties, and this Law. The adoption of this Law 

had a positive impact on successful resolution of regional investment 

policy tasks and on creation of a favourable investment 

climate because of the fact that a special emphasis was 

put on the further development of legal guarantees for foreign 

investors. 

An adoption of the Law of the Republic of Tatarstan “On Introduction 

of Amendments and Additions to the Law of the 

Republic of Tatarstan “On Foreign Investments in the Repub- 


lic of Tatarstan”” (No. 901 of 27.06.2001) was necessitated by 

bringing the legislation of the Republic of Tatarstan in conformity 

with federal legislation. The Law contains the definition 

of foreign investments as a contribution of foreign capital 

to an object of entrepreneurial activity in the form of objects of 

civil rights belonging to foreign investor, unless such objects 

of civil rights are withdrawn from circulation or limited in circulation 

in the Russian Federation in accordance with federal 

acts, including money, securities, other property, proprietary 

rights having monetary value, exclusive rights to the results of 

intellectual activity, and services and information. 

In accordance with the Law of the Republic of Tatarstan 

“On Introduction of Amendments to the Law of the Republic 

of Tatarstan “On Foreign Investments in the Republic of Tatarstan”” 

(dated September 23, 2003), the procedure for registration 

of commercial organisations with foreign investments has 

been modified and is now the same as for the registration of 

Russian companies, which essentially simplifies the creation of 

commercial organisations with participation of foreign capital. 

The Republic of Tatarstan lies within a common legal field 

of the Russian Federation, including the issues of legislation in 

respect of taxes, customs, and foreign exchange. 

2.7. RIGHTS OF INVESTORS AND THEIR 

PROTECTION 

Chapter 2 of the Law No.2180-XII of the Republic of Tatarstan 

of July 19, 1994 “On Foreign Investments in the Republic 

of Tatarstan” (as amended on June 27, 2001 and on September 

23, 2003) provides for the following State guarantees of protection 

of foreign investments: 

The guarantee of legal protection of foreign investors; 

The guarantee of compensation in the event of 

nationalisation and requisitioning of assets of a foreign 

investor or a commercial organisation with foreign 

investments; 

The indemnification and compensation for damages to 

foreign investors; 

The guarantee of transfer of payments in connection with 

foreign investments; 

The guarantee of use of payments in the currency of the 

Russian Federation in the territory of the Republic of 

Tatarstan; 

The guarantee against unfavourable changes in 

legislation of the Republic of Tatarstan. 

In accordance with Article 11 of this law, in case the new 

laws and other regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Tatarstan 

enter into force which impair the conditions of activity of 

foreign investors and commercial organisations with foreign

investments, then, for the payback period of the investment 

project, but not more than for seven years, the conditions shall 

be apply to them which were determined by an investment 

agreement or other agreement (arrangement, contract) and 

legislation in force at the moment when the regulatory legal 

acts which impair the conditions of activity of investors were 

adopted. 

The Law No. 1872 of the Republic of Tatarstan of November 

25, 1998 “On Investment Activity in the Republic of Tatarstan” 

(as amended and added on June 24, 2003) established the provision 

pursuant to which the State guarantees the stability of 

rights of subjects of an investment activity. In case any legislative 

acts are adopted with provisions limiting the rights of subjects 

of an investment activity, which were granted to them 

by agreements concluded prior to adoption of these acts, the 

conditions of these agreements (contracts) hold true for their 

entire term. 

In addition, in accordance with the Resolution No. 123 of 

the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan of March 

11, 2001 “On Additional Measures of State Support for Enterprises 

(Organisations) of the Republic of Tatarstan Implementing 

Investment Projects”, the enterprises (organisations) of the 

Republic Tatarstan which attract bank credits for implementation 

of investment projects in priority areas of the republic’s 

economy are provided with State support through subsidies 

granted as a special-purpose assignment for payment for a 

part of interests envisaged by conditions of the credit agreement. 

For the purposes of facilitating the investors’ access to information 

on the financial and economic standing of enterprises, 

the Resolution No. 780 of the Cabinet of Ministers of 

the Republic of Tatarstan of October 16, 1997 “On Additional 

Measures for Increasing the Investment Attractiveness of the 

Leading Enterprises of the Republic of Tatarstan” established 

the provision pursuant to which the leading enterprises of the 

Republic of Tatarstan should submit their external financial 

statements brought in conformity with requirements of international 

standards. 

In pursuance of the Law of the Republic of Tatarstan No. 

1872 dated November 25, 1998 “On Investment Activity in the 

Republic of Tatarstan” (as amended on June 17, 2004) and with 

a view of implementing measures for investment activities at 

the industrial site of production association “Yelabuga Compact 

Car Works”, the Resolution No. 540 of the Cabinet of Ministers 

of the Republic of Tatarstan dated November 13, 2003 established 

a state-run organisation, Directorate for Investment 

Programmes at the “Alabuga” Industrial Site. The Directorate’s 

mission is to create favourable conditions for conducting investment 

activities at the site. 


2.8. PRIVILEGES GRANTED TO FOREIGN 

INVESTORS AND COMMERCIAL ORGANISATIONS 

WITH FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN THE REPUBLIC 

OF TATARSTAN 

Changes in the rates of taxes, insofar as amounts of taxes 

payable to the budget of the Republic of Tatarstan are concerned, 

including the reduction of such rates, are established 

on the basis of the corresponding laws of the Republic of 

Tatarstan adopted by the State Council of the Republic of 

Tatarstan. 

The legislation of the Russian Federation, for the purposes 

of State support of the implementation of commercial highly 

efficient investment projects which have passed the competitive 

selection, envisages the allocation of funds from the federal 

budget granted on a returnable basis or on conditions of the 

fixing in the State ownership of a part of shares of joint-stock 

companies being created, or by granting State guarantees of 

the reimbursement of a part of financial resources contributed 

by investor in the event of non-fulfilment of the investment 

project through no fault of investor. State guarantees of the 

Russian Federation are granted within the limits of resources, 

which are envisaged for these purposes in the federal budget 

for the next year. 

The Republic of Tatarstan, as a constituent entity of the Russian 

Federation, may also grant, in accordance with the Budget 

Code of the Russian Federation, State guarantees for top-priority 

investment projects. 

PRIVILEGES GRANTED TO PARTICIPANTS OF INVESTMENT 

ACTIVITIES OF THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN 

1. Subjects of investment activities who have concluded 

agreements on implementation of investment projects 

with an authorised body of the Cabinet of Minister of 

the Republic of Tatarstan, are exempted from federal 

taxes in the part payable to the budget of the Republic 

of Tatarstan, and the republic’s taxes in accordance with 

legislation of the Russian Federation for taxes and levies. 

2. Tax privileges to subjects of investment activities 

are granted for the payback period of the investment 

project, but they may not exceed seven years from 

the moment of commencing the investment. Subjects 

of investment activities implementing projects in the 

field of mechanical engineering may be granted tax 

privileges for the period of up to thirteen years from the 

moment of commencing the investment. 

3. The State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan can grant 

certain categories of taxpayers a privilege in the form 

of a reduced rate of a tax payable to the budget of the 


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Republic of Tatarstan, which cannot be lower than 13.5 

per cent. 

The Law of the Republic of Tatarstan “On Investment Activity in the 

Republic of Tatarstan” No.1872 dated 25 November 1998 (as amended 

on June 24, 2003 No. 18-ZRT, as amended on July 18 2005 No.85-ZRT), 

Tax Code of the Russian Federation (Part Two) dated 05 August 2000 No. 

117 FZ (as in force on November 2 2004), Article 284, item 1. 

2.8.1. TAX ON PROFIT 

System of 

Tax Deductions 

and 

Privileges 

Distribution of tax payments, in per cent of the taxable base 

Tax rate Payable to 

RF budget 

Payable to 

RT budget 

24 6.5 17.5 - 

Payable to local 

budget 

The tax base is determined without taking into consideration 

the following income: 

1) assets and (or) property rights, obtained in the form 

of payments (contributions) to the authorised (reserve) 

capital (fund) of the organisation (including capital in 

excess of par); 

2) the property and (or) property rights obtained within 

the original contribution by a member of an economic 

entity or partnership (his assign or legal successor) upon 

his leaving (withdrawal from) the economic entity or 

partnership or upon distribution of the property of the 

economic entity or partnership under liquidation among 

its members; 

3) property, property rights and (or) non-property 

rights with pecuniary valuation obtained within the 

original contribution by a contracting party of a special 

partnership (a contract on joint activity) or his legal 

successor in case of separation of his share from the 

common property of the contracting parties or division 

of such property; 

4) property obtained by organisations under specialpurpose 

financing: 

• as budgetary assets of all levels, state extra-budgetary 

funds, allocated to budget-funded institutions according 

to the profit-and-loss estimate of a budget-funded 

institution; 

• as grants obtained; 

• as investments obtained as a result of investment 

contests (auctions) in compliance with the procedure 

established by legislation of the Russian Federation; 

• as investments from foreign investors for financing 

capital investments for production purposes on 

condition of their use within one calendar year from the 

moment of their receipt; 

Tax Code of the Russian Federation (Part Two) dated 05.08.2000 No. 

117-FZ (as amended on November 2, 2004) Article 25,1 Clause 1 


The following expenses shall not be taken into 

consideration when determining the tax base: 

1) sums of dividends paid by a tax payer and other sums 

of distributed profits; 

2) a contribution to the authorised (reserve) capital, a 

contribution to a special partnership; 

3) expenses on acquisition and/or creation of a 

depreciable property; 


117-FZ (as amended on November 2, 2004) Chapter 25, Article 270 

2.8.2. VALUE ADDED TAX 

System of 

Tax Deductions 

and 

Privileges 

Distribution of tax payments, in per cent of the taxable base 

Tax rate Payable to 

RF budget 

Payable to 

RT budget 

18 18 - - 

Payable to local 

budget 

The import of the following goods is not subject to 

taxation: 

1) materials for production of medical immune-biological 

medicines for diagnostics, prevention and/or treatment 

of infectious diseases (in compliance with the list 

approved by the Government of the Russian Federation); 

2) products being a result of economic activities of 

Russian organisations on plots of land, which are the 

territory of a foreign state, with the right of land use 

belonging to the Russian Federation on the basis of an 

international treaty; 

3) processing equipment, its components, and spare parts 

imported as a contribution to the authorised (reserve) 

capitals of organisations; 

4) currency of the Russian Federation and foreign 

currency and banknotes being a legal instrument of 

payment (except such used for numismatic purposes) 

as well as securities, i.e. shares, bonds, certificates, 

promissory notes. 

The following operations are not subject to taxation: 

Sale, in the territory of the Russian Federation, of services 

on leasing of premises by a lessor to foreign citizens or organisations 

accredited in the Russian Federation. This provision is 

applied in case when the laws of the corresponding foreign 

state prescribe the similar procedure in relation to citizens of 

the Russian Federation and Russian organisations accredited 

in such foreign state, or in case when such provision is stipulated 

by an international treaty of the Russian Federation. The 

list of foreign states, the citizens and/or organisations of which 

are subject to application of provision, is set up by a federal 

body of executive power regulating the relationships between 

the Russian Federation and foreign states and international organisations, 

jointly with the Ministry of the Russian Federation 

on Taxes and Levies (subject to the Federal Law as amended 

on 29.05.2002 No. 57-FZ);

Sale (as well as transfer, execution and provision for own 

needs) in the territory of the Russian Federation of: 

1) the shares in the authorised (reserve) capital of 

organisations, the shares in cooperative societies 

and mutual funds, securities and futures instruments 

(including forward contracts, futures contracts and 

options); 

2) the goods placed under the customs treatment of duty 

free shops; 


117-FZ (as amended on November 2, 2004) Chapter 21, Article 149, 

Clause 2, Clause 1, Article 150, Clause 1 

When exporting goods from the customs territory of the 

Russian Federation taxation also applies to placement of 

goods under the customs treatment of a customs warehouse, 

free warehouse or free customs zone for purposes of further 

export of such goods (including products of their reprocessing) 

in compliance with the customs export regulations. 



Clause 2 

2.8.3. PROPERTY TAX 

Exemption from taxes is granted to the property of the tax 

payers implementing investment projects in compliance with 

the Law of the Republic of Tatarstan “On Investment Activity 

in the Republic of Tatarstan” in the territory of the “Alabuga” 

Industrial Site of Yelabuga Automotive Works located in the 

Yelabuga District of the Republic of Tatarstan; 

The Law of the Republic of Tatarstan “On Corporate Property Tax” (in 

the wording of the Laws of the Republic of Tatarstan dated 17.05.2004 

No. 32-RT dated 11.10.2004 No. 49-ZRT (as amended on 25.11.2004), 

dated 25.11.2004 No. 55-ZRT, dated 28.11.2005 No. 113- ZRT, dated 

10.02.2006 No. 6-ZRT, dated 06.04.2006 No. 27- ZRT) dated November 

28, 2003 No. 49-ZRT (in the wording of the Laws of the Republic 

of Tatarstan dated 19.03.2004 No.17-ZRT dated 17.05.2004 No.32-ZRT 

dated 11.10.2004 No.49-ZRT, dated 25.11.2004 No. 55-ZRT, dated 

28.11.2005 No. 113-ZRT, dated 10.02.2006 No. 6-ZRT, dated 06.04.2006 

No. 27- ZRT) 

2.8.4. EXCISE TAXES 

The following operations are not subject to taxation: 

Sale of excisable goods placed under the customs treatment 

of export outside of the Russian Federation 



Clause 1 

The following goods are not subject to taxation: 

Excisable goods imported into the customs territory of the 

Russian Federation and put into free circulation, further used 

as a raw material for production of excisable goods. 


Not subject to taxation are: 

The sums of advance payments paid upon acquisition of excise 

tax stamps or upon acquisition of special regional stamps 

for excisable goods subject to mandatory marking, are not 

subject to taxation. 


117-FZ (as amended on November 2, 2004) Article 200 

2.8.5. IMPORT CUSTOMS DUTIES 

The following goods are exempted from duties: 

Goods imported into the customs territory of the Russian 

Federation as a gratis aid (assistance) as well as goods imported 

into the above-mentioned territory and/or exported from 

such territory for charitable purposes by states, international 

organisations, governments, including for purposes of providing 

technical aid (assistance); 

Equipment, including machines, mechanisms and materials 

coming with the relevant equipment and component items 

(except excisable) imported into the customs territory of the 

Russian Federation against credits granted by foreign states or 

international financial organisations under international treaties 

of the Russian Federation. Exemption from the customs 

duty payment is only granted if stipulated by international 

treaties of the Russian Federation. 

The Law of the Russian Federation dated May 21, 1993 No.5003-I 

“On the Customs Tariff” (as amended on August 7, November 25, December 

27, 1995, February 5, 1997, February 10, May 4, 1999, May 27, 

December 27, 2000, August 8, December 29, 30, 2001, May 29, July 25, 

2002, July 7, 2003, December 8, 23, 2003, May 7, June 29, August 22, 

2004) Article 35 

The trade policy of the Russian Federation within its customs 

territory allows the granting of tariff preferences in the 

form of repayment of the previously paid duty, decrease of the 

duty rate and exemption, in exceptional circumstances, from 

the duty in respect of: 

1) the goods exported from the customs territory of the 

Russian Federation within the limits of the volumes of 

export deliveries for federal state needs, determined 

in compliance with the legislative acts of the Russian 

Federation; 

2) the goods imported into the customs territory of the 

Russian Federation as a contribution to the authorised 

funds of enterprises with foreign investments and 

foreign enterprises, as well as certain kinds of goods 

produced and exported by such enterprises, in cases 

stipulated by product sharing agreements concluded 

by the Government of the Russian Federation or a state 

body authorised by it in compliance with laws of the 

Russian Federation, or within a foreign investments 

payback period in compliance with the procedure 

established by the Supreme Council of the Russian 

Federation. 


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3) the goods exported as packaged supplies for 

construction of projects on investment cooperation 

abroad in compliance with intergovernmental 

agreements, of which the Russian Federation is a party; 

The Law of the Russian Federation dated May 21, 1993 No.5003-I “On 

Customs Tariff” (as amended on August 7, November 25, December 27, 

1995, February 5, 1997, February 10, May 4, 1999, May 27, December 

27, 2000, August 8, December 29, 30, 2001, May 29, July 25, 2002, July 

7, 2003, December 8, 23, 2003, May 7, June 29, August 22, 2004) Article 

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2.8.6. ACCELERATED AMORTISATION 

The Government of the Republic of Tatarstan has the right 

to grant enterprises with foreign investments an opportunity 

to apply accelerated amortisation (application of increased 

rates of amortisation deductions). 

The Law of the Republic of Tatarstan dated July 19 1994 No.2180-XII 

“On Foreign Investments in the Republic of Tatarstan” (as amended on 

June 27 2001, September 23 2003, December 09 2005), Article 29. 



3. Economy 


Tatarstan is one of the most economically developed regions 

of Russia. The republic is located in the centre of a large 

industrial region of the Russian Federation, on the crossing of 

major routes connecting the east and the west, the north and 

the south of the country. 

The Republic of Tatarstan enjoys rich natural resources, 

strong and diversified manufacturing industry, high intellectual 

potential, and qualified labour force. 

The industrial profile of the republic is determined by fuel 

and petrochemical industries (crude oil production, production 

of synthetic rubbers, tyres, polyethylene, and a wide 

range of oil products), major mechanical engineering enterprises 

manufacturing competitive products (helicopters, airplanes 

and aircraft engines, heavy-duty trucks, compressors, 

and oil and gas pumping equipment), developed productions 

of electrical and radio equipment. 

In 2006, the Gross Regional Product (GRP) grew in comparable 

terms by 7% totalling over 620 billion roubles. 


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Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan 

3.1. NATURAL RESOURCES 

The Republic of Tatarstan is rich in natural resources, the 

main resource being crude oil. The first industrial oil deposit 

was discovered as early as in July 1943. 

The main oil reserves, some 0.8 billion tonnes, are concentrated 

in medium-size and small deposits. In 2006, some 31.3 

million tonnes of crude oil were extracted. Alongside with oil, 

petroleum gas (some 40 cubic metres per ton of oil) is also 

produced. Among other mineral resources, extracted in the 

republic’s territory are gypsum (total reserves are 72 million 

tonnes), oil bitumen (known reserves are 12.5 billion tonnes), 

peat (800 peat bogs with total area of over 35,000 hectares 

are located in Tatarstan), construction stone (35.3 million cubic 

metres), brick clay (73.5 million cubic metres), chalkstones and 

dolomites (66 million tonnes). Production of black coal is complicated 

due to deep occurrence. Exploitation of combustible 

shale deposits in south-west Tatarstan is also promising. 

The Republic of Tatarstan has large water resources. Its river 

system consists of such rivers, as the Volga, Kama, Belaya, Vyatka, 

Sviyaga, Mesha, Sheshma, Ik, Toyma, Izh, Stepnoy Zay, etc. 

Altogether there are some 3000 rivers, their total length being 

19,600 kilometres. Total water surface area is 4,400 square 

kilometres, or 6.4% of the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan. 

The largest European reservoir, the Kuibyshev Reservoir, with 

the volume of 57.3 cubic kilometres for the most part is located 

in the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan. Its widest span 

in the mouth of the Kama is nearly 30 kilometres. 

Population of the republic is fully provided with potential 

ground water resources, totalling 3.8 million cubic metres per 

day. 

Available land of the Republic of Tatarstan constitutes 

6,783,700 hectares. The major part, some 70%, is the land for 

agricultural purposes (4,692,300 hectares), the land of the forest 

fund is 18% (1,229,700 hectares), and the land of the water 

fund is nearly 7% (456,200 hectares). 

3.2. MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY 

The growth of physical volume of industrial output in 2006 

was 7.1 % against previous year (4.8 % in 2005). To compare, in 

the Russian Federation these figures were 3.8 % and 4 %, respectively. 

In 2006, enerprises (organisations) shipped goods of their 

own production, rendered services, the industrial sector of 

the republic manufactured products, performed works and 

services to the total amount of 596.1 billion roubles, of which 

amount 572.99 billion roubles was accounted by large and 

medium-sized enterprises. 

In 2006, the main contributors to the total industrial output 

were extraction of fuel and energy mineral resources, 32.5 %; 


chemical production, 12.6 %; production of motor vehicles 

and equipment, 14.7 %; production of oil products, 9.9 %; production 

and distribution of electricity, gas, and water, 7.1 %. 

Industrial output has grown owing to the increased volumes 

of production of: 

•Crude 

oil (by 1.9 %), 

•Sulphur 

(by 33.0 %), 

•Synthetic 

resins and plastics (by 20.3 %), 

•Polyethylene 

(by 15.4 %), 

•Synthetic 

rubber (by 6.4 %), 

•Paintwork 

materials (by 19.8 %), 

•Building 

mortar (by 28.3 %), 

•Concrete 

mix (by 8.8 %), 

•Building 

bricks (by 11.4 %), 

•Sawn 

timber (by 16.5 %), 

•Diesel 

fuel (by 21.1 %), 

•Motor 

gasoline (5.4 times), 

•Fuel 

oil (by 5.4 %), 

•Gas 

turbines (by 19.5 %), 

•Compressor 

units (by 16.4 %), 

•Trucks 

(by 34.1 %), 

•Tyres 

(by 15.9 %), 

•Refrigerators 

(by 8.3 %), 

•Mayonnaise 

(by 80.4 %), 

•Margarine 

products (by 39.9 %), 

•Maccaroni 

products (by 13.2 %), 

•Butter 

(by 11.7 %), 

•Meat 

(by 9.4 %), 

•Whole 

milk products (by 11.0 %), 

•Flour 

(by 22.3 %), 

•Confectionary 

(by 14.1 %), 

•Feed 

compounds (by 7.2 %), 

•Hosiery 

(by 30.7 %), 

•Knitwear 

(by 40.4 %), 

•Footwear 

(by 6.4 %), 

In 2006, the structure of the republic’s manufacturing sector 

has improved due to the increase in the share of processing 

industries: production of machinery, equipment and transportation 

vehicles, metallurgy, and woodworking. 

The most important structural component of the Tatarstan’s 

economy is the production of fuel and energy mineral resources 

(oil and gas). Production of crude oil in the territory of the 

Republic of Tatarstan has grown by 1.9 % totalling 31.3 million 

tonnes. Production of liquefied hydrocarbon gases has grown 

by 14.0 % (901,000 tonnes). 

OAO Tatneft is responsible for the bulk of oil production 

output, some 25 million tonnes of crude oil per year. In 2006, 

OAO Tatneft extracted 25.4 tonnes of crude oil, which is a 

highest level over the last 13 years. By applying the up-to-date 

methods of improving the oil recovery factor the company extracted 

45 % of its total oil production volume.

The company ranked 6th among Russian oil companies and 

32nd in the world in the volumes of oil production, while in 

the proven reserves it ranks 21st in the world. 

Alogside with OAO Tatneft, the crude oil is also extracted 

by small independent oil companies which produced some 6 

million tonnes in 2006. 

The main contributors to the chemical and petrochemical 

industries in the republic are production of synthetic rubbers 

and tyres, plastics and plastic products, synthetic resins and 

pharmaceuticals. Tatarstan is home to Europe’s largest petrochemical 

works, OAO Nizhnekamskneftekhim. Also well 

known are products of such companies as OAO Kazanorgsintez, 

OAO Nizhnekamskshina, and OAO Tatkhimfarmpreparaty. 

The contribution of OAO Nizhnekamskneftekhim to the 

total output of petrochemicals in the Russian Federation is 

currently 100 % for halo-butyl rubber, 97 % for ethers, 80 % for 

ethylene-propylene rubber, 45 % for ethylene oxide, 41 % for 

butyl rubber, 47 % for polystyrene, and 24 % for mono-ethylene 

glycol. 

In 2006, the commodity output of OAO Nizhnekamskneftekhim 

totalled 46 billion roubles in money terms (over 

115 % in current prices as compared to previous year). Proceeds 

from sales of products and services totalled 47.6 billion 

roubles, which is a 13 % increase as compared to the previous 

year. Record figures were reached in 2006 in the production of 

butyl, halo-butyl, polybutadiene rubbers, ethylene, propylene, 

benzene, styrene, and ethylene oxide. The most important 

event of 2006 for the company was the start-up of polypropylene 

facilities. Having started the commercial production of 

this promising kind of plastic, OAO Nizhnekamskneftekhim 

became the largest manufacturer of polypropylene in Russia. 

OAO Kazanorgsintez is one of the largest chemical enterprises 

in Tatarstan and Russia, its range of products including 

170 items. The enterprise produces over 33 % of all Russian 

polyethylene and is its largest exporter. 

The commodity output of OAO Kazanorgsintez in 2006 totalled 

15.77 billion roubles, with the index of physical volume 

of production being 104.3 %. Capital investments grew more 

than 2.4 times, the enterprise drawed down 9.7 billion roubles. 

The raised funds enabled the company to carry out qualitative 

changes. The construction of new plants for bisphenol A and 

polycarbonates is performed at fast pace supported by growth 

of the commodity and raw-material base. With a view to providing 

raw materials to the new bisphenol A plant, phenol 

facilities have been modernised, and the work on increasing 

the capacity of the installation for preparation of desalinated 

water have been completed. In 2006, the financing of capital 

investments was made in the record amount for the company, 

11,540 million roubles. 

OAO Nizhnekamskshina today is the largest tyre manufacturer 

in Russia and in the CIS. Almost each third tyre made in 


Russia is manufactured in Nizhnekamsk. 

In 2006, OAO Nizhnekamskshina produced over 12 million 

tyres, which makes up 108.9 % to the 2005 level. Nizhnekamskshina 

is currently cooperating with Pirelli (Italy) implementing 

the joint project of Kama Euro tyres production rated at 2 

million tyres a year. In 2006, the enterprise produced over 1 

million Kama Euro tyres. 

Since 1 January 2006, OAO Nizhnekamskshina was switched 

over to a give-and-take operation plan which results in the essential 

increase in the physical production volumes and decrease 

in the cost of its products. 

OAO Nefis Cosmetics in 2006 brought its output to the level 

of 3.5 billion roubles, having increased it by 9 %. The sales 

volumes increased by 17.4 % as compared by 2005 totalling 

3.44 billion roubles (with potential up to 11 billion roubles by 

2008). 

The leading industries of mechanical engineering in Tatarstan 

are automotive industry, aircraft engineering and instrument 

making. 

The largest representative of the republic’s automotive industry 

is Kama Automotive Works (OAO KAMAZ) being among 

the leading truck manufacturers in the Russian Federation and 

the CIS. Besides, it manufactures automobile engines used 

both by KAMAZ and other automotive works of Russia and foreign 

countries. OAO KAMAZ is currently among top ten manufacturers 

of trucks with full weight of over 14 tonnes and ranks 

8th in the world in the volumes of diesel engine production. 

The heavy-duty trucks made by OAO KAMAZ are now operated 

in more than 75 countries of CIS, Asia, Africa, Europe, and 

Latin America. In 2006, exports of trucks to CIS and non-CIS 

countries totalled 11,300 units. 

OAO Kazan Helicopters is one of the leading republic’s exporters 

supplying 93 % of its products to tens of foreign countries. 

The company manufactures helicopters in different versions, 

such as passenger, transport, flying hospital, executive 

(VIP), military transport, and other modifications equipped 

with rescue, fire-extinguishing, ambulance, and parachute 

jump facilities. 

Passenger and cargo aircraft are manufactured at Kazan 

Production Association n. a. Gorbunov. As of now, the plant 

carries out serial production of Tupolev-214 aircraft, a jet medium-range 

liner. This model successfully incorporates the latest 

results of Russian airspace technology. An extensive methodical 

work is currently underway to master the new types of civil 

planes, TU-334, TU-330, and TU-324. 

3.3. AGRICULTURE 

The volume of agricultural products of all agricultural producers 

was estimated in 2006 at 76 billion roubles, or 104.8 % 

in comparable estimation to the 2005 level. 


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The leading branch of agriculture in Tatarstan is livestock 

breeding. Meat products include beef, pork, poultry, and lamb 

meat. By the end of 2006, the cattle stock at establishments 

of all agricultural producers was estimated at 1,123,200 (including 

435,700 cows). Other livestock includes 764,100 pigs; 

374,100 sheep and goats; and 9,449,400 poultry. 

In 2006, the production of cattle and poultry has increased, 

compared to 2005, by 5.7 %, milk — by 5.4 %, eggs — by 

2.5 %. 

The gross harvest of grain crops in the Republic of Tatarstan 

in 2006 totalled 4,158,000 tonnes (100.7 % as compared to 

2005), with average grain crop yield of 26.9 centners per hectare 

of area under crops. 

In 2006, the republic’s agriculture produced 1,910,200 

tonnes of wheat, 472,100 tonnes of winter rye, 1,300,800 

tonnes of barley, 203,000 tonnes of oats, and 39,200 tonnes 

of buckwheat; gathered 2,124,300 tonnes of sugar beet, 

1,745,300 tonnes of potato, 325,000 tonnes of vegetables. 

3.4. CONSTRUCTION 

In 2006, the work done by enterprises and organisations of 

the Republic of Tatarstan under building contracts (with small 

businesses and informal economy added) amounted to 86.1 

billion roubles (102.3 % to the 2005 level). The investment from 

all sources of finance in the most important projects, whose 

construction and reconstruction and technical upgrading was 

financed from the federal budget, totalled 3.8 billion roubles. 

In 2006, the dwelling units with a total of 1.8 million square 

metres of housing floor space were approved in the republic 

(108.4 % compared to January-December 2005). 

3.5. PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED 

BY ENTERPRISES 


3.5.1. OIL PRODUCTION 

OAO Tatneft 

Director General: Shafagat Takhautdinov 

Address: Almetyevsk, 423450, Russia, Tatarstan, Lenin St., 75 

Phone: (8553) 25-58-56 

Fax: (8553) 30-78-00, 31-86-46 

www.tatneft.ru 

E-mail: tnr@tatneft.ru 

• Crude oil 

• Gas 

• Long distillates of light hydrocarbons 


3.5.2. CHEMICAL, PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES 

OAO Kazanorgsintez 

Director General: Leonid Alekhin 

Address: 420051, Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, Belomorskaya St., 

101 

Phone: (843) 533-98-09, 533-98-09 

Fax: (843) 533-97-94 

www.kazanorgsintez.ru 

E-mail: market@kos.ru 

• Acetone 

• Propylene 

• Butyl cellosolve 

• Monoethylene glycol 

• Diethylene glycol 

• High-pressure polyethylene 

• Low-pressure polyethylene 

• Synthetic phenol 

• Ethylene 

• Plastics and synthetic resins 

• Thermoplastic pipes and parts of pipelines 

OAO NefteKhimSevilen 

Director General: Nikolai Zaitsev 


101 

Phone/fax: (843) 571-77-40 

Fax: (843) 512-31-96 

www.sevilen.ru 

E-mail: nhs@bancorp.ru 

• High-pressure polyethylene 

• Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers (Sevilen) 

• Polyethylene and Sevilen films 

• Glue PVAD 

• Polyethylene and Sevilen pipes 

• PE containers of 5 litres and 50 litres 

OAO Kazan Synthetic Rubber Plant 

Acting Director General: Timur Shcherbakov 

Address: 420054, Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, Lebedev St., 1 

Phone: (843) 278-37-57, 278-65-12 

Fax: (843) 278-65-32, 278-65-42 

www.tars-rubber.ru 

E-mail: info@prigend.ru 

• Silicone production 

• Silicone rubbers (SKT, SKTNF, SKTV-1, SKTN, SKTFV-803, 

SKTE) 

• Silicone rubber compounds (K-1520, 14r-15, 14r-2) 

• rubber compounds KT-80 

• Organic-silicon sealants 

• Organic-silicon compounds 

• Heat-resistant adhesive tapes 

• Electric insulating rubberised fibreglass fabric

• Urethane production 

• Urethane rubbers 

• Urethane prepolymers 

• Urethane polymer UK-1 

• Polyesters 

• Thiokol production 

• Thiokol 

• Polymer TPM-2 

• Thiokol sealants 

• Building materials production 

• Mastic compounds 

• Roofing covers 

• Drying oil SKB 

• Facade paint 

• Alkyd varnish 

• Production: 

• Latex 

• Copolymer sulphur 

• Motor liquid coolants 

• Noise-insulating material 

• Spark-protective material 

• Rubbers SKB and SKB-RShch 

OAO Tasma-Holding 

Director General: Damir Muratov 

Address: 420095, Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, Vosstaniya St., 100 

Phone: (843) 542-29-96 

Fax: (843) 542-28-52 

www.tasma.pionerpress.ru 

E-mail: tasma-market@m.ru 

• Medical film 

• Medical photo-fluorographic film (Russian Federation) 

• Dental film RZ-1 

• Industrial radiographic film RT-1, RT-K 

• Photo-technical films FT-41P 

• Magnetic tape 

• Note-paper 

• Lavsan folders 

• Glue KMC 

• Compact cassettes 

• Planar photographic film 

• Aerial film 

• SPF-VShch 2-50 

• Mikrat-Isopane 

• Mikrat-Orta 

• Mikrat (isobutane), black-and-white 

• Lavsan base 

• Secondary resin 

• Adhesive tape LT 

• Acetyl-phthalate cellulose 

• Film FN, black-and-white, Super-100 in cassette 

• Electric insulation films 


OAO Chemical Plant n.a. Karpov 

Director General: Damir Shamsin 

Address: 423650, Russia, Tatarstan, Mendeleyevsk, 

Pionerskaya St., 2 

Phone: (85549) 2-21-75, 2-26-02, 2-12-51 

Fax: (85549) 2-21-75 

www.karpovchem.ru 

E-mail: market@karpovchem.ru 

• Silica gel, brands KSMG, KSKG, ShSMG, ASKG, indicator 

• General-purpose fluxing agent for clearing aluminium 

alloys 

• Sodium sulphate, thiosulphate, sulphite, bisulphite, 

metabisulfite 

• Calcium chloride 

• Magnesium sulphate 

• Barium sulphate, carbonate, hydroxide 

OAO Mendeleyevskazot 

Director General: Airat Mukhametshin 

Address: 423650, Russia, Tatarstan, Mendeleyevsk, P.O. Box 

- 83 

Phone: (85549) 2-10-35, 2-10-76 

Fax: (85549) 2-43-29 

E-mail: m_azot@rambler.ru 

www.mazot.narod.ru 

• Ammonium nitrate 

• Regular nitric acid 

• Industrial oxygen gas and liquid 

FKP Kazan State Gun-Powder Plant 

Director General: Khalil Giniyatov 

Address: 420032, Kazan, First of May St., 14 

Phone: (843) 555-45-73 

Fax: (843) 554-40-14 

E-mail: kazanpowder@KGTS.ru 

www.kazanpowder.ru 

• Gunpowder (sporting and hunting) 

• Electrodes 

• Joint filler 

• Paintwork materials 

• Glue BF 

• Soft synthetic leather (MSK) 

• Plasticized and unplasticised nitro-cellulose 

• Solvents 

OAO Nizhnekamskneftekhim 

Director General: Vladimir Busygin 

Address: 423574, Russia, Tatarstan, Nizhnekamsk 

Phone: (8555) 37-71-81 

Fax: (8555) 37-93-09 

www.nknh.ru 

E-mail: oaonknh@nknh.ru 

• Polyisoprene rubber 


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• Butyl rubber 

• Ethylene-propylene rubber 

• Styrene 

• Ethylene glycol 

• Ethylene oxide 

• Propylene oxide 

• Butadiene (divinyl) 

• Propylene 

• Trimers and tetramers of propylene 

• Linear alpha-olefins 

• Surface-active substances 

• Polyethers (polyols) 

• Chlorinated butyl rubber 

• Brominated butyl rubber 

• Divinyl rubber SKD-N 

• Polystyrene 

OAO Nizhnekamskshina 

Director General: Radik Ilyasov 

Address: 423550, Russia, Tatarstan, Nizhnekamsk 

Phone: (8555) 49-70-98 

Fax: (8555) 34-08-22 

www.shina-kama.ru 

E-mail: root@nks.nkamsk.tatarstan.ru 

• Tyres for trucks and cars 


OAO Khiton 

Director General: Akhmet Davletiyarov 

Address: 420075, Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, 3rd Klenovaya St. 

Phone: (843) 239-58-32 

Fax: (843) 239-58-00 

E-mail: info@khiton-kazan.ru 

www.khiton.com 

• Household chemical goods: 

Body deodorants 

Hair sprays 

Insecticides 

Repellents 

Glass cleaners 

Antistatics 

Air fresheners 

• Synthetic detergents: 

Multipurpose detergent pastes 

Foaming detergents 

Shampoos 

• Paintwork products: 

enamels 

ground works 

auto cosmetics 

OAO Nefis Cosmetics 

Director General: Dmitry Khaibullin 

Address: 420022, Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, Tukay St., 152 


Phone: (843) 577-37-30 

Fax: (843) 570-42-77 

www.nefco.ru 

E-mail: acid@ nefco.ru 

• Synthetic detergents 

• Household chemical goods 

ZAO Kvart 

Director General: Muslim Khairetdinov 

Address: 420054, Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, Tekhnicheskaya St., 

25 

Phone: (843) 278-48-91, 278-47-61 

Fax: (843) 278-46-31, 278-48-91 

www.kvart.knet.ru 

E-mail: kvart@bancorp.ru 

• Crude rubbers 

• Hose items, 1,500 types and sizes 

• Moulded rubber articles of any sizes 

• Unmoulded articles in the form of vulcanite profiles 

• Rubber compounds, 150 brands 

• Industrial rubber plates 

• Glues 

• Sealant 

• Consumer goods 

OOO Tatneft- Nizhnekamskneftekhim-Oil 

Nizhnekamsk Synthetic Oil Plant 

Director General: Vladimir Shamsutdinov 

Address: 423574, Russia, Tatarstan, Nizhnekamsk, Promzona, 

2, P.O. Box 60 

Phone: (8555) 47-13-00 

Fax: (8555) 47-13-65 

E-mail: root@tatoil.nkama.ru 

• Poly alpha olefin synthetic base oils (PAOM) API SH, 

SG/CD 

• Semi-synthetic general purpose all-season oils of the 

“Tatneft Profy” line 

• Semi-synthetic general purpose all-season oils of the 

“Tatneft Progress” line 

• Semi-synthetic gear oil “Tatneft TM-5-18” 

• Synthetic oils 

3.5.3. AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY 

OAO Kazan Helicopters 

Director: Alexandr Lavrentyev 

Address: 420085, Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, Tetsevskaya St. 

Phone: (843) 571-81-81, 571-92-38 

Fax: (843) 571-82-82 

www. kazanhelicopters.com 

E-mail: market@kazanhelicopters.com 

• Helicopters of military, transport, and passenger versions 

(MI-8, MI-8 MT, MI-17)

• Light helicopter “Ansat” 

• Aircraft materials 

FGUP KAPO n.a. Gorbunov 

Director General: Nail Khairoullin 

Address: 420036, Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, Dementyev St., 1a 

Phone: (843) 570-93-39, 571-31-31 

Fax: (843) 571-96-34 

www. kapo-gorbunov.ru 

E-mail: marketing@kapo-gorbunov.ru 

• Special-purpose aircraft 

• Passenger airplanes (TU-214) 

• Aircraft spare parts 

OAO Kazan Engine-Building Production Association 

Director General: Damir Karimullin 

Address: 420036, Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, Dementyev St., 1 

Phone: (843) 571-99-15 

Fax: (843) 571-93-63 

www.kmpo.kazan.ru 

E-mail: pdo@kmpo.kazan.ru 

• Aircraft equipment 

• Aircraft engines 

• Repair of engines for gas pumping units 

• Agricultural machinery 

• Hydromechanical gearboxes for city buses 

3.5.4. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND METAL 

WORKING 

OAO Kazankompressormash 

Director General: Ibragim Khisameyev 

Address: 420029, Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, Khalitov St., 1 

Phone: (843) 272-22-21 

Fax: (843) 272-31-61 

www.compr.kzn.ru 

E-mail: kompr@online.kzn.ru 

• Compressor units: 

• Centrifugal compressors for a variety of process gases, 

with output of 18–600 cubic metres per minute, 

pressure of up to 450 atm 

• Centrifugal heaters for compression of air, nitrogen, and 

inert gases, with output of 160–800 cubic metres per 

minute, pressure of up to 50 atm 

• Centrifugal heaters for air, nitrogen, and inert gases, with 

output of 30–800 cubic metres per minute, pressure of 

1.6–2.5 atm 

• Centrifugal compressors for air, nitrogen, and inert 

gases, with output of 30–320 cubic metres per minute, 

pressure 4 atm; output of 40–160 cubic metres per 

minute, pressure of up to 12 atm. Expander-compressor 

units for gas processing, with pressure of 20–160 atm, 

power of up to 5000 kW 


• Centrifugal superchargers of gas pumping units, with 

pressure ratio of 1.35–2.4, discharge pressure of 56–160 

atm, gas-turbine drive power of 4–16 MW, designed for 

pipeline gas transportation, underground gas storage 

stations, and associated-gas handing equipment 

• Oil-flooded screw compressors for air and gases, with 

output of 1.5–100 cubic metres per minute, pressure of 

9–40 atm 

• Dry screw compressors for air and gases, with output of 

7–200 cubic metres per minute, pressure of 3–20 atm 

• Helical compressors, with output of 0.15 cubic metres 

per minute, pressure of up to 9 atm, designed for freon 

and ammonia refrigerating units rated at 4–10 kW of 

refrigeration capacity 

• Ammonia, propane, and freon refrigerating units 

based on centrifugal compressors rated at 700–10000 

kW of refrigeration capacity with boiling point 0 to 

–23 degrees centigrade (ammonia), 1 to –38 degrees 

centigrade (propane), +7 to –38 degrees centigrade 

(freon), respectively 

• Ammonia and freon refrigerating units based on 

screw compressors rated at 40–850 kW of refrigeration 

capacity under standard conditions 

• Air turbo-refrigerating units, with output of 25 kW (–120 

degrees centigrade) 

• Installations for recovery of light fractions (ULF series) 

• Removable settings for compressor stations 

OAO KamAZ 

Director General: Sergei Kogogin 

Address: 423808, Russia, Tatarstan, Naberezhnye Chelny, 

Musa Jalil Pr., 29 

Phone: (8552) 37-40-86 

Fax: (8552) 37-41-67 

www.kamaz.net 

E-mail: kancelyariagd@kamaz.net 

• Trucks and cars 

• Auto spares 

OAO Kazan Gas Apparatus Plant - Vesta 

Director General: Andrei Yakovlev 

Address: 420080, Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, Khalitov St., 8 

Phone: (843) 299-70-05,299-70-58 

Phone/fax: (843) 299-72-52 

www.kzga.by.ru 

E-mail: kzga@mail.ru 

• Gas-operated equipment - appliances for making shish 

kebabs and heating of premises 

• Stationary and portable gas cookers. Household fourburner 

gas ranges. Two-burner counter top gas fryers 

• Gas-operated infrared radiant burners 

“Unifitsirovannaya”, “Zvezdochka” 


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OAO ALNAS 

Director General: Yuri Sinegayev 

Address: 423461, Russia, Tatarstan, Almetyevsk 

Phone: (8553) 25-46-00 

Fax: (8553) 25-90-79 

www.alnas.ru 

E-mail: alnas@alnas.ru 

• Submersible units for crude oil production 

• Electrical centrifugal pumps 

• Ventilated brake disks 

• Iron castings 


OAO Almetyevsk Pipe Plant 

Director General: Alexandr Tokarev 

Address: 423400, Russia, Tatarstan, Almetyevsk, Promzona-11 

Phone: (8553) 25-93-74 

Fax: (8553) 25-93-74 

www.atz.ru 

E-mail: atz@atz.ru 

• Straight seam pipes, outside diameter from 10 mm to 

220 mm and wall thickness of up to 7 mm 

• Spiral seam pipes, outside diameter from 159 mm to 377 

mm and wall thickness from 4 mm to 6 mm 

• Pipes from 57 mm to 530 mm in diameter can be made 

with outer and inner coating at customer’s option 

• return bends, nominal bore from 40 mm to 200 mm 

• Polyethylene pipes, outside diameter from 12 mm to 75 

mm 

• Polyethylene film, width of 100, 150 and 200 microns, 

width of up to 3 m; PE buckets and basins of various 

capacity 

• Shaped pipes, diameter from 20 to 100 mm 

• Polymer coating (expandable polymer concrete), from 

57 to 325 mm 

• Inner anticorrosion coating for oil/gas collection pipes 

and hot- and cold water supply pipes 

PO Plant n.a. Sergo - POZIS 

Director General: Radik Khasanov 

Address: 422546, Tatarstan, Zelenodolsk, Privokzalnaya St., 4 

Phone: (84371) 5-42-41 

Fax: (84371) 5-38-60 

www.pozis.ru 

E-mail: pozis@pozis.ru 

• Household refrigerators and freezers 

• Refrigerator bodies for motor vehicles 

• Hunting cartridges 

• Medical equipment 

OAO Vakuummash 

Director General: Yevgeny Kapustin 

Address: 420054, Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, Tulskaya St., 58 

Phone: (843) 278-35-27 


Fax: (843) 278-32-40, 278-32-92 

www.vacma.ru 

E-mail: kazan@vacma.ru 

• Reservoir pressure maintenance pumps 

• Oil-vapour vacuum pumps 

• Pulleys 

OAO Zelenodolsk Shipbuilding Plant n.a. A.M. Gorky 

Director General: Sergey Ilyin 

Address: 422520, Russia, Tatarstan, Zelenodolsk, Zavodskaya 

St., 5 

Phone: (84371) 5-76-10 

Fax: (84371) 5-66-08, 5-78-00 

E-mail: zdship@nimb.ru 

• Sea- and river-going vessels. High-speed passenger 

hydrofoil vessels of ‘Meteor’ type. Motor boats for 

various applications. Sea-river tankers (oil-tankers, 

bitumen-carriers, etc.) 

• Shipboard equipment 

3.5.5. INSTRUMENT-MAKING, RADIOINDUSTRY 

OAO Kazan Optic-Mechanical Plant 

Director General: Ronis Sharipov 

Address: 420075, Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, Stantsionnaya St., 2 

Phone: (843) 234-14-01, 134-12-81 

Fax: (843) 234-28-71 

www.baigish.ru 

E-mail: info@baigish.ru 

• Day- and night-time binoculars and monoculars 

• Vision tubes 

• Microscopes 

• Range finders 

• Photographic objectives 

• Sights 

OAO “Elecon” Plant 

Director General: Nikolai Kolesov 

Address: 420094, Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, Korolenko St., 58 

Phone: (843) 519-57-01, 519-58-88 

Fax: (843) 519-58-51 

www.zavod-elecon.ru 

E-mail: marketing@zavod-elecon.ru 

• electric connectors of different kinds and types for 

aviation, missile/space systems, communication 

equipment and telemechanics, right-angled connectors 

for household radio electronics and special connectors 

• discontinuous units for aircraft, ships and missile/space 

systems 

• radio engineering equipment for aviation and missile/ 

space systems 

• lighting devices: halogen, luminous and incandescent 

• stop valves

• water valves DU15 — DU50 and gas valves DU15, DU20 

• valves DU50, DU80, DU100 

• disk shutters DU-65 

• brass fittings for metal-plastic pipes DU15 

• ball cocks DU15, DU20, DU25 

• scale models (1:43) of KamAZ, Ural, ZiL and MAZ trucks 

• art castings 

• consumer goods 

GUP Kazan Plant “Elektropribor” 

Director: Gennady Divavin 

Address: 420045, Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, Yershov St., 20 

Phone: (843) 272-40-01 

Fax: (843) 238-89-83 

www.priborist.net 

E-mail: elp@mi.ru 

• Systems and gauges for measuring, control, conversion 

and regulation of motor temperature and speed 

• systems and gauges for fire-alarm 

• Information/measuring systems used in testing flying 

vehicles 

• elements of RC data transfer 

• Reversible DC electric motors 

• Locks and valves 

OAO Tatelektromash 

Director General: Ildous Islamov 

Address: 423838, Russia, Tatarstan, Naberezhnye Chelny, Novy 

Gorod, P.O. Box: 72 

Phone: (8552) 39-98-05 

Fax: (8552) 39-98-05 

www.tatelectromash.ru 

E-mail: oao-tem@bk.ru 

• Traction motors, generators and start-adjusting 

equipment for heavy-duty dump trucks 

• Traction motors and start-adjusting equipment for 

municipal electric transport 

• Crane electric motors, electromagnets of high lifting 

capacity for metallurgical, mechanical and repair plants 

• Electrical equipment for railway bays 

• Consumer goods 

OAO Radiopribor 

Director General: Rashid Apakov 

Address: 420022, Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, Fatkoullin St., 2 

Phone: (843) 293-38-00 

Fax: (843) 293-32-22 

www.rp-kzn.ru 

E-mail: rp@mi.ru 

• Microprocessor controllers 

• Microprocessor set of means of control 

• Microprocessor device to control the burners of oil-gas 

boilers 


• Normalising converter unit 

• Actuating mechanisms: MEO-86, MEO-87, MEP-2500, 

MEP-2500-II-BT4, MEP-6300-II-BT4 

• FC thyristor amplifiers 

• Anchor bands 

• Car reverse motion sound signallers 

• All-wave active antenna 

OAO Almetyevsk Plant “Radiopribor” 

Director General: Rafis Valiyev 

Address: 423450, Russia, Tatarstan, Almetyevsk, Prospekt 

Stroitelei, 2 

Phone: (8553) 22-19-09 

Fax: (8553) 22-19-40 

• Radio-electronic products for industrial, technical, and 

special purpose 

• Household water purification filters 

• Antenna feeder systems for aircraft industry 

• Woodworking machines 

OAO Chistopol Watch Factory “Vostok” 

Director General: Vladislav Tsivilin 

Address: 422950, Russia, Tatarstan, Chistopol, Engels St., 127 

Phone: (84342) 4-40-20 

Fax: (84342) 4-40-29 

www.vostok-inc.com 

E-mail: info@vostok-inc.com 

• Wrist watches 

• Car clocks 

• Ship’s clocks 

• Tower- and street-clocks 

• Water meters 

• Impulse counters 

• Tachometers 

• Manometers 

• Car seat belts 

• Gas utility meters 

OAO ICL-KME CS 

Director General: Viktor Dyachkov 

Address: 420029, Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, Sibirsky Trakt, 34 

Phone: (843) 273-24-43 

Fax: (843) 272-39-52 

www.icl.ru 

E-mail: admin@icl.kazan.ru 

• automation of business management in accordance 

with MRP II / ERP standards 

• implementation and support of finance management 

and accounting systems for all businesses and 

organisations regardless of their patterns of ownership 

and structural organisation 


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• data protection against unauthorised access in software 

& hardware, telecommunication systems, computer 

networks and media 

• development of application software — both off-theshelf 

and customised, implementation and support of 

information systems 

• implementation of innovative wholesale and retail 

technologies using POS terminals, barcoding and plastic 

cards 

• project design and building of WAN/LAN, corporate 

telecommunication systems and structured cabling 

systems including ISDN-based networks 

• production of servers and personal computers 

• delivery of hardware and software of the world’s largest 

manufacturers, such as FUJITSU, ICL, MICROSOFT and 

others 

• training of top executives and middle managers in 

methods of business management in accordance with 

MRP II/ERP standards 

3.5.6. WOODWORKING 

OAO Zelenodolsk Plywood Plant 

Director General: Alexandr Kogogin 

Address: 422520, Russia, Tatarstan, Zelenodolsk, 

Kooperativnaya St., 1 

Phone/Fax: (84371) 3-26-52, 3-26-22, 3-29-66, 3-25-49 

www.zfz.ru 

E-mail: fanera@zfz.ru 

• Plywood 

• Crude veneer 

• Resin 

ZAO Povolzhsky Plywood and Furniture Works 

Director: Vladimir Sereda 

Address: 422520, Russia, Tatarstan, Zelenodolsk, 

Privokzalnaya St., 5 

Phone: (84371) 5-75-85 

Fax: (84371) 5-76-33 

• Plywood 

• Furniture parts 

• Sliced veneer 

• Furniture 

ZAO “Kvinta-Holding” Vasilyevsky Wood Works 

Director General: Vyacheslav Filippov 

Address: 422530, Russia, Tatarstan, Zelenodolsky District, 

Vasilievo, Lenin St. 38 

Phone: (84371) 6-13-84, 6-02-51 

Fax: (84371) 6-13-84 

E-mail: quinta-holding@mail.ru 

www.lariks.ru 

• Saw-timbers 

• Joiner’s products 


3.5.7. MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY 

OAO Kazan Medical Instruments Plant 

Director General: Nour Shakirov 

Address: 420022, Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, Saidashev St., 12 

Phone: (843) 278-26-04 

Fax: (843) 293-25-42 

www.kmizmarket.ru 

E-mail: pr.kmiz@mail.ru 

• Instruments for microsurgery: pincers, scissors, needleholders, 

retractors, spatulas, blepharostats, knives 

• Sets of microinstruments for ophthalmology, coronary, 

microvascular and neurosurgery 

OAO Tatkhimfarmpreparaty 

Director General: Azat Khamayev 


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Phone: (843) 526-97-05 

Fax: (843) 526-97-07 

www.tatfarm.kzn.ru 

E-mail: marketing@tatfarm.ru 

• Medicines in tablets, ointments and ointment bases, 

solutions and liquids 

• Stitching surgical materials: absorbable: biological, 

synthetic, non-absorbable: synthetic, polyesters, from 

natural raw 

• Products of medical purpose 

OOO PTO Medtekhnika 

Director General: Ildar Bagaoutdinov 

Address: 420095, Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, Vosstaniya St., 100 

Phone/Fax: (843) 542-19-84 

www.medtech.ru 

E-mail: medtech@medtech.ru 

• Sets of surgical instruments 

• Titanium screws and plates for osteosynthesis of cortical 

bones and tools for setting them 

• Ilizarov’s external fixators 

• Pins to treat bone fractures 

• Atraumatic needles with stitching materials 

• Instruments for eye microsurgery 

Medical Research and Production Association 

“Endomedium” 

Director General: Alexandr Moroshek 

Address: 420080, Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, P.O.Box 123 

Phone: (843) 541-01-12, 541-01-82, 541-01-92 

Fax: (843) 521-37-30 

www.endomedium.ru 

E-mail: endo@endomedium.ru 

• Entire set of equipment and instruments for 

endosurgery

OOO Freza 

Director General: Yelena Abdoullina 

Address: 420029 Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, Sibirsky Trakt, 34 

Phone/: (843) 510-98-21, 510-98-78 

Fax: (843) 510-98-21 

www.frezakzn.ru 

E-mail: freza@telecet.ru 

• Dental tungsten carbide cutters 

3.5.8. GLASS, FAIENCE, AND PORCELAIN INDUSTRY 

OAO Bugulminsky Farfor 

Director General: Ildar Salyakhov 

Address: 423200, Russia, Tatarstan, Bugulma, Lenin St., 116 

Phone: (85594) 4-70-70 

Fax: (85594) 3-88-15 

E-mail: farfor@tatais.ru 

• China- and faienceware 

• Tea-, coffee- and table-sets 

• Souvenirs and gift sets 

3.5.9. LIGHT INDUSTRY 

OAO APK Kazansky Len 

Director General: Igor Belov 

Address: 420032, Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, Gladilov St., 53 

Phone: (843) 554-10-71, 555-31-53 

Fax: (843) 555-32-02 

E-mail: kazanlen@mi.ru 

• Flax fabrics 

• Tarpaulin 

• Flax canvas 

• Gauntlets 

• Tarpaulin products 

• Welders clothes 

• Flax cord 

• Impregnated tarpaulin fabrics (waterproof and flame 

retardant) 

OAO Melita 

Director General: Rais Gumerov 

Address: 420108, Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, Gafouri St., 46 

Phone: (843) 278-30-86 

Fax: (843) 278-30-88 

www.melita.ru 

E-mail: info@melita.ru 

• Fur products 

OAO Spartak 

Director General: Raihat Garipov 

Address: 420107, Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, Spartakovskaya St., 

2 

Phone: (843) 264-63-33 

Fax: (843) 264-56-35 


www.obuv-kazan.ru 

E-mail: spartak-kazan @rambler.ru 

• Footwear from natural and artificial leather for men, 

women and children 

3.5.10. FOOD INDUSTRY 

OAO Tatspirtprom 

Director General: Rashit Shaikhoutdinov 

Address: 420034, Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, Dekabristov St., 81 

Phone: (843) 543-96-33 

Fax: (843) 541-95-00 

www.tatspirtprom.com 

E-mail: director@tatspirtprom.com 

• Alcoholic beverages 

OAO VAMIN Tatarstan 

Director General: Vagiz Mingazov 

Address: 420054, Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, Lebedev St., 4 

Phone: (843) 277-17-49 

Fax: (843) 277-17-67 

E-mail: milk@mi.ru 

• Dairy products 

• Casein 

• Lactose 

• Dried skimmed milk 

OAO Tatarstan Meat Industry 

Director General: Rinat Gaizatullin 

Address: 420087, Russia, Tatarstan, Kazan, A. Kutui St., 50 

Phone: (843) 272-74-22 

Fax: (843) 229-15-52 

• Meats 

• Sausages 

• Dry fodder 

• Fats 


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3.6. TRADE 

The consumer market of the republic in 2006 maintained 

high growth rates of retail trade turnover and public catering, 

and the trading infrastructure continued to develop. 

According to the Tatarstan Committee for Statistics, commodities 

in the amount of 213.6 billion roubles were sold to 

citizens of the republic in 2006, which in comparable prices is 

an increase by 25.1 % against the similar period of the previous 

year. 

In terms of retail trade turnover, the Republic Tatarstan in 

January-December 2006 ranked third among the regions of 

the Volga Federal District, yielding to Samara Region and the 

Republic of Bashkortostan. 

The rapid growth in the retail trade turnover reflects quite 

high growth rates of individual income of citizens. The average 

monthly cash income per capita in 2006 was 9185.5 roubles, 

which is a 26.7% increase over 2005. Real cash incomes of the 

republic’s population increased by 17.4% (against the growth 

of 13.5% in Russia on the average). 


The increased standards of living are also reflected in the improvements 

in the structure of the republic’s commodity circulation. 

The turnover of non-foods shows outstripping growth 

rates. In the 12 months of 2006, foodstuffs in the amount of 

103 billion roubles and non-foods in the amount of 110.6 billion 

roubles were sold to the people, which makes in the mass 

of commodities 120.6% and 129.5%, respectively, against 

January to December 2005. Thus, following the results of 2006, 

the greatest contributor is non-foods with 51.8%, while foodstuffs 

accounted for 48.2%. 

3.7. TRANSPORT 

Tatarstan ranks among the regions with the developed 

transport system. 

All main traffic arteries in the Republic of Tatarstan are not 

only of the republic’s, but also of federal importance. Their 

location coincides well with the direction of international 

transport corridors, which impose additional requirements 

as regards the improvement of technical parameters, freight 

transportation safety, environment protection, and development 

of the servicing network. 

The common deep-water system of the European part of 

Russia mainly formed by the Volga basin provides conditions 

for the use of river-marine vessels in international transportation 

towards the Caspian, the Mediterranean and the Baltic basins. 

Navigable waterways are represented by deep sections 

of the rivers Volga and Kama, as well as by rivers Vyatka and 

Sviyaga. There are river ports in Kazan, Naberezhnye Chelny 

and Chistopol. 

Rail transport plays the leading role in facilitation of interregional 

relations of the Republic of Tatarstan, effecting major 

part of interregional transportation of freight and passengers. 

The trunk railways run across the Republic of Tatarstan in latitudinal 

and meridional directions. Important railway junctions 

in the republic are Kazan, Zelenodolsk, Agryz, Krugloye Pole, 

and Bugulma. 

Road transport becomes increasingly important in the field 

of international freight transportation. The total length of motorways 

in the republic is over 18,000 kilometres. Major motorway 

junctions are Kazan, Naberezhnye Chelny, Almetyevsk, 

Zelenodolsk, Leninogorsk, and Bugulma. Motorway network 

of Tatarstan has been constantly developing: under construction 

are country roads, city by-pass roads, flyovers, sections of 

roads of federal and republic’s importance; the existing roads 

are also being reconstructed. 

In 2006, freight-carrying vehicles of enterprises of all sectors 

of the republic’s economy (with account taken for small 

haulage contractors and entrepreneurs engaged in commercial 

cargo transportation) transported 9,819,900 tonnes 

on commercial basis (119.2% as compared to 2005), with the

total freight turnover being 1,416.1 million tonne-kilometres 

(119.2%). 

Civil airports and airfields are located in 9 points. There 

are two international airports in Tatarstan, “Kazan” (of federal 

importance) and “Begishevo” (of the republic’s importance). 

The airport in Bugulma services interregional and local routes, 

while other 6 airfields are for local air services only. 

The republic has a pipeline transportation system, which 

includes “Druzhba” oil pipeline used to supply crude oil to 

Europe. In 2006, pipeline transport pumped over 28.0 million 

tonnes of crude oil, which is 102.1% compared to 2005. The 

transit of oil decreased over the indicated period by 0.1%. 

3.8. BUDGETARY POLIC Y 

The Law of the Republic of Tatarstan “On Budgetary System 

of the Republic of Tatarstan for 2006” has approved the republic’s 

budget for 2006 in the amount of 49.2 billion roubles as 

regards the revenues and 51.0 billion roubles as regards the 

expenditures. 

The ceiling of the republic’s budget deficit of the Republic 

of Tatarstan has been fixed for 2006 in the amount of 1 billion 

roubles. 

The revenues of the republic’s budget of the Republic of 

Tatarstan for 2006 are formed in accordance with current legislation 

by means of statutory deductions from: 

• corporate profit tax; 

• income tax on physical persons; 

• excise taxes on excisable goods (products) and certain 

kinds of mineral raw materials produced in the territory of the 

Russian Federation, namely: crude ethyl alcohol from edible 

raw material, ethyl alcohol from edible raw material, drinking 

alcohol, vodka and alcoholic beverages, alcohol-containing 

solvents, cognac, champagne (sparkling wine), natural wine, 

other alcoholic beverages, beer, jewellery articles, motor gasoline, 

diesel fuel, motor oils for diesel and carburettor (injector) 

engines; 

• license and registration fees in accordance with legislation 

of the Russian Federation; 

• lump-sum tax; 

• property taxes; 

• payments for the use of mineral wealth; 

• other taxes, duties and fees; 

• debts in respect of abolished taxes, fees and other compulsory 

payments; 

• receipts from the State or municipal property, or from the 

activities of governmental and municipal organisations; 

• receipts from selling of tangible and intangible assets; 

• other incomes payable to the republic’s budget of the Republic 



The republic’s budget of the Republic of Tatarstan for 2006 

has consolidated the resources of the special-purpose budgetary 

funds and accounted receipts from them, as follows (in 

thousand roubles): 

• Road Traffic Safety Fund, 318,000; 

• Ecological Fund of the Republic of Tatarstan, 236,223; 

• Road Fund in the Republic of Tatarstan, 3,837,306. 

The ceiling of the external public debt of the Republic of 

Tatarstan has been fixed in the amount of 21,784,211,600 roubles, 

including the ceiling of liabilities under state guarantees 

in the amount of 20,191,971,000 roubles. 

3.9. BANKING SYSTEM 

At present, the Republic of Tatarstan has a two-tier banking 

system comprised of the National Bank of the Republic of 

Tatarstan and a system of commercial banks. 

The first tier is represented by the National Bank of the 

Republic of Tatarstan, its 16 cash and settlement centres and 

21 departments servicing budgetary organisations and state 

funds. The National Bank of the Republic of Tatarstan regulates 

monetary and credit relations, supervises and controls commercial 

banks of the republic and their branches. 

The National Bank of the Republic of Tatarstan today is an 

integral part of the Russian Federation banking system. At the 

same time, it is quite independent in resolving many issues related 

to banking and monetary regulation in the territory of 

the republic. 

The National Bank of the Republic of Tatarstan and the 

Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan ensure the organisation 

and efficient functioning of the accounting system, 

implementation of the budgetary revenues and expenditures 

of the Republic of Tatarstan, and administration of the budget 


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of the Republic of Tatarstan as to the treasury and cash operations. 

The second tier of the banking sector of the Republic of 

Tatarstan is represented by credit organisations and composed 

of 26 banks with 56 branches, 41 branches of Sberbank 

of the Russian Federation, 2 branches of banks from other cities, 

such as Zenith (Moscow), and branches of Vneshtorgbank 

(Moscow), Impexbank (Moscow), Volga-Credit Bank (Samara), 

and Uniastrum Bank (Moscow). In terms of the number of 

credit organisations, the Republic of Tatarstan ranks 5th in the 

Russian Federation and 2nd in the country as per the number 

of large banks with the registered capital of over 150 million 

Roubles, yielding to Moscow only. Some local banks, such as 

Ak Bars, Tatfondbank, AKI Bank, Avers Bank, Bank Kazansky, 

Spurt Bank are permanently in the ratings of the largest Russian 

credit organisations. 

The share of banks with authorised capital of or over 300 

million roubles in the banking structure of Tatarstan is 44.5 %. 

The republic’s banks show the tendency towards expanding 

their activity beyond the borders of Tatarstan. At 1 July 

2005, there are 22 branches of the Tatarstan’s banks operating 

in other regions. For example, the leader of the banking sector 

of the economy, Ak Bars Bank, has established its presence 

in such cities as Moscow, St. — Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, 

Ulyanovsk, Cheboksary, Yoshkar-Ola, and Izhevsk. 

In recent years the local banks have been providing services 

not only to large enterprises, but also to medium- and smallsized 

companies. Under the republic’s programme of small 

business support, the banks of Tatarstan take part in crediting 

of small businesses and self-employed businessmen. The leading 

credit organisations of Tatarstan in this field are Ak Bars 

Bank, AKB Spurt Bank, Regional Sberbank, KMB-Bank, AKI Bank, 

Volga-Kama Joint Stock Bank, Avtogradbank, and Intekhbank. 

According to Expert RA, OAO Ak Bars Bank has become 1st in 

the rating of Russian banks in the volume of credits provided 

to small businesses. In 2005, the bank granted 2,000 credits to 

the total amount of 11 billion Roubles (2.7 times more compared 

to 2004) under the programme of small- and mediumsized 

business support. 



4. Foreign Economic 

and Interregional Activities 

Foreign economic activities play an important role in development 

of Tatarstan’s economy, being an active instrument of 

implementing the strategy of socio-economic development 

of our republic and gradual integration of Tatarstan into the 

world economy. 

The republic’s government is undertaking continuous efforts 

of creating conditions to encourage the development of 

foreign economic and interregional ties. 

We can speak today of a wide range of Tatarstan’s international 

links covering diverse spheres of social and economic 

life of the republic. Without these links, the economic and 

cultural life of Tatarstan is hardly imaginable now. Their scope 

is being considerably widened, geography expanded, and its 

content became richer. 

4.1. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF FOREIGN ECO- 

NOMIC POLICY OF THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN 

The goal of the foreign economic activities of the Republic 

of Tatarstan is to encourage, through comprehensive cooperation 

with the CIS and non-CIS countries and gradual integration 

into the international economic community, the formation 

of socially oriented market economy in the republic, and 

to promote increase in the living standards of people in the 

republic on this basis. 


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Foreign Economic and Interregional Activities 

The said goal determines the main objectives of Tatarstan’s 

foreign economic policy, which include: 

•increasing 

the economic potential of the Republic of Tatarstan; 

increasing the competitiveness of its economy through 

specialisation in production of science-intensive, resourcesaving, 

and environmentally sound goods and services; 

•encouraging 

the restructuring of the republic’s economy, 

including the same through wide attraction of foreign 

investment for implementation of industrial and research 

projects of great importance to the national economy; 

•developing 

cooperation in the field of science and technology, 

production cooperation, engineering, leasing, and 

other forms of relations with foreign partners; 

•forming 

the export structure with significantly increased proportion 

of highly-transformed manufactures and services; 

•supporting 

the promotion to foreign markets of goods and 

services manufactured by enterprises and organisations of 

the Republic of Tatarstan; 

•optimising 

import volumes and structure with account 

taken for the necessity of economical spending of foreign 

exchange funds; 

4.2. MAIN TRENDS OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC AND 

INTERREGIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE REPUBLIC 

OF TATARSTAN 

Tackling the said main objectives infers the identification of 

the priority fields and forms of foreign economic policy, as well 

as country preferences. 

The priority fields of foreign economic activity of the Repub- 

lic of Tatarstan include: 

•strengthening 

the trade and economic links with the Russian 

Federation regions, the CIS and non-CIS countries; developing 

new directions and forms of economic cooperation; 

•taking 

part in the development and implementation of 

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regional investment programmes and projects, including 

those of the federal importance; 

•encouraging 

the investment process; developing and 

implementing the common State investment policy; coordinating 

the activities of all investment institutions in the 

territory of Tatarstan; 

•promoting 

export-oriented and import-substituting productions 

including the same through industrial cooperation, leasing 

and other forms of cooperation with foreign partners; 

•developing 

the innovation potential of the republic; 

•accelerated 

introduction of modern credit and investment 

mechanisms such as leasing, franchising, and specialised 

venture financing institutions; 

•presenting 

the opportunities offered by Tatarstan and its 

economic potential to the international community; 

•providing 

the information support for participants of 

foreign economic activities; 

•improving 

the regulatory and legal support for foreign 

economic activities. 

4.3. FOREIGN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES OF THE 


4.3.1. FOREIGN TRADE TURNOVER OF THE REPUBLIC 

OF TATARSTAN 

Foreign trade activities of the republic are developing at 

quite a rapid pace — in the three last years alone the foreign 

trade turnover of the Republic of Tatarstan grew 2.6 times. Following 

the results of 2006, the foreign trade turnover achieved 

a record figure of US$ 12.3 billion, an increase of 22.3 % as 

compared to previous year (against US$ 10.1 billion in 2005). 

The growth of foreign trade turnover of Tatarstan is due 

to both the increase in the republic’s exports (up 20.2 % to 

the amount of US$ 11.3 billion) and imports (up 46 % to the 

amount of over US$ 1 billion). Exports and imports constituted 

91.6 % versus 8.4 %, respectively (93.3 % versus 6.7 % in 2004). 

2005 2006 2006 Share of countries ( %) 

US$ million in % to result US$ million in % to result in % to 005 2005 2006 

Foreign trade turnover 

Including: 

10,083.4 100 12,327.0 100 122.3 100 100 

Exports 9,373.2 93.0 11,289.8 91.6 120.4 100 100 

Imports 

Of this: 

710.2 7.0 1,037.2 8.4 146.0 100 100 

Turnover with non-CIS countries 

Including: 

7,479.1 100 8,864.8 100 118.5 74.2 71.9 

Exports 7,029.8 94.0 8,063.1 91.0 114.7 75.0 71.4 

Imports 449.3 6.0 801.7 9.0 178.4 63.3 77.3 

Turnover with CIS countries 

Including: 

2,604.3 100 3,462.2 100 132.9 25.8 28.1 

Exports 2,343.4 90.0 2,226.7 93.2 137.7 25.0 28.6 

Imports 260.9 10.0 235.5 6.8 90.3 36.7 22.7


As is seen, exports traditionally dominate over imports in the republic’s total foreign trade turnover. The foreign trade turnover 

with non-CIS countries grew in 2006 by 18.5 % totalling US$ 8.9 billion (US$ 7.5 billion in 2005) due to the increase in exports by 

14.7 % and imports, by 78.4 %. Turnover with the CIS countries grew by 32.9 % totalling US$ 3.5 billion (US$ 3.6 billion in 2005) due 

to the increase in exports by 37.7 %, while imports decreased by 9.7 %. 

CONTRIBUTION OF CIS AND NON-CIS COUNTRIES TO THE EXTERNAL TRADE TURNOVER OF THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN IN JANUARY 

TO DECEMBER IN 2005-2006 (IN PER CENT) 

January-December 2005 January-December 2006 

Non-CIS countries CIS countries Non-CIS countries CIS countries 

4.3.2. FOREIGN TRADE PARTNERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF 

TATARSTAN 

In the geographical structure of foreign trade, the non- 

CIS countries still hold the priority over the the CIS countries 

despite the growth of trade turnover with the latter. The five 

major trade partners are Ukraine, the Netherlands, Hungary, 

Turkey, and Germany. In 2006, the leaders in the trade growth 

rates with the Republic of Tatarstan were Hungary, Switzerland, 

Slovakia, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Germany, and Ukraine. 

FOREIGN TRADE TURNOVER OF THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN 

WITH MAJOR PARTNER COUNTRIES IN 2006 (IN US$ MILLION) 

Foreign 

Trade 

Turnover 

Exports Imports Balance of 

Trade 

Total 12,327.9 11,289.8 1,037.2 10,252.6 

Non-CIS countries 8,864.8 8063.1 801.7 7261.4 

Including: 

Netherlands 1,497.3 1,459.3 38 1,421.3 

Hungary 1,443.2 1,431.8 11.5 1,420.3 

Turkey 1,031.2 1,002.3 28.9 973.4 

Germany 756.3 530.6 225.6 305 

Switzerland 509.6 500.5 9.1 491.4 

United Kingdom 444.6 427.5 17.1 410.4 

Poland 434.8 411.7 23.1 388.6 

Czech Republic 363.9 354.8 9.1 345.7 

Finland 362.9 357.1 5.8 351.3 

Slovakia 286.1 283.2 2.9 280.3 

Italy 218.4 173.6 44.8 128.8 

Belgium 213.5 203.7 9.8 193.9 

CIS countries 3,462.2 3,226.7 235.5 2,991.2 

Ukraine 2,249.9 2,203.2 46.7 2,156.5 

Belarus 581.3 424.9 156.3 268.6 

Kazakhstan 459.1 439.4 19.7 419.7 

As to the geographical structure of exports in general, it 

should be noted that the contribution of South-East Asian 

countries is still low. The foreign trade turnover between the 

Republic of Tatarstan and EU countries has grown in 2006 by 

20 % and totalled US$ 7,134.9 million, their contribution to the 

republic’s foreign trade turnover with non-CIS countries being 

80 % and 58 % of the total foreign trade turnover of Tatarstan. 

The foreign trade turnover with the CIS countries in 2006 totalled 

US$3,462.2 million, which is an increase by 32.9 % compared 

to 2005. 

4.3.3. EXPORTS 

In 2006, exports from the Republic of Tatarstan totalled US$ 

11.3 billion, which is an increase by 20.4 % as compared to the 

same period of 2005. 

Export transactions in 2006 saw the growth in deliveries of 

all major commodities of the republic. Leaders of the export 

growth rates were plastics (up 1.7 times), mechanical engineering 

products (up 1.5 times), oil products (up 1.4 times), 

and tyres (up 1.3 times). 

Exports of crude oil have grown in 2006 compared to 2005 

by 13.9 % in terms of value (while physical volume decreased 

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COMMODITY STRUCTURE OF EXPORTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF 

TATARSTAN IN 2006 US$ MILLION AND SHARE IN % 

It should be noted that in spite of the fact that export pattern 

continues to keep its focus on raw materials, a trend was 

observed in 2006 towards the decrease of raw material proportion 

in the exports. 

The percentage of crude oil in the export pattern decreased 

from 68.1 % in 2005 down to 64.4 % in 2006 (for non-CIS countries, 

from 67.5 % down to 64.2 %; for the CIS countries, from 

70.1 % down to 65.1 %). 

The percentage of oil products grew from 12.2 % up to 

14.0 % (for non-CIS countries, 16.2 % up to 19.5 %; for the CIS 

countries it remains steady, 0.4 %). The mechanical engineering 

goods ranking third in exports increased its percentage 

from 5.9 % in 2005 to 7.2 % in 2006, while the proportion of 

this commodity in exports to non-CIS countries decreased 

from 3.5 % in 2005 down to 3.1 % in 2006 and in exports to 

the CIS countries it increased by 4.2 percentage points from 

13.1 % to 17.3 %. 

4.3.4. IMPORTS 

In 2006, imports to the Republic of Tatarstan exceeded US$ 1 

billion, an increase by 46 % as compared to the level of 2005. 

The proportion of imports from non-CIS countries has 

grown by 78.4 % totalling US$801.7 million, while imports 

from the CIS countries reduced by 9.7 % totalling US$ 235.5 

million. The percentage of imports from non-CIS countries is 

traditionally greater than that from the CIS countries; in 2006 it 

reached a 5-year record level of 77.3 %. 

The commodity structure of imports to the Republic of 

Tatarstan is traditionally dominated by mechanical engineering 

products: machinery, equipment, devices, and motor vehicles 

which account together for 76.1 % of the total imports; the 

increase of deliveries against 2005 was 63.9 %. 

Petrochemical products hold the second place with 8.9 % 

(imports growth was 30.8 % as compared to 2005), metals and 

metal products come third with 5.0 % (imports growth was 

16.8 % as compared to 2005). 


COMMODITY STRUCTURE OF IMPORTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF 

TATARSTAN IN 2006 US$ MILLION AND SHARE IN % 

4.4. EXPANSION OF INTERNATIONAL AND 

INTERREGIONAL CONTACTS 

4.4.1. NON-CIS COUNTRIES 

In 2006, the work was continued on the expansion of trade 

and economic relations between the Republic of Tatarstan and 

foreign (non-CIS) countries. 

Foreign (non-CIS) countries are the basic trading partners of 

the Republic of Tatarstan. Their proportion in the total foreign 

trade turnover of Tatarstan in 2006 was 72 % (74 % in 2005), 

including 71.4 % (75 % in 2005) in republic’s exports and 77.3 % 

(63.3 % in 2005) in imports.

The foreign trade turnover of Tatarstan with non-CIS countries 

is growing; following the results of 2006 it totalled some 

US$ 8.9 billion US, which is an increase by 18.5 % as compared 

to 2005; the increase in exports was 14.7 %, and in import deliveries 

it was 78.4 %. 

Foreign trade of the Republic of Tatarstan, in line with that 

of the Russian Federation, is mostly oriented towards European 

countries to which crude oil and oil products are exported. 

When determining regional priorities, the Republic of Tatarstan 

nevertheless follows the reasonable balance between the 

Western and Eastern partners. 

With a view to develop cooperation ties with foreign countries, 

in 2006 the visits of the delegations of the Republic of 

Tatarstan to different countries were organised, just like the 

visits of governmental and business delegations of different 

foreign countries to the Republic of Tatarstan such as the 

Czech Republic, Republic of Senegal, Republic of Cyprus, Swiss 

Confederation, People’s Republic of China, United States of 

America, Islamic Republic of Iran, Republic of Singapore, Republic 

of Turkey, Federal Republic of Germany, French Republic, 

Syrian Arab Republic, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, State of 

Kuwait, Kingdom of Sweden, Italian Republic, Islamic Republic 

of Pakistan, Republic of India, Republic of Finland, Kingdom 

of Belgium, Mongolia, People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Commonwealth 

of Australia, Republic of Bulgaria, Malaysia, United 

Kingdom, Canada, Republic of Poland, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, 

Latvian Republic, Slovak Republic, Democratic People’s 

Republic of Algeria, etc. 

Within the frameworks of the visits, presentations were 

conducted with participation of representatives from the 

ministries, departments, enterprises and organisations of the 

Republic of Tatarstan; full business and information support of 

the visits was provided. 

The work on the organisation of the visits of foreign diplomats 

to the Republic was continued. In 2006, the Ministry of 

Trade and Foreign Cooperation of the Republic of Tatarstan 

organised 23 visits of delegations to Tatarstan with participation 

of the Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 

and employees of diplomatic missions in Russia, among which 

are the USA, Republic of Turkey, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 

Republic of India, Republic of Singapore, Mongolia, Federal 

Republic of Germany, Kingdom of Sweden, Commonwealth of 

Australia, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Arab Republic of 

Egypt, Republic of Poland, Kingdom of Belgium, Grand Duchy 

of Luxembourg, Latvian Republic, Republic of Finland, Republic 

of Bulgaria, Republic of Senegal, etc. 

Besides, the Republic of Tatarstan was visited in 2006 by 

representatives of the European Bank for Reconstruction and 

Development, UNKTAD / WTO, the World Bank, and the Islamic 

Development Bank. 


With a view to implement the arrangements in the field of 

foreign trade activities of the Republic of Tatarstan specified 

in the intergovernmental agreements, representatives of the 

Republic of Tatarstan took part in 2006 in the work of intergovernmental 

commissions on economic cooperation, meetings 

of working groups, economic forums, and conferences, 

including: 

•Meeting 

of the Russian part of the Standing Russian-Iranian 

Commission for Trade and Economic Cooperation, 

•Russian-Singapore 

Forum “Development of Business Ties 

and Presentation of Investment Potential of Russia”, 

•The 

9th Session of Intergovernmental Cooperation Commission 

between the Russian Federation and Finland, 

•The 

10th Meeting of the Russian-Bulgarian Intergovernmental 

Commission for Trade, Economic, Scientific and 

Technology Cooperation, 

•The 

7th Meeting of the Mixed Russian-Turkish Intergovernmental 

Commission for Trade and Economic Cooperation, 

•Meeting 

of the working group of the Mixed Russian-Austrian 

Commission for Economic Cooperation of Regions 

and Constituent Entities of the Russian Federation with the 

Republic of Austria, 

•The 

6th Meeting of the Constant Russian-Iranian Commission 

for Trade and Economic Cooperation, etc. 

The Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Cooperation of 

the Republic of Tatarstan prepared the proposals in 2006 for 

the meetings of intergovernmental commissions for trade and 

economic cooperation of the Russian Federation with Algeria, 

Iran, Bulgaria, Turkey, Czech Republic, Austria, Finland, and 

other countries. 

In 2006, meetings were also held of Tatarstan-Bangladesh, 

Tatarstan-Finnish, Tatarstan-Slovak working groups, and a 

working group on cooperation with OIC countries. 


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4.4.2. CIS COUNTRIES 

Over a long period of time, the CIS countries have been the 

important partners of the Republic of Tatarstan, large importers 

of some kinds of Tatarstan’s commodities and, accordingly, 

suppliers of a variety of products that are essential for satisfaction 

of the republic’s needs. 

FOREIGN TRADE TURNOVER OF THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN IN 2005–2006 US$ ‘000 

Foreign Trade 

Turnover 

2005 2006 

Including Foreign Trade 

Including 

Exports Imports Turnover 

Exports Imports 

CIS countries 2,604,303.2 234,3421.6 26,0881.6 3,462,152.7 3,226,641.3 235,511.4 

Ukraine 1,846,824.1 1,801,167.5 45,656.6 2,249,959.2 2,203,237.2 46,722.0 

Belarus*) 349,194.5 167,499.8 181,694.7 581,276.1 424,965.9 156,310.2 

Kazakhstan 303,327.2 280,712.7 22,614.5 459,126.2 439,399.5 19,726.7 

Azerbaijan 35,529.5 34,253.0 1,276.5 57,050.1 55,001.7 2,048.4 

Turkmenistan 5,963.2 5,781.7 181.5 35,862.5 35,736.8 125.7 

Uzbekistan 26,162.0 19,687.5 6,474.5 35,534.1 28,545.0 6,989.1 

Georgia 12,733.0 12,701.5 31.5 11,534.3 11,525.1 9.2 

Moldova 9,554.5 9,044.9 509.6 10,017.9 9,398.5 619.4 

Kyrgyzstan 6,274.1 5,563.7 710.4 9,437.1 8,783.5 653.6 

Armenia 5,396.0 5,391.2 4.8 7,452.2 7,452.2 - 

Tajikistan 3,345.1 1,618.1 1,727.0 4,903.0 2,595.9 2,307.1 

Nearly all foreign trade transactions of the Republic of Tatarstan 

with the CIS countries are effected using direct links. On 

this basis, the account is taken first of all of the economic interests 

of the republic’s individual economic entities, and then of 

implementation of the republic’s state-run socio-cultural and 

economic programmes. 

One of the most active partners of the Republic of Tatarstan 

is Kazakhstan. On May 29-30 2006, Tatarstan was visited 

by the delegation from the Republic of Kazakhstan headed by 

its Prime Minister Danial Akhmetov. The purpose of the visit 

was to consolidate cooperation in the field of mechanical engineering, 

create joint ventures and study the experience in 

the field of innovation activity. The meetings and discussions 

resulted in the signing of Agreement between the Ministry of 

Industry and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan and OAO 

KamAZ on cooperation in the field of automotive industry and 

supplies of motor vehicles to the Republic of Kazakhstan, an 

Agreement on Cooperation between the Ministry of Transport 

and Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the 

Ministry of Transport and Roads of the Republic of Tatarstan, 

an Agreement between AO “Kazakhstan Engineering” National 

Company and OAO Kazan Helicopters in the field of helicopter 

construction. 

On 7 September, 2006 the Ambassador of the Republic of 

Kazakhstan in Russia Zhanseit Tuimebaev visited Kazan and 


Foreign trade turnover of Tatarstan with CIS countries in 

2006 was US$ 3,462.2 million, a 33 % increase as compared to 

2005. In the structure of turnover, exports accounted for 93.2 % 

(US$ 3,226.6 million), while imports accounted for 6.8 % (US$ 

235.5 million). The most significant CIS partners for Tatarstan 

are Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Azerbaijan. 

took part in the opening ceremony of a new office building 

of the joint-stock commercial bank BTA-Kazan. The ceremony 

was also attended by President of the Republic of Tatarstan 

Mintimer Shaimiev, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic 

of Tatarstan Ravil Muratov, Minister of Trade and Foreign 

Economic Cooperation of Tatarstan Hafiz Salihov, Mayor of 

Kazan Ilsur Metshin, Chairman of the Tatarstan National Bank 

Yevgeny Bogachyov and other officials. 

Within the period of 4 to 5 October 2006, Prime Minister of 

the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov visited Kokshetau 

on a working visit. Within the visit, a meeting with Prime 

Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Danial Akhmetov took 

place, during which the heads of the governments of Tatarstan 

and Kazakhstan discussed plans and prospects for the development 

of OOO Kazakhstan-Engineering. In particular, the 

parties discussed further mastering of KAMAZ trucks lineup, 

including heavy-duty dumpers and all-wheel drive vehicles. 

At the following stages of development of this joint venture 

the further localisation of production is planned, i. e. manufacture 

and installation of domestic units and parts to the trucks 

made. 

On 13 October 2006 in Astana, in the course of bilateral discussions 

between Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan 

Rustam Minnikhanov and Prime Minister of the Republic of 

Kazakhstan Danial Akhmetov, an issue of cooperation in the

field of helicopter industry was considered. The representatives 

of Kazakhstan estimated the need of the state bodies of 

Kazakhstan as 37 helicopters for 2007-2009. 

Also discussed at the meeting were the issues of developing 

bilateral cooperation in the field of petrochemical industry. 

Kazakhstan will study opportunities of its participation in the 

projects for reconstruction and construction of Russia’s petrochemical 

enterprises in the territory of Tatarstan. 

In the period of 22 to 23 November 2006, a working visit of 

the delegation from the Republic of Tatarstan to Astana took 

place. The delegation was composed of representatives of the 

Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Cooperation, OAO Kazan 

Helicopters, OAO KAMAZ, AKB BTA-Kazan, NTC KhimTechno, 

OAO TNG Group, GlavTatDorTrans, and Plenipotentiary 

Representative Office of Tatarstan in Kazakhstan. 

During the visit a second meeting of the Tatarstan-Kazakhstan 

working group for the development of trade and economic 

cooperation was held which resulted in signing the protocol 

determining strategies of further cooperation between 

enterprises and organisations of the Republic Tatarstan and 

the Republic of Kazakhstan in the next year. The meeting was 

also attended by Trade Representative of the Russian Federation 

in the Republic of Kazakhstan A. Rudenko and Councillor 

of the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic 

of Kazakhstan S. Makarenko. 

The meeting was dedicated to issues of cooperation in the 


field of machine and aircraft building, projects in the field of 

petrochemical industry, and promotion of products of OAO 

Tatkhimfarmpreparaty. Also within the framework of the visit, 

the targeted meetings took place: by representatives of NTC 

KhimTechno and OAO TNG Group with OAO NK KazMunaiGaz; 

by representatives of OAO Kazan Helicopters with representatives 

of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Kazakhstan; 

by representatives of GlavTatDorTrans and the Ministry of 

Transport and Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan 

on the issues of construction of a transport corridor St. — Petersburg 

— Moscow — Kazan — territory of Kazakhstan, as 

well as on deliveries of bitumen to the Republic of Kazakhstan 

for road construction. 

In pursuance of the instruction of Tatarstan President Mintimer 

Shaimiev and with an aim of strengthening and expanding 

the cooperation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and 

the Republic of Tatarstan, implementation of the Agreement 

for Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technology, and Cultural Cooperation 

between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic 

of Tatarstan, the governmental delegation of the Republic of 

Tatarstan headed by Prime Minister of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov 

visited the Republic of Azerbaijan on 1 August 2006. 

The delegation included Deputy Prime Minister of Tatarstan 

— Minister of Culture Zilya Valeyeva, Minister of Trade 

and Foreign Economic Cooperation Hafiz Salihov, Minister of 

Education and Science Rais Shaikhelislamov, State Adviser to 


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the President of Tatarstan on International Issues — Director of 

Department of Foreign Affairs under the President of Tatarstan 

Timur Akulov, representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

of the Russian Federation in Kazan Khaidar Galiev, and top 

managers of enterprises and organisations of the republic. 

In the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan 

a meeting took place between Prime Minister of Azerbaijan 

A. T. Rasi-Zade and Prime Minister of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov 

and a first meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental 

Commission for Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technology, and 

Cultural Cooperation between Azerbaijan and Tatarstan. The 

meeting resulted in signing a protocol by heads of Azerbaijan 

and Tatarstan governments providing for the development of 

specific directions of cooperation in trade, economic, scientific, 

thecnology, and cultural spheres. 

After the meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission, 

Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov 

met with President of Azerbaijan Ilkham Aliyev. 

Quite vigorously developing in the past few years are the 

trade relationships between Tatarstan and Kyrgyzstan. The visit 

of the delegation of the Republic of Tatarstan headed by Minister 

of Trade and Foreign Economic Cooperation Hafiz Salikhov 

in June 2006 helped study the issues of the expansion of cooperation 

in the field of mechanical engineering, power engineering, 

including the development of the power engineering 

complex of Kyrgyzstan with participation of OAO Tatenergo, 

the establishment of a dealer network of OAO KamAZ, creation 

of a spare parts sales system, as well as to the development 

of cooperation in the field of innovations. 


In the period of 15 to 16 September 2006 Kazan was visited 

by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of 

Ukraine in the Russian Federation Oleg Demin. During the 

visit, the meetings were held with Prime Minister of the Republic 

of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and State Adviser to 

the President of Tatarstan on International Issues — Director 

of Department for Foreign Relations under the President of 

Tatarstan Timur Akulov, alongside with a visit to OAO Innovative 

Technology Park “Idea”. Discussions dealt with the issues of 

modernisation of ZAO Ukrtatnafta (Kremenchug Oil Refinery), 

the possibility of creating a working group for cooperation 

between Tatarstan and Ukraine and preparing a protocol for 

trade, economic, scientific and technology cooperation, the 

possibility of organising an assembly production of Ukrainian 

tractors in the industrial site of OAO YelAZ, and cooperation 

in the field of instrument making. The Ambassador also took 

part in the opening ceremony of a memorial plate to Michael 

Grushevsky and in the conference in the House of Friendship 

of Peoples. 

To tackle the task of introducing the republic’s products in 

external markets and with an aim of strengthening the cooperation 

with the CIS countries, the Ministry of Trade and Foreign 

Economic Cooperation prepared and organised in 2006 the 

visits of delegations from Tatarstan to Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, 

Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. Besides, Tatarstan was visited by 

delegations from the CIS member countries (for example, delegations 

of Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan). 

4.4.3. REGIONS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 

Economic relations with regions of the Russian Federation are 

traditionally decisive for the economy of the Republic of Tatarstan. 

A mission of the republic’s government authorities is to 

create favourable conditions facilitating the republic’s manufacturers 

to enter and find a niche in the Russian market. 

Thus, the commodity turnover with Russian regions in 2005 

totalled 147.1 billion roubles (115 billion roubles in 2004, an increase 

by 27.9 %). The growth of both the exports of products to 

Russian regions and purchases from Russian regions took place. 

Top ten regions in trade and economic relations with our 

republic are Moscow, Republic of Bashkortostan, Moscow Region, 

Samara Region, Chelyabinsk Region, Nizhny Novgorod 

Region, Sverdlovsk Region, Tyumen Region, St. — Petersburg 

and Permsky Krai. These regions accounted for about 60 % of 

the Tatarstan interregional turnover. 

All in all, there is cooperation with 81 regions of the Russian 

Federation. 

The development of close links with Russian regions owes 

much to the solid legal basis of the cooperation. 

At 1 January 2007, intergovernmental agreements of the 

Republic of Tatarstan on trade and economic cooperation were 

signed with 68 regions of the Russian Federation. Within the

period of 2003-2006 alone, Tatarstan signed agreements with 

Kemerovo Region, Rostov Region, Tula Region, Astrakhan Region, 

Amur Region, Tomsk Region, Chechen Republic, Karachayevo-Cherkess 

Republic, Republic of Mordovia, Khabarovsky 

Krai and Altaisky Krai; signed a revised agreement with Kaliningrad 

Region and an agreement with Udmurt Republic. In 

2006, protocols were signed to agreements with Altaisky Krai 

and Tomsk Region. Currently underway is the work on signing 

agreements on cooperation and relevant protocol with 

Ulyanovsk Region. 

Such intergovernmental agreements are a legal government 

lever to help introduce the Tatarstan manufacturers’ 

products to external markets. Besides, they are intended for 

the creation of favourable conditions for further development 

of trade and economic relations between the interested economic 

entities. 

This approach of signing specific agreements allowed the 

republic to establish quite stable economic links with such 

regions of the Russian Federation as Moscow and Moscow Region, 

Nizhny Novgorod Region, the Republic of Bashkortostan, 

Samara Region, St. — Petersburg and Leningrad Region, Sverdlovsk, 

Saratov, Chelyabinsk Regions, etc. To a great extent, the 

efficient tool for cooperation are the official and working visits 

of the delegations from the Republic of Tatarstan which facilitate 

the establishment of direct and close contacts. 

In 2006, the delegations of the Republic of Tatarstan visited 

Belgorod Region, Kirov Region, Samara Region, St. — Petersburg, 

Chuvash Republic, Republic of Altai, and Krasnodarsky 

Krai. As a result of these visits, certain agreements were 

reached on the expansion of trade and economic links. 

The positive experience of the republic in social and economic 

spheres arouses great interest of other Russian regions. 

In 2006, the republic hosted delegations from Amur Region, 

Leningrad Region, Astrakhan Region, Sverdlovsk Region, Ko- 


stroma Region, Samara Region, Nizhniy Novgorod Region, 

Novosibirsk Region, Altaisky Krai, and Permsky Krai that visited 

Tatarstan to exchange experience and expand the cooperation 

in various fields. Within the framework of each visit, meetings 

with representatives of Tatarstan enterprises and institutions 

were organised, specific agreements were reached, presentations 

of economic potential and investment attractiveness of 

the republic were held, targeted business meetings and round 

table discussions were held with participation of representatives 

of business community, and agreements, protocols, bilateral 

agreements on the expansion of trade and economic 

cooperation were signed. 

The interregional cooperation has featured today the development 

of new forms such as the establishment of trading 

houses, consignment and wholesale-and-retail trade depots, 

organisation of the network of dealer points for the sale of 

products manufactured by enterprises and organisations of 

the Republic of Tatarstan in the regions of the Russian Federation, 

and creation of Associations of Business People. 

4.5. SUPPORT OF EXPORTS 

Bodies of state power of the Republic of Tatarstan are striving 

to develop an optimal model of state regulation of development 

of the real sector of the economy, one of the elements 

of which is the state support of export-oriented and importsubstituting 

productions. The efforts of all structures involved 

in the implementation of the state policy in the field of foreign 

economic activity are focused on such directions as a support 

of the existing and an establishment of the new export-oriented 

and import-substituting productions; an increase in the 

share of highly processed products in the structure of exports; 

an expansion of international cooperation; the inflow of foreign 

investments to be used for the acquisition of up-to-date 

technologies, a production of the new competitive products, 

and a creation of the promising productions. 

According to Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the 

Republic of Tatarstan No.466 of 11.07.2001 (rev. 06.07.2005), the 

functions of preparation of proposals with respect to the sup- 


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port of industrial export with participation of bodies of state 

power of the republic were imposed on the Ministry of Trade 

and Foreign Economic Cooperation of the Republic of Tatarstan. 

In this connection, the Ministry carries out an intensive work 

aimed at creation of favourable conditions for ensuring access 

for products and services from the republic to domestic and foreign 

markets, develops and introduces proposals to the federal 

bodies of state power concerning tariff and non-tariff regulation 

of foreign economic activity with respect to products and 

services produced in the territory of the republic, participates 

in holding of international trade and industrial exhibitions, fairs 

and workshops in the Republic of Tatarstan, and of the republic’s 

exhibitions and expositions abroad. 

To support the enhanced development of the real sector 

of the economy, optimisation of the structure of foreign economic 

turnover and improvement of the quality of life of the 

republic’s population, the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic 

Cooperation of the Republic of Tatarstan jointly with the 

Ministry of Economy and Industry of the Republic of Tatarstan 

have developed the “Programme of Encouraging the Creation 

and Development of Export-Oriented and Import-Substituting 

Productions in the Republic of Tatarstan for the Period up 

to 2003”. The Programme envisages a wide set of measures of 

state support to development of export-oriented and importsubstituting 

productions, and to creation of an infrastructure 

that would favour the development of hi-tech export-oriented 

productions and internationally competitive import-substituting 

products. 

Every year a republic’s investment programme is adopted 

by the Government of the republic that envisages financing 

of priority-driven investment projects in the field of the real 

sector of the economy from the republic’s budget and extrabudgetary 

funds. The investment attractiveness of the Republic 

of Tatarstan is being constantly improved through further 

perfection of legislative and regulatory acts of the Republic of 

Tatarstan that regulate different aspects of foreign economic 

activity, as well as through development of draft laws on granting 

additional guarantees to foreign investors. 

The economic and investment potential of the Republic of 

Tatarstan is regularly presented at international economic forums 

and exhibitions. In 2006, with participation of the Ministry 

of Trade and Foreign Economic Cooperation of the Republic of 

Tatarstan, over 100 presentations of different level and format 

were organised and held, the most significant of them being the 

First Investment Summit of the Republic of Tatarstan in London, 

Forum of the Republic of Tatarstan “Investment Opportunities 

and Prospects of Cooperation for Business” (Switzerland), participation 

in work of the Russian National Exhibition in Beijing. 

Since 2005 the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Cooperation 

of the Republic of Tatarstan has been engaged in 

ensuring the successful participation of the Republic of Tatar- 


stan in federal projects of granting financial support to exporting 

enterprises. 

One of the projects implemented within the framework of 

the Resolution No 357 of 6 June 2005 of the Government of 

the Russian Federation “On Approval of Regulations on Partial 

Reimbursement of Costs Incurred by Russian Exporters of 

Industrial Products from the Federal Budget for Purposes of 

Interest Repayment on Loans Received at Russian Credit Organisations” 

is the encouragement of exports of hi-tech and 

innovative industrial products with high added value. The 

Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Cooperation of the 

Republic of Tatarstan coordinates the participation of local enterprises 

in the federal programme of granting financial support 

to industrial exports, renders information and consulting 

support, holds seminars with participation of representatives 

of the Ministry for Economic Development and Trade of the 

Russian Federation and the Ministry of Industry and Power Engineering 

of the Russian Federation. Within the framework of 

the federal support programme, local exporters of industrial 

products have been paid about 100 million roubles. 

The second project implemented under the Resolution of 

the Government of the Russian Federation No 249 of 22 April 

2005 “On Conditions and Procedure of Provision of Funds from 

the Federal Budget for State Support of Small Business, Including 

Agricultural (Farming) Enterprises” is the support of small 

businesses producing goods, works and services for export. 

Over the last two years, 35 million roubles were allocated from 

the federal budget to back up expenses of small businesses exporting 

their products. The same amount was allocated from 

the budget of the Republic of Tatarstan. 

This kind of the state support facilitates the strengthening 

of the republic’s export potential, expansion of geography of 

foreign economic contacts of enterprises and establishment of 

mutually beneficial dialogue between power and business. 

To promote the republic’s products on foreign and regional 

markets, Tatarstan uses a network of Trading Houses and trade 

and economic Representative Offices of the Republic of Tatarstan 

abroad and in Russian regions. 

In addition to that, starting from 2002, the Ministry of Trade 

and Foreign Economic Cooperation of the Republic of Tatarstan 

holds an annual contest “Best Exporter of the Republic 

of Tatarstan” to encourage the exporting enterprises of the 

republic. In 2006, a total of 32 republic’s enterprises took part 

in the contest, of which 22 large and medium-sized companies 

and 10 small businesses. In the category of Large and 

Medium-Sized Enterprises, dipolomas were awarded to OAO 

Tatneft, OAO Kazan Helicopters, OAO KAMAZ, OAO Nizhnekamskneftekhim, 

OAO Kazanorgsintez, ZAOP Povolzhsky 

Plywood and Furniture Works, and OOO Production Company 

Plant for Transport Electric Equipment. The winners in the 

category of Small Businesses were OOO Trade Company Be-

tar-Plus, OOO NPP Technologiya, OOO PTO Medtekhnika, and 

ZAO Kazan Pharmaceutical Factory. In the Export Promotion 

category, OOO TK Khiton was awarded. 

The Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Cooperation 

of the Republic of Tatarstan also rendered assistance in the 

engaging of Tatarstan enterprises to the contest The Best Exporter 

of the Russian Federation. 13 enterprises from the republic 

took part in it, of which 4 became the prize-winners and 

awardees of the contest. In the category of the Best Exporter in 

the Industry the winners were: 

1. 

2. 

3. 

In automotive industry — OAO KAMAZ; 

In aircraft industry — OAO Kazan Helicopters; 

In chemical industry (organic chemistry) — 

OAO Nizhnekamskneftekhim. 

In the Most Fast-Developing Russian Exporter category, the diploma 

of the winner was awarded to a Tatarstan enterprise, OOO 

Production Company Plant for Transport Electric Equipment. 

An important role in export promotion is played by standardisation 

and improving the quality of production management 

systems. The Government of the Republic of Tatarstan 

has taken great efforts to ensure that the measures of state 

regulation are aimed at compliance with new requirements 

applied on international market to the quality of products. The 

republic’s purpose-oriented programme entitled “Improving 

the Quality of Products and Services in the Republic of Tatarstan 

in 2004-2006” was adopted, cooperation agreements in 

the field of quality were signed with the Ministry of Industry 

and Energy of the Russian Federation, Federal Agency on 

Technical Regulations and Metrology, the Republic’s Commission 

for Technical Regulations was established by a Resolution 

of the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan, projects of 

technical regulations underwent continuous monitoring. On 

the initiative of the Ministry for Economy and Industry of the 

Republic of Tatarstan, the Non-Commercial Partnership Volga 

Centre of Quality was established, which focuses its activities 

on the implementation of the “Quality” programme and issues 

of technical regulations. 

The managers of enterprises attend workshops dedicated 

to issues relating to the introduction of quality management 

systems and standardisation; much attention is given to a 

training of experts in this field. 

It should be mentioned that further improvement of export 

activity is applicable not only to exporting enterprises, but 

also to technology-intensive productions, which affects the 

development of the national economy in general. As a result, 

the effectiveness and the scales of export activity are being 

increased through expansion of the range of products and 

betterment of their quality; the commodity and geographical 

structure of exports is being improved; the advanced forms of 

international trade and economic cooperation are being used 

more efficiently. 


4.6. SUPPORT OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY 

4.6.1. MINISTRY OF TRADE AND FOREIGN ECONOMIC 

COOPERATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN 

The Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Cooperation of 

the Republic of Tatarstan is a government structure that implements 

the main functions in the field of foreign economic and 

interregional activity of the Republic of Tatarstan, regulates 

the investment activity, and is responsible for state of affairs 

in internal trade and personal services sector in the region. The 

Ministry undertakes the following basic tasks in the field of foreign 

economic activity: 

•development 

and implementation of the state policy of 

the Republic of Tatarstan in the field of foreign economic 

relations, internal trade, public catering, and consumer 

services; 

•support 

of enterprises, institutions and organisations in 

attraction of foreign investments, coordination of cooperation 

with international financial institutions in the investment 

field; 

•coordination 

and regulation of activity in the field of 

international, foreign economic and interregional relations, 

internal trade, public catering, and consumer services; 

•ensuring 

interaction with bodies of executive power of the 

Russian Federation, as well as with their structural divisions 

located in the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan in the 

issues relating to the coordination of international, foreign 

economic and interregional relations, internal trade, public 

catering, and consumer market; 

•organisation 

of scientific and information / analytic support 

in the field of foreign economic activity, trade and economic 

relations with foreign states, and internal trade. 

In attaining these goals, the Ministry works in close cooperation 

with all relevant state and non-government structures 

of the republic. 

To support foreign economic activity, the Ministry has developed 

and applies different techniques. Actively used are the 

opportunities provided by work of bilateral Russian-foreign 

intergovernmental commissions for trade and economic, scientific, 

technical, and cultural cooperation, intergovernmental 

agreements with administrative subdivisions of foreign countries, 

international exhibitions and fairs. A unique network of 

permanent, plenipotentiary and trade and economic Representative 

Offices has been created. Also useful is the practice 

of opening Trading Houses of the republic beyond the borders 


Delegations of the Republic of Tatarstan regularly pay official 

and working visits to the CIS and other foreign countries to 

identify the main areas of international cooperation and establish 

direct trade contacts with foreign partners. 


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4.6.2. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF THE 


The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of 

Tatarstan was founded in 1993 and is one of the leading establishments 

of this kind in the Russian Federation. Today it 

has its branches and Representative Offices in all cities of the 

republic. 

Closely interacting with bodies of state administration, the 

Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tatarstan 

assists organisations and enterprises in their foreign economic 

operations. 

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of 

Tatarstan has a rich experience in the support of small and medium 

enterprises in what refers to the introduction of their products 

to external markets. The basic trends of its activity are: information 

support, accountant’s and legal consultations, training of 

personnel, exhibition and fair activity, attraction of investments 

in the republic, preparation and support of investment projects, 

assisting in development of foreign economic relations. 

In order to organise a prompt and quality search for business 

partners, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the 

Republic of Tatarstan keeps the register of entrepreneurial 

structures participating in foreign economic activity in the territory 

of the Republic of Tatarstan. 

4.6.3. REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES OF THE REPUBLIC OF 

TATARSTAN 

The republic created an infrastructure of Representative Offices 

which serve as tools for the implementation of economic 

policies, development of governmental and trade relations both 

with the CIS / non-CIS countries and with Russian regions. 

At 1 January 2006, there are 20 Representative Offices of the 

Republic of Tatarstan operating in the following foreign countries 

and regions of Russia: Hanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, 

Nizhniy Novgorod Region, Republic of Azerbaijan, Republic 

of Bashkortostan, Republic of Byelorussia, Republic of Kazakhstan, 

Republic of Uzbekistan, Russian Federation, Saratov 

Region, St. — Petersburg and Leningrad Region, Sverdlovsk 

Region, Ukraine, Czech and Slovak Republics, Finland, French 

Republic, Republic of Cuba, Republic of Turkey, Socialist Republic 

of Vietnam, Swiss Confederation, and the USA. 

Apart from the representational, cultural and humanitarian 

functions, they take part in expansion of foreign economic relations 

of the republic’s enterprises and organisations, ensure 

the distribution of information regarding the economic potential 

and producers of Tatarstan among enterprises of different 

countries and regions interested in cooperation, study the potential 

markets for local producers of goods and services, seek 

interesting investment and tender projects. 

The Representative Office of the Republic of Tatarstan in 

Turkey assists in further development of cooperation and 


promotes products, on the market of Turkey and the neighbouring 

countries, of such manufacturers of Tatarstan as: OAO 

Tatneft, OAO Nizhnekamskneftekhim, OAO Kazanorgsintez, 

OAO Nizhnekamsktekhuglerod, OAO KamAZ, OAO Kazan Motor-Building 

Production Association, OAO Plant n. a. Gorky, 

and many others. 

The opportunities are considered of establishing the assembly 

production of trucks in Turkey based on the facilities 

of Turkish UZEL and production of tractors with OAO PO YelAZ. 

The representative office carried out a work on the implementation 

of joint projects of OAO Tatenergo and ZORLU Holding 

in the sphere of power engineering within which investments 

are planned into the construction of new and modernisation 

of already existing electric power generating facilities in the 

Republic of Tatarstan. Assistance was also rendered in the development 

of joint project with Turkey-based Design Group 

for the plastic pipe production in the Republic of Tatarstan 

(based on raw materials produced by petrochemical enterprises 

of Tatarstan). 

In 2006, the Trade and Economic Representative Office in 

the Swiss Confederation took an active part in the organisation 

and holding of the Forum of Regional Cooperation (Geneva) 

and the Swiss Investment Forum (Zurich). The Forum was 

attended by over 250 representatives of financial organisations, 

investment companies, banks and manufacturers from 

11 countries of the world 

Jointly with Swiss companies, the representative conducts 

the work on the projects of making and processing cement 

products in the territory of the Alabuga Industrial Site, on coproduction 

of asphalt mixing units and asphalt compactors. 

With assistance of the Plenipotentiary Representative Office 

in the French Republic, the agreement of OAO Tatenergo 

with Schneider Electric was reached about the creation of a 

joint venture company for production and completing of 

transformer substations. Currently underway is the work with 

French-based ARC International on the project of creating an 

enterprise for dishware production. Foster Wheeler, together 

with OAO Tatneft and OAO Nizhnekamskneftekhim, takes an 

active part in the development of the front-end engineering 

design for a complex of oil refining and petrochemical plants 

in Nizhnekamsk. Financial consultations of this project are provided 

by the French bank BNP Paribas. 

Trade and Economic Representative Office in the Republic of 

Finland continues the work aimed at maintaining and developing 

trade and economic relations between the Republic of Tatarstan 

and the Republic of Finland based on export generated in 

the last years by promoting the products of Tatarstan petrochemical 

industry together with Nizhex Scandinavia which sells 

these products in the markets of Scandinavia and Europe. 

As a result of the visit of the Czech Republic delegation to the 

Republic of Tatarstan organised with support of the Permanent

Representative Office in Czech and Slovak Republics, a number 

of agreements were signed, including a contract between OAO 

Tatkhimfarmpreparaty and Czech-based Favea on the reconstruction 

of and equipment deliveries to the enterprise. With 

active support of the Representative Office, the joint venture 

company D Plast Efftec producing new kinds of plastics shows 

good performance, MNPO Endomedium signed contracts with 

Shimax and Ella for the production of suture materials and Xray 

equipment, respectively. Together with Czech-based CKD 

Novoe Energo, the project of new gas-turbine power station at 

Minnibayevsky Gas Processing Plant was prepared. 

In cooperation with Czech-based Proma, 30 completed 

classes were delivered for practical work training in schools 

and vocational centres of Tatarstan. 

With assistance of the Plenipotentiary Representative Office 

in the Republic of Kazakhstan, a contract for the manufacture 

of 11 MI-8 helicopters in 2007 was signed. In 2006, the Joint 

Venture Company TOO KAMAZ-Engineering manufactured 

1520 trucks, 200 buses, and 650 trailers. 

The Representative Offices work on the development of relations 

in the fields of culture, education and science. 

One of the most important functions of Representative Offices 

of the Republic of Tatarstan is the support of the Tatar 

communities. 

The Representative Offices conducted large-scale events 

connected with the celebration of the Victory Day, which included 

meetings with WWII veterans and people that worked 

on the home front now living outside of Tatarstan. They held 

Days of the Tatar culture, concerts, exhibitions and the traditional 

Tatar holiday, Sabantui, and rendered sponsorship assistance 

to veterans and pensioners. 

Representative offices take an active part in the implementation 

of projects in the field of education. For these purposes 

they render assistance in opening of the Tatar Sunday schools 

and supplying them with stationery, textbooks and literature. 

From 2003, they help implement a project of attracting the 

Tatar gifted young people to institutions of higher education 

located in the Republic of Tatarstan. 

Great attention is being paid by Representative Offices to 

distribution of information on the events taking place in Tatarstan, 

the culture, history and modern life of the Tatar people, 

the social and economic situation in the republic through 

mass-media and the Internet. They are actively working with 

Novy Vek TV and Radio Broadcasting Company (TNV) and 

cable television companies in the regions on transmission of 

programmes produced by TNV. These helped citizens of many 

regions to watch Tatar TV programmes. 

The said activities contribute greatly to propaganda of the 

Tatar cultural heritage, consolidation of friendship and development 

of diverse interregional and international cooperation 

with the Republic of Tatarstan. 


4.6.4. TRADING HOUSES OF THE REPUBLIC OF 

TATARSTAN IN REGIONS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, 

CIS AND NON-CIS COUNTRIES 

The system of Trading Houses of the Republic of Tatarstan 

is a promising form of foreign economic cooperation whose 

objective is to ensure the attaining of certain most important 

economic tasks, including the increase of the trade turnover 

of the Republic of Tatarstan, diversification of its structure, 

maintenance and development of trade economic relations of 

the republic’s enterprises, attraction of domestic and foreign 

investments in the republic’s economy. Apart from that, they 

are a good instrument for attraction of representatives of the 

national cultural autonomies of the Tatars and members of the 

Tatar communities to the development of economic, information 

and cultural ties with the CIS and non-CIS countries. 

At 1 January 2007, there are Trading Houses of the Republic 

of Tatarstan in the following regions and countries: Altaisky 

Krai, Arkhangelsk Region, Astrakhan Region, Chelyabinsk Region, 

Chuvash Republic, Ivanovo Region, Kaliningrad Region, 

Karachai-Circassian Republic, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous 

Okrug, Kirov Region, Krasnoyarsky Krai, Moscow, Nenets Autonomous 

Orkug, Nizhniy Novgorod Region, Novosibirsk Region, 

Penza Region, Perm Region, Republic of Bashkortostan, 

Republic of Buryatia, Republic of Mari El, Republic of Mordovia, 

Samara Region, Saratov Region, St. — Petersburg, Tomsk Region, 

Udmurt Republic, Ulyanovsk Region, Volgograd Region, 

Yaroslavl Region, Germany, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kirghiz 

Republic, Latvia, Poland, Republic of Byelorussia, Republic of 

Kazakhstan, Republic of Turkey, Romania, and Ukraine. 

Positive changes of trade turnover were observed in 2006 

with many Trading Houses. They sold products to the total of 

4.3 billion roubles which is a 1.5-fold increase as compared to 

2005 and 2.8-fold increase as compared to 2004. 

Leaders in the trade turnover were Trading Houses of the 

Republic of Tatarstan in Turkey, cities of Togliatti, Saratov, Dzerzhinsk, 

and Altaisky Krai. 

The Trading Houses are engaged in promotion of a wide 

range of industrial products and consumer goods manufactured 

in Tatarstan and supply of products to the market of 

Tatarstan, attraction of investments in the economy of the republic 

and rendering of different services, as well as assistance 

in organising joint production. 

The most important area of activity of Trading Houses is the 

promotion of the republic’s products on external markets. 

Trading Houses take part in supplying regions of the Russian 

Federation and foreign countries with petrochemical products 

and products manufactured in mechanical engineering industry, 

as well as with instruments, consumer goods, food stuffs, alcohol 

products, medical and pharmaceutical goods, and souvenirs. 

The Tatarstan Trade House in Turkey is very active in pro- 


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moting products. The Trading House continuously works 

on introducing mechanical engineering and petrochemical 

products of OAO Tatneft, OAO Nizhnekamskneftekhim, OAO 

Kazanorgsintez, OAO Nizhnekamskshina, OAO Nizhnekamsktekhuglerod, 

OAO KamAZ, OAO Kazan Helicopters, OAO Kazan 

Motor-Building Plant, OAO Kazan Aircraft Building Plant n. a. 

Gorbunov, and a number of others to markets of Turkey and 

adjacent countries. 

OOO Zur-Tatarstan Trading House (Togliatti) promotes 

products of OAO KamAZ-Metallurgiya, ZAO KVART, FGUP Tochmash, 

and OOO Radiokomplekt. 

ZAO Narat Trading House (Saratov) helps sell in the Saratov 

Region the products of such companies as OAO Tatneft, OAO 

Nizhnekamskshina, OAO Tasma-Holding, OAO Spartak, OAO 

Krasny Vostok, OAO Khiton, OAO Vostok, OAO NPP “Micron”, 

OAO Nefis-Cosmetics, OAO Elektropribor, etc. 

Tatarstan-Dzerzhinsk Trading House, together with OAO 

Tatkhimfarmpreparaty, is implementing a project on joint production 

of pharmaceutical products in Nizhny Novgorod Region. 

Besides, Tatarstan-Dzerzhinsk Trading House and OAO Kazanorgsintez 

signed a contract for polyethylene supplies. With 

assistance of the Trading House, a contract was signed with 

SnabNefteKhim (Nizhnekamsk) for supply of petrochemicals. 

OOO Trade House Tatarstan-Arkhangelsk works on introducing 

products of OAO Nizhnekamskshina, OAO PO YelAZ, 

and OAO Almetyevsk Hosiery Factory Alsu. 

Along with the development of trade and economic cooperation, 

Trading Houses render support to the development of 

cooperation with representatives of national and cultural Tatar 

autonomies in regions of the Russian Federation and foreign 

countries. 

The Trading Houses efficiently attract the potential of ethnic 

Tatars living beyond the borders of Tatarstan to increase the 

number of business partners of the republic’s enterprises, as 

well as to preserve and develop the Tatar national culture in 

regions of the Russian Federation and abroad. 

For these purposes Trading Houses finance the opening 

of Sunday schools, construction of mosques, take part in celebration 

of national holidays, arrange tours of the Tatar artistic 

groups, and participate in the implementation of projects in 

the field of education. 

4.6.5. RUSSIAN-FOREIGN INTERGOVERNMENTAL COM- 

MISSIONS AND TATARSTAN-FOREIGN WORKING TEAMS 

Russian-foreign intergovernmental commissions for trade 

and economic, scientific and technical cooperation are an effective 

instrument for securing economic interests of the republic 

at the federal level. Given the centralisation of powers 

by the federal executive authorities, the intergovernmental 

commissions provide wide opportunities for participation of 

the Republic of Tatarstan in foreign economic activities. 


In 2006, The Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Cooperation 

organised participation of Tatarstan representatives in 

the work of the following intergovernmental commissions for 

trade and economic cooperation: 

•Meeting 


Commission for trade and economic cooperation on 12 

February 2006 in Moscow, 

•9th 

Meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission for 

cooperation between the Russian Federation and Finland 

on 17-21 April 2006 in Helsinki, 

•10th 

Meeting of the Russian-Bulgarian Intergovernmental 

Commission for trade, economic, scientific, and technology 

cooperation on 17 May 2006 in Moscow, 

•7th 

Meeting of the Mixed Russian-Turkish Intergovernmental 


May 2006 in Istanbul, 

•Meeting 

of a working group of the Mixed Russian-Austrian 

Commission for economic cooperation of regions and 

constituent entities of the Russian Federation with the 

Republic of Austria on 12 July 2006 in Vienna, 

•8th 

Meeting of the Intergovernmental Russian-Kirghiz Joint 

Commission for trade, economic, scientific, and technology 

cooperation on 1-3 August 2006 in Omsk, 

•Meeting 



December 2006 in Moscow, 

•6th 

Meeting of the Standing Russian-Iranian Commission 

-for trade and economic cooperation on 11 December 

2006 in Teheran. 

Within the framework of cooperation with Muslim states, 

a working group for cooperation with OIC member countries 

was created in 2006. In the course of the year, 2 meetings of 

the working group (on 7 February and on 22 December) were 

organised and conducted. The meetings resulted in the protocols 

with assignments to members of the working group. 

The structure of the Governmental Commission for trade, 

economic, scientific, technology, and cultural cooperation between 

the Republic of Tatarstan and the Republic of Azerbaijan 

was approved. 

The Tatarstan-Kazakhstan working group is also active. On 

22 to 23 November 2006 the second meeting of the working 

group was held in Astana which resulted in signing the protocol 

determining strategies of further cooperation between 

enterprises and organisations of the Republic of Tatarstan and 

the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2007. 

Following the results of discussions with the Kirghiz part, 

the Tatarstan-Kirghiz Interdepartmental Working Group for 

cooperation was created between the Ministry of Trade and 

Foreign Economic Cooperation of Tatarstan and the Ministry of 

Industry, Trade and Tourism of the Republic of Kirghizia.

5. Structure 

of Bodies of Power 


5.1. ADMINISTRATIVE AND TERRITORIAL 

DIVISION OF THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN 

The territory of the Republic of Tatarstan includes districts 

and towns of the republic’s subordination as administrative 

and territorial units of the republic. 

The Republic of Tatarstan consists of 43 administrative 

districts, 14 large cities of the republic’s subordination: 

Aznakayevo, Almetyevsk, Bavly, Bugulma, Buinsk, Chistopol, 

Kazan, Leninogorsk, Naberezhnye Chelny, Nizhnekamsk, 

Nourlat, Yelabuga, Zainsk, and Zelenodolsk, and 6 small towns 

of the district importance: Agryz, Bolgar, Mamadysh, Mendeleyevsk, 

Menzelinsk, and Tetyushi. 

The city of Kazan consists of seven districts: Aviastroitelny, 

Vakhitovsky, Kirovsky, Moskovsky, Novo-Savinovsky, Privolzhsky, 

and Sovetsky. 


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President of the Republic 


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Structure of Bodies of Power 

5.2. STRUCTURE OF STATE POWER IN THE 


5.2.1. PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN 

Head of state, its supreme official is the President of the Republic 

of Tatarstan who, according to the Constitution of the 

Republic of Tatarstan, is the guarantor of rights and freedoms 

of individuals and citizens in the Republic of Tatarstan, observance 

of the Constitution, laws and international agreements of 

the Republic of Tatarstan, and treaties between the Republic 

of Tatarstan and constituent entities of the Russian Federation, 

ensures sovereignty of the republic, security, law and order in 

its territory. The President represents the Republic of Tatarstan 

in relations with Federal authorities, bodies of state power of 

subjects of the Russian Federation, and bodies of local selfgovernment, 

and in effecting the international and foreign 

economic relations; signs treaties and agreements on behalf 

of the Republic of Tatarstan; appoints and recalls representatives 

of the Republic of Tatarstan in the Russian Federation, its 

constituent entities, in constituent entities and administrative 

and territorial units of foreign states, as well as in foreign states 

and international organisations. 

The President exercises the powers conferred upon him by 

the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Tatarstan, Federal 

laws, as well as such arising from international and foreign economic 

obligations of the Republic of Tatarstan. 

The President proposes candidate to the State Council of the 

Republic of Tatarstan for office of the Prime Minister, appoints, 

upon coordination with the State Council of the Republic of 


Tatarstan, Prime Minister deputies, appoints ministers, chairmen 

of state committees, heads of other bodies of state power 

that are members of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic 

of Tatarstan, and introduce a candidate for office of the Representative 

for Human Rights in the Republic of Tatarstan to the 

State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan. 

The President of the Republic of Tatarstan is elected by 

citizens of the Republic of Tatarstan on the basis of universal, 

equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot for the term of 5 

years. Elections of the President are held on alternative basis. 

Following the results of election of the Tatarstan President 

on 12 June 1991, Mintimer Shaimiev became the first head of 

state. He was born on January 20, 1937 in Anyakovo village of 

the Aktanyshsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan. Mintimer 

Shaimiev has higher technical education, was elected Academician 

of the Academy of Technological Sciences of the Russian 

Federation, Honorary Academician of the International 

Academy of Informatisation. 

In the first years of his presidency, the foundation of the 

state structure was laid and the Constitution of the Republic of 

Tatarstan was adopted. The new edition of the Constitution of 

the Republic of Tatarstan was adopted on 19 April 2002. 

Mintimer Shaimiev has been remaining one of the most influential 

politicians in the Russian Federation for quite a long 

time, which helped him win the next elections held on 24 

March 1996 and 25 March 2001. 

In accordance with amendments entered into the Federal 

Law “On General Principles for Organisation of Legislative 

(Representative) and Executive Bodies of State Power in Constituent 

Entities of the Russian Federation” in December 2004, 

a citizen of the Russian Federation shall be vested with authorities 

of the supreme official of the Republic of Tatarstan by the 

State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan upon a submission 

from the President of the Russian Federation. 

On 25 March 2005, the State Council of the Republic of 

Tatarstan has vested Mintimer Shaimiev with authorities of the 

President of the Republic of Tatarstan upon a submission from 

the President of the Russian Federation. 

5.2.2. STATE COUNCIL OF THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN 

The State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan — the Parliament 

of the Republic of Tatarstan — is a permanent supreme 

representative and legislative authority in the Republic of 

Tatarstan. It is composed of 100 People’s Deputies directly 

elected by citizens of the Republic of Tatarstan on the basis of 

direct, universal, and equal suffrage by secret ballot. 

Presidium of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan 

provides organisational support of the State Council. Presidium 

is headed by the Chairman of the State Council. The rules 

of procedure of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan 

is established by the Constitution of the Republic of Tatarstan,

Federal laws, laws of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Rules of 

the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan. 

In accordance with democratic principles of the state structure, 

the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan enjoys 

rather extensive powers conferred by the Constitution, which 

include, in particular: 

•the 

adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of 

Tatarstan and introduction of alterations and amendments 

thereto; 

•the 

legislative regulation within the areas of competence 

of the Republic of Tatarstan and areas of concurrent 

competence of the Russian Federation and its constituent 

entities within the jurisdiction of the Republic of Tatarstan; 

•the 

participation in determination of domestic policy and 

directions of foreign activity of the Republic of Tatarstan; 

•the 

approval of the budget of the Republic of Tatarstan and 

report on its execution; 

•the 

approval, upon proposal of the President of the 

Republic of Tatarstan, of the candidate to the post of Prime 

Minister, coordination of proposals of the President of the 

Republic of Tatarstan on appointment of Prime Minister 

deputies, establishment and abolishment of ministries and 

state committees of the Republic of Tatarstan; 

The laws of the Republic of Tatarstan are adopted and published 

in the Tatar and the Russian languages. 

The work of the State Council is done through committees 

of the State Council. 

The Chairman of the State Council is Farid Moukhametshin. 

5.2.3. CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF 

TATARSTAN 

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan — the 

Government of the Republic of Tatarstan — is an executive 

and administrative authority in the Republic of Tatarstan, and 

is accountable to the President of the Republic of Tatarstan 

and, with respect to certain issues, to the State Council of the 

Republic of Tatarstan. 

The Cabinet of Ministers is headed by the Prime Minister. 

The Cabinet of Ministers consists of the Prime Minister, his 

deputies, ministers, chairmen of state committees, and heads 

of other executive authorities of the Republic in Tatarstan. 

Within its terms of reference, the Cabinet of Ministers: 

•takes 

measures on implementation, ensuring and protection 

of rights and freedoms of individuals and citizens, 

protection of property and public order, as well as crime 

control measures; 

•develops 

draft budget of the Republic of Tatarstan, draft 

programmes of economic and social development of the 

Republic of Tatarstan, draft consolidated budget of the 

Republic of Tatarstan, and ensures their execution; 


•elaborates 

and takes measures aimed at integrated social 

and economic development of the Republic of Tatarstan; 

participates in conducting of common state policy in the 

field of finance, culture, education, science, healthcare, social 

security, protection of environment; supports measures 

aimed at organisation of public insurance and common 

system of accounting and statistics, implementation of 

state policy in the field of remuneration of labour; 

•manages 

and disposes of the property of the Republic 

of Tatarstan in compliance with laws of the Republic of 

Tatarstan, as well as of the Federal property put under 

management of the Republic of Tatarstan in accordance 

with Federal laws and other regulatory acts of the Russian 

Federation; 

•performs 

foreign economic activities; 

•approves 

regulations of ministries, state committees and 

departments; 

•if 

necessary, forms committees, boards and other institutions 

under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of 

Tatarstan; 

•unites 

and guides activities of ministries, state committees 

of the Republic of Tatarstan and other subordinate bodies 

of executive power of the Republic of Tatarstan. 

5.3. LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT BODIES 

Local self-government is executed in cities and villages in 

accordance with the municipal charter and ensures an independent 

resolution of issues of local importance. 

The competence of a representative body of a municipality 

includes the adoption of a municipal charter, approval of the 

local budget, establishing the rules of managing and disposing 

of the municipal property, adoption of municipal plans 

and development programmes, as well as establishing, changing 

and abolishing local taxes and charges. 

The Executive Committee is an executive and regulatory 

body at the local level and reports to the City Duma. 

The Executive Committee is headed by the Head, with 

whom the Mayor concludes an agreement with consent of the 

City Duma. 

Local self-government is executed in cities, villages and other 

territories by citizens through elected bodies and officials of 

local self-government. 

Bodies of local self-government are not included into the 

system of state power bodies in the Republic of Tatarstan. 

5.4. ELECTORAL SYSTEM 

Citizens of the Republic of Tatarstan, 18 years of age or over, 

are qualified to elect, while to be elected they have to be at 

least 21 years of age. Any direct or indirect restriction of fran- 


Farid Moukhametshin 

Chairman of the State Council 



Prime Minister of the Republic 


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chise imposed on citizens of the Republic of Tatarstan because 

of their origin, social and property status, race or nationality, 

sex, education, language, attitude towards religion, period of 

stay in this locality, occupation and employment and other circumstances 

is prohibited. 

Persons found incapable by court of law, or sentenced by 

court to imprisonment are not qualified to elect and to be 

elected. 

Elections of People’s Deputies are held by electorates on the 

basis of general, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot. 

Elections to the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan 

are held by administrative-territorial and territorial constituencies. 

5.5. JUDICIAL SYSTEM, OFFICE OF PUBLIC 

PROSECUTOR 

Judicial authority in the Republic of Tatarstan is exercised by 

the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tatarstan, federal 

courts of general jurisdiction, Arbitration Court of the Republic 

of Tatarstan and justices of the peace. All judicial bodies are independent 

from legislative and executive branches of power, 

and from public associations and movements, and obey to the 

law only. 

The Constitutional Court considers disputes about the competence 

between bodies of state power of the Republic of 

Tatarstan; between bodies of state power of the Republic of 

Tatarstan and self-government authorities; and between selfgovernment 

authorities. 

Based on complaints of citizens about violation of constitutional 

rights and freedoms and on requests made by courts, 

the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Tatarstan verifies 

the constitutionality of the laws of the Republic of Tatarstan or 

their separate provisions, regulatory legal acts of the President 

of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic 

of Tatarstan, and self-government authorities. 

Federal courts of general jurisdiction are the Supreme Court 

of the Republic of Tatarstan and district (city) courts, and military 

courts. The competence of the Supreme Court includes 

exercise of justice and supervision over courts of general jurisdiction. 

Justices of the peace are the judges of general jurisdiction 

of the Republic of Tatarstan and form a part of the common 

judicial system of the Russian Federation. 

The Arbitration Court of the Republic of Tatarstan is a judicial 

authority that exercises justice by means of settlement of 

economic disputes: in the field of management, between enterprises, 

institutions and organisations, and between citizens 

engaged in entrepreneurial activity. 

The Public Prosecutor of the Republic of Tatarstan is ap- 


pointed by Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation in 

coordination with the President of the Republic of Tatarstan 

and the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan. In accordance 

with the federal law, the Public Prosecutor of the Republic 

of Tatarstan and subordinate public prosecutors supervise 

the observation of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, 

Constitution of the Republic of Tatarstan, federal laws, and 

laws of the Republic of Tatarstan. 

Judicial aid to citizens and organisations is rendered by the 

bars of lawyers, and, in cases established by the law, by other 

legal organisations and individual citizens.

6. Additional 

Information 


6.1. BODIES OF STATE POWER OF THE REPUBLIC 

OF TATARSTAN 

PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN 

Mintimer Shaimiev 

420014, Kazan, Kremlin, 

Presidential Palace, 

Phone: (843) 567-89-01, (292) 92-70-88 

http://www.tatar.ru/president 

E-mail:aprt@kremlin.kazan.ru 

Office of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan 

Yury Kamaltynov 

Chief of Staff 

Phone: (843) 567-89-12,567-89-10 

Department for Foreign Affairs under the President of the 

Republic of Tatarstan 

Timur Akulov 

Director 

State Advisor to the President of the Republic of 

Tatarstan for Foreign Affairs 

Phone: (843) 567-87-26 

Fax: (843) 292-00-92 

E-mail: dfa@kremlin.kazan.ru, secretariat@tatar.ru 

http://www.tatar.ru 


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STATE COUNCIL OF THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN 

1, Svoboda Sq., Kazan, 420060 

Additional Information 

Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan 

Farid Moukhametshin 

Phone: (843) 267-63-00 

Fax: (843) 292-73-59 

E-mail: first@gossov.tatarstan.ru 

http://www.gossov.tatarstan.ru 

Deputy Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of 

Tatarstan 

Alexandr Gusev 

Phone: (843) 267-63-21 

Deputy Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of 

Tatarstan 

Rimma Ratnikova 

Phone: (843) 267-63-31 

Secretary of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan 

Valentina Lipouzshina 

Phone: (843) 267-63-51 

COMMITTEES OF THE STATE COUNCIL OF THE REPUBLIC OF 

TATARSTAN 

For Issues of State Building and Local Government 

Chairman 

Aleksandr Fedorov 

Phone: (843) 267-64-21 

For Issues of Legislation, Lawfulness, Regulations and 

Deputy Ethics 

Chairman 

Zyamil Yagoudin 

Phone: (843) 267-64-11 

For Budgetary, Tax and Financial Issues 

Chairman 

Ilsour Safioullin 

Phone: (843) 267-64-31 

For Economy, Investment, and Business 

Chairman 

Marat Galeyev 

Phone: (843) 267-64-41 

For Ecology, Natural Resources, and Land Use 

Chairman 

Rinat Abdoullin 

Phone: (843) 267-64-71 

For Social Policy 

Chairman 

Chingiz Makhmoutov 

Phone: (843) 267-64-61 


For Culture, Science, Education, and National Issues 

Chairman 

Razil Valeyev 

Phone: (843) 267-64-51 

Commission of the State Council for Checking the Identity 

of Texts of Laws of the Republic of Tatarstan in the Tatar 

and Russian Languages 

Robert Minullin 

Phone: (843) 267-64-23 

CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN 

1, Svoboda Square, Kazan, 420060 

Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan 


Phone: (843) 264-77-01, 292-85-51 

Fax: (843)264-32-64 

E-mail: premier@kabmin.tatarstan.ru, 

priemnaya-1@kabmin.tatarstan.ru, 

adm@kabmin.tatarstan.ru 

http://kabmin.tatar.ru/ 

First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan 

Ravil Muratov 

Phone: (843) 264-77-41 

Fax: (843) 264-40-00 

E-mail:vice1@kabmin.tatarstan.ru 

Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan, 

Minister of Economy and Industry of the Republic of 

Tatarstan 

Boris Pavlov 

Phone: (843) 264-46-23 

Fax: (843) 264-45-93 

e-mail: econom@meprt.ru, econom@kabmin.tatarstan.ru 

Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan 

Zilya Valeyeva 

Phone: (843) 264-74-01 

Fax: (843) 292-07-53 

E-mail:minkult@inbox.ru 


Minister of Transport and Roads of the Republic of 

Tatarstan 

Vladimir Shvetsov 

Phone: (843) 291-90-00 

Fax: (843) 291-90-08, 291-91-42 

E-mail: info@mintransrt.ru


Minister of Agriculture and Foodstuffs of the Republic of 

Tatarstan 

Marat Akhmetov 

Phone: (843) 292-03-82, 292-05-09 

Fax (843) 2920538 

E-mail: k46@mail.ru mshp@kabmin.Tatarstan.ru 

MINISTRIES OF THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN 

Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Tatarstan 

Asgat Safarov 

Minister 

2a, Fuchs Street, Kazan, 420111 

Phone: (843) 291-32-17 

Fax: (843) 291-32-17 

E-mail: mvd@kabmin.tatarstan.ru 

http://www.mvdrt.mi.ru 

Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan 

Kamil Zyatdinov 

Minister 

11/6, Ostrovsky Street, Kazan, 420111 

Phone: (843) 292-72-85 

Fax: (843) 238-41-44 

E-mail: root@minzdrav.kazan.ru 

http://mzdravrt.kazan.ru 

Ministry of Land and Property Relations of the Republic 


Valery Vasilyev 

Minister 

26, Vishnevsky Street, Kazan, 420043 

Phone: (843) 264-24-50 

Fax: (843) 236-27-71 

E-mail: gkiinf2@bancorp.ru, mzio@kabmin.tatarstan.ru 

http://mzio.tatar.ru 

Ministry of Communications of the Republic of Tatarstan 

Farit Fazylzyanov 

Minister 

8, Kremlyovskaya Street, Kazan, 420111 

Phone: (843) 292-72-00 

Fax: (843) 264-51-42 

E-mail: mcrt@mcrt.ru 

http://www.mcrt.ru 

Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan 

Zilya Valeyeva 

Minister 

66/33, Pushkin Street, Kazan, 420060 

Phone: (843) 264-74-01 

Fax: (843) 292-07-53 

E-mail: minkult@inbox.ru 


Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of 

Tatarstan 

Rais Shaikhelislamov 

Minister 


Phone: (843) 292-75-41 

Fax: (843) 292-93-51 

E-mail: mort@kabmin.tatarstan.ru 

http://www.tatedu.ru 

Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Situations of the 


Valery Vlasov 

Minister 

50, Gubkin Street, Kazan, 420088 

Phone: (843) 272-91-24 

Fax: (843) 273-67-54 

E-mail: mchs@kabmin.tatarstan.ru 

Ministry for Youth Affairs and Sport of the Republic of 

Tatarstan 

Marat Bariyev 

Minister 

12, Petersburgskaya Street, Kazan, 420115 

Phone: (843) 264-32-84 

Fax: (843) 264-31-47 

E-mail: mindms@kabmin.tatarstan.ru, mdms_rt@mi.ru 

http://www. tatminmolsport.ru 

Ministry of Agriculture and Foodstuffs of the Republic of 

Tatarstan 

Marat Akhmetov 


Minister 

Podyezd 1, Kremlin, Kazan, 420014 

Phone: (843) 292-03-82, 

Fax: (843) 292-05-38 

E-mail: crop@bancorp.ru mshp@kabmin.tatarstan.ru 

Ministry of Social Protection of the Republic of Tatarstan 

Klavdiya Novikova 

Minister 

47, Volgogradskaya Street, Kazan, 420135 

Phone: (843) 522-87-55 

Fax: (843) 523-90-74, 523-72-54 

E-mail: msobes@kabmin.tatarstan.ru 


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Ministry of Construction, Architecture, and Municipal 


Marat Khousnoullin 

Minister 

10, Dzerzhinsky Street, Kazan, 420111 

Phone: (843) 231-14-60 

Fax: (843) 231-15-55, 231-14-10 

E-mail: msgkh@kabmin.tatarstan.ru 

http://www.msgkh.stroyrt.ru 

Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Cooperation of 

the Republic of Tatarstan 

Khafiz Salikhov 

Minister 

4, Ostrovsky Street, Kazan, 420111 

Phone: (843) 299-10-07, 299-11-09 

Fax: (843) 292-16-45 

E-mail: mtorg@kabmin.tatarstan.ru 

http://www.tatarmintorg.ru 

Ministry of Transport and Roads of the Republic of 

Tatarstan 

Vladimir Shvetsov 

Deputy Prime Minister, Minister 

31a, Yershov Street, Kazan, 420045 

Phone: (843) 291-90-00 

Fax: (843) 291-90-08, 291-91-42 

E-mail: mtdh@kabmin.tatarstan.ru, info@mintransrt.ru 

http://mindortrans.tatar.ru 

Ministry of Labour and Employment of the Republic of 

Tatarstan 

Boris Zakharov 

Minister 

81, Dekabristov Street, Kazan, 420034 

Phone: (843) 543-96-44 

Fax: (843) 543-95-14 

E-mail: gktrd@kabmin.tatarstan.ru 

http://www.mintrud-rt.ru 

Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Tatarstan 

Radik Gaizatoullin 

Minister 

37, Pushkin Street, Kazan, 420015 

Phone: (843) 264-37-45 

Fax: (843) 264-78-01 

E-mail: tat@minfin.kazan.ru minfin@kabmin.tatarstan.ru 


Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic 


Irina Larochkina 

Minister 

75, Pavlyukhin Street, Kazan, 420049 

Phone: (843) 264-34-09, 264-34-09 

Fax: (843) 267-68-70 

E-mail: info@tatecolog.ru 

http://www.tatecolog.ru 

Ministry of Economy and Industry of the Republic of 

Tatarstan 

Boris Pavlov 

Deputy Prime Minister, Minister 

55, Moskovskaya Street, Kazan, 420021 

Phone: (843) 264-46-23 

Fax: (843) 264-45-93 

E-mail: econom@meprt.ru, econom@kabmin.tatarstan.ru 

Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Tatarstan 

Midkhat Kurmanov 

Minister 


Phone: (843(843) 292-42-02 

Fax: (843) 292-48-83 

E-mail: mjrt@kabmin.tatarstan.ru 

Main Directorate for Federal Registration Service in the 


Gulnara Abdrakhmanova 

Head, Acting Chief State Registrar of the Republic of 

Tatarstan 

74, Avangardnaya Street, Kazan 420054 

Phone: (843) 278-88-04 

Fax: (843) 278-88-06 

E-mail: 16_upr@rosregistr.ru 

Agency for Development of Entrepreneurship of the 


Gulnara Sergeyeva 

Director General 

50, Peterburgskaya Street, Kazan, 420107 

Phone: (843) 570-40-01 

Fax: (843) 570-40-02 

e-mail: arprt@arprt.ru 

http://www.arprt.ru

Main Directorate for Maintaining and Development of 

Transport and Roads of Tatarstan under the Ministry of 

Transport and Roads of the Republic of Tatarstan 

Roustam Zakirov 

Director 

67a, Iskra St., Kazan, 420073 

Phone: (843) 264-66-60 

Fax: (843) 264-62-60 

E-mail: root@dorfon.kazan.ru 

GUP Agency for State Order, Investment Activity and 

Interregional Relations of the Republic of Tatarstan under 

the Ministry of Economy and Industry of the Republic of 

Tatarstan 

Yakov Geller 

Director General 


Phone: (843) 292-95-77 

E-mail: geller@agzrt.ru 

Council for Religious Affairs under the Cabinet of 

Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan 

Rinat Nabiyev 

Chairman 

Spasskaya Tower, Kremlin, Kazan, 420014 

Phone: (843) 292-00-08 

Fax: (843) 292-46-79 

E-mail: relig@kabmin.tata 

6.2. BODIES OF FEDERAL POWER IN THE 

TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN 

Public Office of the Plenipotentiary Representative of the 

President of the Russian Federation in the Volga Federal 

District 

Albina Idrisova 

Head of Office 

31/7, K. Marx Street, Kazan, 420111 

Phone: (843) 292-93-34 

Chief Federal Inspector in the Republic of Tatarstan 

Marsel Galimardanov 

61, Karl Marx Street, Kazan, 420015 

Phone: (843) 264-25-52 

Fax: (843) 264-25-02 

E-mail:agfirt@mail.ru 

http://www.tatarstan.pfo.ru 


Board of the Federal Security Service of the Russian 

Federation in the Republic of Tatarstan 

Yevgeny Vdovin 

Head of the Board 

23, Dzerzhinsky Street, Kazan, 420111 

Phone: (843) 231-45-50 

Fax: (843) 231-45-45 

E-mail: fsb@atlas-rt.ru 

Board of the Federal Antimonopoly Service in the 


Alexandr Grunichev 

Head of the Board 


Phone: (843) 236-89-22 

Fax: (843) 238-19-46 

E-mail: to16@fas.gov.ru 

Territorial Body of the Federal Service for State Statistics 

in the Republic of Tatarstan 

Valery Kandilov 


Phone: (843) 292-94-82 

E-mail: post@tatstat.ru 

http://www.tatstat.ru 

Board of the Federal Tax Service in the Republic of 

Tatarstan 

Midkhat Shagiakhmetov 

Acting Head of the Board 

13a, Teatralnaya Street, Kazan, 420111 

Phone: (843) 235-11-01, 235-11-02, 235-11-03 

Fax: (843) 235-11-04 

E-mail: u16@r16.nalog.ru 

http://www.r16.nalog.ru 

Board of the State Committee of the Russian Federation 

for Control over the Turnover of Narcotics in the Republic 


Ilgiz Minnoullin 

Head of the Board, Major General of Police 

50, Gubkin Street, Kazan, 420088 

Phone: (843) 272-94-43 

Fax: (843) 272-94-65 

E-mail: unp@kabmin.tatarstan.ru 

Board of the Representative of the Ministry for Economic 

Development and Trade of the Russian Federation for the 


Roustam Karimov 

1, Akhtyamov Street, Kazan, 420021 

Phone: (843) 293-24-01 

Fax: (843) 293-24-01 

E-mail: rostorg@mi.ru 


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6.3. ORGANISATIONS THAT SUPPORT FOREIGN 

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY 

Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Cooperation of 

the Republic of Tatarstan 


Phone: (843) 299-10-07, 299-11-09 

Fax: (843) 292-16-45 

E-mail: mtorg@kabmin.tatarstan.ru 

http://www.tatarmintorg.ru 

Board of the Representative of the Ministry for Economic 

Development and Trade of the Russian Federation for the 


1, Akhtyamov Street, Kazan, 420021 

Phone: (843) 293-24-01 

Department for Foreign Affairs of the President of the 


Kremlin, Kazan, 420014 

Phone: (843) 567-87-46 

E-mail: dfa@kremlin.kazan.ru 

http://www.tatar.ru 

Volga Customs Board 

Tatarstan Customs House 

56, Korolenko Street, 

Kazan, 420094 

Phone: (843) 291-92-27 

State Registration Chamber under the Ministry of Justice 



Phone: (843) 292-32-01 

Committee for External Relations and Tourism of Kazan 

2a, Kremlyovskaya Street, Kazan, 420014 

Phone: (843) 292-61-21 

Fax: (843) 292-96-72 

E-mail: kvs@bancorp.ru 

GUP Agency for International Cooperation Development 

under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of 

Tatarstan 


Phone: (843) 292-79-02 

Fax: (843) 292-87-76 

E-mail: arms-kazan@mail.ru 

Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of 

Tatarstan 


Phone: (843) 264-62-07 

Fax: (843) 236-09-66 

E-mail: tpprt@tpprt.ru 

http://www.tpprt.ru 


6.4. REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES OF THE 

REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN IN THE REGIONS 

OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND FOREIGN 

COUNTRIES 

Austria 

Trade Representative under Trade Representation of the 

Russian Federation in Austria 

Argentinierstrasse 25-27, 1040 Wien, Austria 

Phone: (431) 504-3532, 505-4458, 505-2668 

Fax: 505-8198 

E-mail: medvedev-mail@mail.ru 

USA 

Permanent Representative Office under the Trade 

Representation of the Russian Federation 

Ravil Nigmedzyanov 

E-mail: ravil@cytanet.com.cy 

Turkey 

Permanent Representative Office in the Republic of 

Turkey 

Radik Gimatdinov 

No. 10 Ataolgac Sokok, Emirgan, Istanbul, Turkey 

Phone: (90-212) 323-1028, 323-1029, 323-1030 

Fax: 323-1032 

E-mail: tatreptur@superonline.com, rgimatdinov@mail.ru 

France 

Plenipotentiary Representative Office in the French 

Republic 

Iskander Yusoupov 

45, rue de Lourmel, 75015 Paris, France 

Phone: (33) 146-223003, 

Fax: (33) 146-223004 

E-mail: tatrep@club-internet.fr 

Republic of Cuba 

Trade and Economic Representative Office in the Republic 

of Cuba 

Leila Tazetdinova 

Phone: (5372) 204-98-66, 204-56-65 

E-mail: adci@ip.etecsa.cu 

Czechia, Slovakia 

Permanent Representative Office in the Czech and Slovak 

Republics 

Zoufar Abdoulgaleyev 

Sibirske nam., 1027, 16000 Praha 6 CR 

Phone: (4202) 243-11268 

Fax: 333-25452 

E-mail: tatarcz@bohem-net.cz, tatarcz@volny.cz

Finland 

Trade and Economic Representative under the Trade 

Representation of the Russian Federation 

Avoubaker Magzhanov 

00140, Helsinki 14, Tehtaatankatu, 1C 

Phone: (358-9) 66-45-28, 65-24-35 

E-mail: tat.repr@kolumbus.fi 

vneshtorg.vesfin@rustrade.inet.fi 

Switzerland 

Trade and Economic Representative Office in the Swiss 

Confederation 

Gouzel Salikhova 

17, Rue de la Rotisserie, 1204 Geneva 

Phone: (8-1041) 23-108-558 

Fax: (8-1041) 23-108-557 

E-mail: tatarstan@bluewin.ch 

CIS COUNTRIES 

Azerbaijan 


Azerbaijan 

Nail Zaripov 

84, Gasan bek Zardabi Pr., AZ 1122, Baku 

Phone: (81099412) 433-28-93 

Fax: (81099412) 433-87-70,433-27-91 

Belarus 


of Belarus 

Irek Gafiyatullin 

11, Per. Uralsky, Minsk, 220037, Belarus 

Phone: (8-10-375-17) 235-33-32 

Fax: 235-25-11 

Kazakhstan 

Plenipotentiary Representative Office in the Republic of 

Kazakhstan 

Ildus Tarkhanov 

Office VP-2, 6, Pochenbai Batyr Pr., Sary Arka District, 

Astana 

Phone: (8-3172) 23-60-62, 23-64-03, 23-64-04 

Uzbekistan 


Uzbekistan 

Ildar Nigmetzyanov 

30A, V.Vakhidov Street, Tashkent, 700031 

Phone: (99871) 152-40-22 

Fax: 120-30-17 

E-mail: prduz@globalnet.uz 


Ukraine 

Trade Representative Office in Ukraine 

Rostislav Vakhitov 

28/2, Grushevsky Street, Kiev, 252021 

Phone: (8-10-38) (044) 461-89-75 

Fax: 253-17-86 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND REGIONS 

Russian Federation 

Plenipotentiary Representative Office in the Russian 

Federation 

Nazif Mirikhanov 

Building 1, 13/15, 3d Kotelnichesky Pereulok, Moscow, 

107813 

Phone: (495) 915-58-02, 915-05-02 

Fax: 915-34-87, 915-06-10 

E-mail: adm@msk.tatarstan.ru 

St.-Petersburg and Leningrad Region 

Permanent Representative Office in St.-Petersburg and 

Leningrad Region 

Shamil Akhmetshin 

Office 2, 14/39, 11th Line, 

Vasilyevsky Ostrov, St.-Petersburg, 193060 

Phone: (812) 323-1227 

Fax: (812) 323-1227 

E-mail: tatrstan@mail.wplus.net 

Sverdlovsk Region 

Permanent Representative Office in Sverdlovsk Region 

Ravil Bikbov 

24, Sacco and Vancetti Street, Yekaterinburg, 620077 

Phone: (3433) 71-43-19, 59-88-14 

Fax: 71-14-89 

E-mail: tatprdek@ePhoneru 

Khanti-Mansi Autonomous Okrug 

Trade-Economic Representative Office in the Khanty- 

Mansi Autonomous Okrug 

Fanis Gataoullin 

14, Zavodskaya Street, Surgut, 628414 

Phone: (3462) 555-717 

Fax: 555-530 

E-mail: tdtatrstan@mail.ru 

Nizhny Novgorod Region 

Trade-Economic Representative Office in the Nizhny 

Novgorod Region 

Vil Ibragimov 

9, Nesterov Street, Nizhny Novgorod, 603005 

Phone: (8312) 19-57-81, 

Fax: (8312) 19-57-81 

E-mail: ibragimov@ecoil.ru 


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Saratov Region 

Trade and Economic Representative Office in Saratov 

Region 

Kamil Ablyazov 

75, Moskovskaya Street, Saratov, 410044 

Phone: (8452) 27-92-00 

Fax: 27-15-60 

E-mail: info@naratbank.ru 

Republic of Bashkortostan 


of Bashkortostan 

77, Oktyabrya Pr., Ufa, 450075 

Phone: (3472) 35-41-11 

E-mail: tnk@bashnet 

6.5. REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES AND CONSULAR 

INSTITUTIONS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND 

REGIONS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN THE 


General Consulate of the Republic of Turkey 

Ismail Khakky Musa 

71, Karl Marx Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 264-46-40, 264-27-90 

Representative of the Chechen Republic in the Republic 


Nazarbek Samkhanov 

23, Ostrovsky Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 292-16-00, 292-16-03 

Trade Representative of the Kabardino-Balkarian 

Republic in the Republic of Tatarstan 

Ramazan Zhaboyev 

Phone: (843) 264-11-20 


6.6. MUNICIPALITIES OF THE REPUBLIC OF 

TATARSTAN 

Kazan 

Ilsur Metshin 


Phone: (843) 299-18-18 

Fax: (843) 299-16-60 

E-mail:kanc@kazan.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Executive Committee of Kazan Municipality 

Marat Zagidoullov 


Phone: (843) 299-18-81 

Naberezhnye Chelny 

Ildar Khalikov 

23, Toufan Prospekt, Naberezhnye Chelny, 423805 

Phone: (8552) 34-94-43 

Fax: (8552) 34-16-17 

E-mail: galyautdinov@nabchelny.ru 

Agryzsky Municipal District 

Farit Gabbasov 

13, Gagarin Street, Agryz, 422230 

Phone: (85551) 2-20-42, 2-23-45 

Fax: 2-27-05 

E-mail: glava@agrge.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Aksoubayevsky Municipal District 

Ilham Valeyev 

10, Lenin Street, Aksoubayevo, 423030 

Phone: (84344) 2-85-04 

Fax: (84344) 2-85-99 

E-mail:adm@aksuba.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Aktanyshsky District 

Engel Fattakhov 

17, Lenin Street, Aktanysh, 423740 

Phone: (85552) 3-09-06, 3-09-04 

Fax: (85552) 3-15-05 

E-mail:adm@aktanysh.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Alexeyevsky Municipal District 

Vladimir Kozonkov 

1, Sovetskaya Square, Alexeyevskoye, 422900 

Phone: (84341) 2-25-00 

Fax: (84341) 2-25-31 

E-mail:adm@alekseevsk.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Alkeyevsky Municipal District 

Ferdinat Davletshin 

23, Krainov Street, Bazarniye Mataki, 422870 

Phone: (84346) 2-00-26 

Fax: (84346) 2-17-57 

E-mail: adm@alkay.gov.tatarstan.ru

Almetyevsky Municipal District 

Rishat Aboubakirov 

39, Lenin Street, Almetyevsk, 423400 

Phone: (8553) 25-53-42, 25-36-40 

Fax: (8553) 32-67-97 

E-mail:adm@almat.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Apastovsky Municipal District 

Rashid Zagidoullin 

2, Sovetskaya Street, Apastovo, 422350 

Phone: (84376) 2-13-52 

Fax: (84376) 2-19-27 

E-mail:adm@apast.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Arsky Municipal District 

Almas Nazirov 

14, Sovetskaya Square, Arsk, 422010 

Phone: (84366) 3-14-33, 3-00-44 

Fax: (84366) 3-18-44 

E-mail:adm@archa.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Atninsky Municipal District 

Gabdulakhat Khakimov 

38, Sovetskaya Street, Bolshaya Atnya, 422750 

Phone: (84369) 2-10-04 

Fax: (84369) 2-10-20 

E-mail:adm@atnya.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Aznakayevsky Municipal District 

Mansur Khairoutdinov 

22, Lenin Street, Aznakayevo, 423300 

Phone: (85592) 2-24-83, 2-51-00 

Fax: (85592) 2-53-40 

E-mail: adm@aznakay.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Bavlinsky Municipal District 

Albert Khabibullin 

12, Goryunov Street, Bavly, 423230 

Phone: (85569) 5-21-37, 5-54-25 

Fax: (85569) 5-21-57 

E-mail: adm@bavli.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Baltasinsky Municipal District 

Marat Zaripov 

42, Lenin Street, Baltasi, 422030 

Phone: (84368) 2-41-33 

Fax: (84368) 2-44-50 

E-mail:adm@baltash.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Bugulminsky Municipal District 

Nail Magdeyev 

7, Gafiatullin Street, Bugulma, 423200 

Phone: (85514) 4-25-00 

Fax: (843) 3-19-00 

E-mail: adm@bugulma.gov.tatarstan.ru 


Buinsky Municipal District 

Aglyam Sadretdinov 

110, Zhores Street, Buinsk, 422400 

Phone: (84374) 3-10-93 

Fax: (84374) 3-11-93 

E-mail:adm@bua.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Cheremshansky Municipal District 

Minsagit Shakirov 

32, Sovetskaya Street, Cheremshan, 423100 

Phone: (84396) 2-51-00 

E-mail: adm@cheremshan.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Chistopolsky Municipal District 

Vyacheslav Kozlov 

129, Bebel Street, Chistopol, 422950 

Phone: (84342) 5-43-60 

Fax: (84342) 5-43-60 

E-mail: adm@chistay.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Drozhzhanovsky Municipal District 

Javdet Gafourov 

1, Tsentralnaya Street, Staroye Drozhzhanoye, 422470 

Phone: (84375) 2-23-50 

Fax: 2-22-71 

E-mail: adm@chuprale.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Kaibitsky Municipal District 

Zavdat Gaffarov 

60, Solnechny Bulvar, Bolshiye Kaibitsy, 422330 

Phone: (84370) 2-11-04 

Fax: (84370) 2-11-21 

E-mail: adm@kaybish.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Kamsko-Ustyinsky Municipal District 

Zufar Garafiev 

31, Kalinin Street, Kamskoye Ustye, 422820 

Phone: (84377) 2-18-86 

Fax: (84377) 2-18-86 

E-mail: adm@kama- tamagy.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Kukmorsky Municipal District 

Rauil Rakhmatullin 

13, Lenin Street, Kukmor, 422110 

Phone: (84364) 2-21-01 

E-mail: kukmara@kremlin.tatarstan.ru 

Laishevsky Municipal District 

Alexandr Timofeyev 

39, Pervomaiskaya Street, Laishevo, 422610 

Phone: (84378) 2-19-19 

Fax: (84378) 2-20-90 

E-mail: adm@laesh.gov.tatarstan.ru 


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Leninogorsky Municipal District 

Iskhak Sadriev 

1, Kutuzov Street, Leninogorsk, 423250 

Phone: (85595) 5-03-26 

Fax: (85595) 2-16-42 

E-mail: adm@leninogorsk.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Mamadyshsky Municipal District 

Roustam Kalimullin 

23, Musa Jalil Street, Mamadysh, 422192 

Phone: (85563) 3-14-84 

Fax: (85563) 3-13-90 

E-mail: adm@mamadysh.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Mendeleyevsky Municipal District 

Roustam Gafarov 

7, Fomin Street, Mendeleyevsk, 423640 

Phone: (85549) 2-10-69 

Fax: (85549) 2-12-91 

E-mail: adm@mendeley.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Menzelinsky Municipal District 

Georgy Kupriyanov 

80, Lenin Street, Menzelinsk, 423700 

Phone: (85555) 3-16-08 

Fax: (85555) 3-10-75 

E-mail: adm@menzalia.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Mouslyumovsky Municipal District 

Rishat Khabipov 

41, Pushkin Street, Muslyumovo, 423330 

Phone: (85556) 2-42-66 

Fax: (85556) 2-42-66 

E-mail: adm@muslum.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Nizhnekamsky Municipal District 

Aidar Metshin 

12, Stroitelei Street, Nizhnekamsk, 423570 

Phone: (8555) 42-43-00 

Fax: (8555) 42-43-00 

E-mail: adm@tuban-kama.gov.tatarstan.ru 


Novosheshminsky Municipal District 

Alexandr Gubkin 

80, Sovetskaya Street, Novosheshminskoye, 423190 

Phone: (84348) 2-20-07 

Fax: (84348) 2-20-07 

E-mail: adm@chishma.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Nourlatsky Municipal District 

Fatikh Sibagatoullin 

98, Sovetskaya Street, Nourlat, 423000 

Phone: (84345) 2-00-27 

Fax: (84345) 2-06-34 

E-mail: adm@nurlat.gov.tatarstan.ru 


Pestrechinsky Municipal District 

Shaikhoulla Nasyboullin 

18, Sovetskaya Street, Pestretsy, 422770 

Phone: (84367) 3-02-30 

Fax: (84367) 3-02-01 

E-mail: adm@pitriash.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Rybnoslobodsky Municipal District 

Yevgeny Lylov 

46, Lenin Street, Rybnaya Sloboda, 422650 

Phone: (84361) 2-21-13 

Fax: (84361) 4-30-12 

E-mail: adm@balyk-bistase.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Sabinsky Muncipal District 

Rais Minnikhanov 

52, Zakirov Street, Bogatye Saby, 422060 

Phone: (84362) 2-31-33 

Fax: (84362) 2-31-74 

E-mail: adm@saba.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Sarmanovsky Municipal District 

Nafis Zakirov 

35, Lenin Street, Sarmanovo, 423350 

Phone: (85559) 2-42-22 

Fax: (85559) 2-44-44 

E-mail: adm@sarman.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Spassky Municipal District 

Kamil Nougayev 

19, Pionerskaya Street, Bolgar, 422840 

Тел: (84347) 3-00-80 

Fax: (84347) 3-95-84 

E-mail: adm@bulgar.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Tetyushsky Municipal District 

Moukharryam Ibyatov 

39, Malkin Street, Tetyushi, 422420 

Phone: (84373) 2-04-50 

Fax: (84373) 2-62-48 

E-mail: adm@tatesh.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Toukayevsky Municipal District 

Tagir Kharmatoullin 

46, Prospekt Jalilya, Naberezhnye Chelny, 423807 

Phone: (8552) 70-00-33 

Fax: (8552) 70-17-38 

E-mail: adm@tukay.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Tyulyachinsky Municipal District 

Ildar Nizamov 

40, Lenin Street, Tyulachi, 422080 

Phone: (84360) 2-11-89 

Fax: (84360) 2-11-89 

E-mail: adm@telache.gov.tatarstan.ru

Verkhneuslonsky Municipal District 

Vladimir Osyanin 

20, Chekhov Street, Verkhny Uslon, 422800 

Phone: (84379) 2-13-38 

Fax: (84379) 2-18-39 

E-mail:adm@uslon.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Vysokogorsky Municipal District 

Rashid Shayakhmetov 

5, Kooperativnaya Street, Vysokaya Gora, 422700 

Phone: (84365) 2-30-60 

Fax: 2-30-86 

E-mail:adm@biektau.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Yelabuzhsky Municipal District 

Ilshat Gafourov 

30, Neftyanikov Pr., Yelabuga, 422630 

Phone: (85557) 3-11-76 

Fax: (85557) 3-82-52 

E-mail: adm@alabuga.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Yutazinsky Municipal District 

Almas Sakhapov 

38, Pushkin Street, Urussu, 423950 

Phone: (85510) 2-11-10 

Fax: (85510) 2-02-20 

E-mail: adm@jutaza.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Zainsky Municipal District 

Rinat Fardiyev 

6, Krupskaya Street, Zainsk, 423520 

Phone: (85558) 3-57-58 

Fax: (85558) 3-27-76 

E-mail:adm@zai.gov.tatarstan.ru 

Zelenodolsky Municipal District 

Gennady Yemelyanov 

41a, Lenin Street, Zelenodolsk, 422520 

Phone: (84371) 4-25-13 

Fax: (84371) 5-33-13 

E-mail:adm@zelendol.gov.tatarstan.ru 

6.7. EXHIBITION ENTERPRISES AND 

ORGANISATIONS 

OAO Kazanskaya Yarmarka 

8, Orenburgsky Trakt, Kazan, 420059 

Phone: (843) 270-51-11 

OOO Tatexpo 


Phone: (843) 264-62-61 

National Culture Centre Kazan 


Phone: (843) 236-78-41 


OOO “ERG” Exhibition Enterprise 

Office 227, 10, Yamashev Street, Kazan, 420044 

Phone: (843) 541-34-27, 523-61-17 

Exhibition Hall of Artists’ Union 

57, Karl Marx Street, Kazan, 420015 

Phone: (843) 236-65-41, 236-10-71 

6.8. CUSTOMS 

Tatarstan Custom-House 

56, Korolenko Street, Kazan, 420094 

Phone: (843) 543-73-02, 291-92-27 

Kazan Customs Post 

144, Orenburgsky Trakt, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 268-33-93 

Customs Point at Kazan Airport 

Airport, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 267-87-99 

Almetyevsk Customs Post 

6, Proizvodstvennaya Street, Almetyevsk , 423450 

Phone: (8553) 37-08-30 

“Begishevo” Customs Post 

Airport, Nizhnekamsk-13, 423570 

Phone: (8555) 34-98-68, 34-12-00 

Bugulma Customs Post 

66, Musa Jalil Street, Bugulma, 423230 

Phone: (85514) 7-29-67 

Fax: (85514) 4-11-96 

Customs Clearing and Customs Control Department No.2 

of the Naberezhnye Chelny Customs Post 

1a, Belyaeva Street, Tukayevsky District, Naberezhnye 

Chelny, 423814 

Phone: (8552) 51-03-59 

Naberezhnye Chelny Customs Post 

112, Sh. Usmanov Street, Naberezhnye Chelny, 423826 

Phone: (8552) 54-18-35 

Fax: (8552) 56-98-75 

Zelenodolsk Customs Post 

34, Stolichnaya Street, Zelenodolsk, 422530 

Phone: (84371) 3-32-73 

Fax: (84371) 3-32-73 

Nizhnekamsk Customs Post 

13, Vokzalnaya Street, Nizhnekamsk, 423570 

Phone: (8555) 31-73-03, 31-88-80, 31-78-05 


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6.9. BANKS 

National Bank of the Republic of Tatarstan of the Central 

Bank of the Russian Federation 

37, Bauman Street, Kazan, 420013 

Phone: (843) 235-05-01, 235-05-02, 235-05-03, 235-05-04 

“Bank Tatarstan” 

44, Butlerov Street, Kazan, 420012 

Phone: (843) 264-49-00 

OAO Joint-Stock Commercial Bank “Energobank” 

172, Narimanov Street, Kazan, 420021 

Phone: (843) 293-27-37, 293-21-98 

OOO Medical Commercial Bank “Avers” 

3, Musa Jalil Street, Kazan, 420111 

Phone: (843) 292-55-25, 292-98-61 

Fax: 292-98-71 

OOO Kamsky Commercial Bank 

21, Gidrostroitelei Street, Naberezhnye Chelny, 423850 

Phone: (8552) 70-49-18 

Fax: 70-48-42 

ZAO Bank for Social Development of Tatarstan 

“Tatsotsbank” 

18/23, Chernyshevsky Street, Kazan, 420111 

Phone/Fax: (843) 292-71-94 

OOO Tatarstan Agro-Industrial Bank 

4, Zinin Street, Kazan, 420097 

Phone: (843) 519-32-00, 519-33-10 

Fax: 519-33-33 

OAO Joint-Stock Commercial Bank “Zarechye” 

2, Luknitsky Street, Kazan, 420032 

Phone: (843) 549-94-13 

Tatar Joint-Stock Bank for Economic Development 

“Tatekobank” 

47, Br. Kasymovykh Street, Kazan, 420101 

Phone: (843) 229-81-11 

ZAO City Commercial Bank “Avtogradbank” 

43, Kh. Toufan Prospekt, Naberezhnye Chelny, 423831 

Phone: (8552) 35-24-00 

Fax: 35-24-16 

OAO AKB BTA-Kazan 

58, Ibragimov Street, Kazan, 420066 

Phone: (843) 525-74-74, 525-74-67 

OOO Joint Stock Commercial Bank “TatInvestBank” 


Phone: (8432) 238-03-39 

AKB Spurt Bank 

2, Spartakovskaya Street, Kazan, 420107 

Phone: (843) 238-94-00, 238-94-10 


AKB Ak Bars Bank 


Phone: (843) 230-33-03 

Commercial Bank “Intekhbank” 

24, Marjani Street, Kazan, 420021 

Phone: (843) 264-46-00 

OAO Commercial Investment Trust Bank “Kazansky” 


Phone: (843) 544-44-42 

OAO Joint-Stock Investment Commercial Bank 

“Tatfondbank” 

2, Spartakovskaya Street, Kazan, 420111 

Phone: (843) 278-11-52 

ZAO Joint Stock Mortgage Bank “Ipoteka-Invest” 

58, Vosstaniya Street, Kazan, 420039 

Phone: (843) 554-26-71 

Tatar Branch of OAO Commercial “Volga-Credit” Bank 

Railway Station Square, Sidorovka, Naberezhnye Chelny, 

423820 

Phone: (8552) 70-85-04 

Fax: (8552) 70-79-77 

Kazan Branch of OAO Impexbank 

35A, Yershov Street, Kazan, 420061 

Phone: (843) 299-09-09 

Almetyevsk Branch of Zenith Bank 

6, Mir Street, Almetyevsk, 423450 

Phone: (8553) 30-60-90 

Tatar Branch of OAO Vneshtorgbank in Kazan 

13, Pravobulachnaya Street, Kazan, 420111 

Phone: (843) 264-45-41 

6.10. INVESTMENT COMPANIES 

OOO TAIF-Invest 


Phone: (843) 236-97-50 

ZAO Investment Company “Elemte” 


Phone: (843) 292-12-38 

OOO Dialog-Invest 

57, K. Marx Street, Kazan, 420015 

Phone: (843) 236-95-61, 236-95-41 

ZAO Investment Company “TATINK” 

P.O.B. 55, Building A, 2, Chuikov Street, Kazan, 420094 

Phone: (843) 519-99-03 

OAO Tatneftekhiminvest-Holding 

29, Yershov Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 272-41-74

OOO Investment Company “TDT-Invest” 

25, Oktyabrskaya Street, Kazan, 420057 

Phone: (843) 543-80-52 

ОАО National Holding Company of the Republic of 

Tatarstan 

2, Stolbov Street, Kazan, 420097 

Phone: (843) 526-95-15 

OOO Managing Company “Zolotoi Kolos” 

6, Orenburgsky Trakt, Kazan, 420059 

Phone: (843) 277-59-15 

OAO Central Depository of the Republic of Tatarstan 

P.O.B. 37, 26, Vishnevsky Street, Kazan, 420043 

Phone: (843) 238-10-47 

ZAO Investment-Financial Corporation of the Republic of 

Tatarstan 

P.O. Box 27, 36, Yamashev Street, Kazan, 420044 

Phone: (843) 523-64-88 

Branch No. 4 of ZAO Interregional Registration Company 

in Nizhnekamsk 

1, Korabelnaya Street, Nizhnekamsk, 423570 

Phone: (8555) 42-73-10 

Fax: 42-72-20 

6.11. INSURANCE COMPANIES 

ZAO SK Chulpan 

10, Gagarin Street, Almetyevsk, 423450 

Phone: (8553) 25-05-15, 25-51-53 

OAO NASKO-Tatarstan 

P.O.B. 255, 2, Chuikov Street, Kazan, 420094 

Phone: (843) 272-15-21, 260-66-44 

OOO Insurance Group “Asko” 

24, Vakhitov Prospekt, Naberezhnye Chelny, 423800 

Phone: (8552) 39-03-33 

Kazan Branch of OAO ZhASO 

13, Yakhin Street, Kazan, 420202 

Phone: (843) 292-14-96 

6.12. MASS MEDIA 

OAO Television and Radio Company “Novy Vek” 

9, Sh. Usmanov Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 570-50-00 

ZAO Kanal-6 (STS-Kazan) 

34, Gladilov Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 554-25-08 

State TV- and Radio-Broadcasting Company “Tatarstan” 

9, Sh. Usmanov Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 554-71-70 


“Efir” TV Company 

17, Proletarskaya Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 519-30-08 

“Domashny-Kazan” TV Company 

6, K. Zetkin Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 519-31-02 

“Respublika Tatarstan” Newspaper, Editorial Office 

2, Dekabristov Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 292-37-00 

“Vremya i Dengy” Newspaper, Editorial Office 

40, Narimanov Street, Kazan, 420111 

Phone: (843) 292-97-20 

“Vechernyaya Kazan” Newspaper, Editorial Office 


Phone: (843) 541-38-44 

“Tatarstan” Magazine, Editorial Office 


Phone: (843) 292-36-35 

“Kazanskie Vedomosti” Newspaper, Editorial Office 

5, Chistopolskaya Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 542-98-16 

“Molodezh Tatarstana” Newspaper, Editorial Office 


Phone: (843) 541-38-48 

6.13. TRAVEL AGENCIES 

Companion SP 

13, Kremlyovskaya Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 299-11-99 

Inturcentr 

46, Profsoyuznaya Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 238-29-02 

Vera-Tour 

Office 1, 14/31, Shchyapov Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 230-49-80, 230-42-58 

Sputnik-Trans-Service-Kazan 

4, Kirovsky Pereulok, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 292-74-22 

Elin-Tour 


Phone: (843) 542-16-36 

Volzhskie Puteshestviya 

74a, Dostoevsky Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 299-41-75, 299-41-85 

Obyedineniye Tourist 

55b, Peterburgskaya Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 238-14-87 


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Stolitsa 

16, Levobulachnaya Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 292-69-26 

Voentur-Kazan 

10, Prospekt Yamasheva, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 523-61-14 

“ROSTA” Urgent Tours Shop 

Office 2, 21, Bauman Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 292-07-11 

Granada 

3, Chistopolskaya Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 518-33-47 

Bon Voyage 


Phone: (843) 526-00-77, 526-00-88 

Kazan-Intour 


Phone: (843) 292-05-55, 292-80-90 

Sakvoyazh 

42, Pushkin Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 264-62-11 


6.14. INFORMATION FOR VISITORS TO THE 

REPUBLIC’S CAPITAL 

When planning a visit to the Republic of Tatarstan, please, 

note the following: 

• The Republic of Tatarstan is on Moscow time (Greenwich 

time plus 3 hours); 

• If you want to use credit cards in the territory of the 

Republic of Tatarstan, it is advisable to previously 

look through the list of credit cards acceptable at the 

exchange counters of the republic’s banks. 

6.14.1. HOW TO OBTAIN ENTRY VISA 

Obtaining visas. 

Recommendations for making the invitations for 

foreign partners. 

Any organisation (legal entity) in the Republic of Tatarstan 

inviting its foreign partners and counterparts should execute 

the corresponding invitation through the Consular Service 

Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian 

Federation (MID RF) or through regional Representative Offices 

of MID RF. 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation 

executes an invitation within a period not exceeding 30 days 

from the date of application (submission of all duly executed 

documents). 

To visit the defence industry enterprises, foreign citizens 


should make previous arrangements with, and obtain the 

authorisation of, the competent federal authorities, in accordance 

with regulations of the Russian Federation. 

Passports of foreign citizens staying in the Russian Federation 

(the Republic of Tatarstan) for the period exceeding 3 days 

(except for holidays and days off) should be registered as established. 

The accepting organisation registers the passports of foreign 

citizens arrived by invitation of this organisation for the 

period not exceeding three months and submits relevant information 

to the competent interior affairs authorities. Information 

should be submitted to the interior affairs authorities 

in writing within 3 days from the date of arrival. 

When registering, the period of stay of foreign citizens in 

the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan should be indicated. 

The accepting organisation may extend the registration validity 

for the period not exceeding three months. Prolongation of 

the registration validity for the period exceeding three months 

and renewal of visa to foreign citizens is carried out by the 

competent interior affairs authorities. To obtain an advice on 

inviting the foreign citizens, please, contact the Board of the 

Federal Migration Service of the Russian Federation in the Republic 


Regulatory acts governing entry, exit and stay of 

foreign citizens in the Republic of Tatarstan are as 

follows: 

•Federal 

Law No. 114-FZ “On Procedure for Exit from the 

Russian Federation and Entry to the Russian Federation” 

dated August 15, 1996 (as amended on June 24, 1999); 

•Federal 

Law No. 115-FZ “On Legal Status of Foreign 

Citizens in the Russian Federation “ dated July 25, 2002 

(as amended on June 30, November 11 2003, August 22, 

November 2, 2004); 

•Resolution 

of the Cabinet of Ministers of the USSR No. 212 

“On Approval of the Rules of Stay of Foreign Citizens in the 

USSR “ dated April 26, 1991 (as amended on November 4 

1991); 

•Resolution 


No. 459 “On Introduction of New Procedure for Execution 

of Invitations to Foreign Citizens in the Territory of the Russian 

Federation” dated May 15, 1995; 

•Resolution 


No. 1142 “On Implementation of Certain Norms of the 

Federal Law “On Procedure of Departure from the Russian 

Federation and Entry into the Russian Federation” dated 1 

October 1998 (as amended September 23, 1999, October 3, 

2002, March 24, April 24, 2003); 

•Order 

of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian 

Federation No. 1833 “On Approval of Rules for Execution of 

Invitations for Entry into the Russian Federation of Foreign 

Citizens and Stateless Persons” dated 12 February 2004.

CONTACT TELEPHONES: 

Consular Service Department of MID RF 

(495) 244-45-81 

Representative Office of MID RF in Kazan 

Kazan, Kremlin, Spasskaya Tower 

(843) 292-01-27 

Board of the Federal Migration Service of Russia in the 


8, Chekhov St., Kazan, 

Phone: (843) 291-20-93. 

6.14.2. EMERGENCY TELEPHONE CALLS 

Fire .................................................................................................. 01 

Police .............................................................................................. 02 

Ambulance ................................................................................... 03 

Gas Service ................................................................................... 04 

6.14.3. HOTELS 

Tatarstan, Hotel Complex 


Phone: (843) 238-83-79 

Duslyk Hotel 

49, Pravobulachnaya, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 292-33-20 

Regina Hotel 

11, Kirpichnikov Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 272-19-20 

Bulgar-Meta Hotel 

21, Vishnevsky Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 236-21-51 

Korston, Shopping, Entertainment, and Hotel Complex 

1A, Yershov St., Kazan, 420061 

Phone: +7 (843) 238-28-52 

Mirage Hotel 

1a, Moskovskaya Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 278-05-05 

Safar Hotel 

1, Odnostoronnyaya Grivka, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 543-97-43 

Kvart Hotel 

21, Prospekt Pobedy, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 224-38-39 

Dom Inostrannogo Spetsialista Hotel 

25, Said-Galeyev Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 292-76-35 

Novinka Guest House 

30, Korolenko Street, Kazan 


Phone: (843) 544-09-21 

Volga Hotel 

1a, Said-Galeyev Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 292-18-94 

6.14.4. THEATRES AND MUSEUMS 

Grand Drama Theatre n.a. Kachalov 

48, Bauman Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 292-34-83, 292-37-51 

Tatar State Theatre of Drama and Comedy n.a. K.Tinchurin 

3, Gorky Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 236-68-86, 264-35-18 

Kazan Tatar State Young People’s Theatre 

49, Gladilov Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 554-11-86 

Kazan State Young People’s Theatre 


Phone: (843) 292-18-75 

Tatar State Philharmonic Society n.a. Gabdoullah Tukay 

4, Gogol Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 236-72-72 

Opera and Ballet Theatre n.a. Musa Jalil 

1, Svoboda Square, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 231-57-10 

Tatar State Academic Theatre n.a. Galiaskar Kamal 

1, Tatarstan Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 293-06-38, 293-03-74 

Tatar State Puppet Theatre “Ekiyat” 

21, Lukovsky Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 238-94-71 

State Grand Concert Hall n.a. S.Saidashev 

Svoboda Square, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 292-17-36, 238-33-80 

National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan 

2, Kremlyovskaya Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 292-89-84, 292-71-62 

Kazan State Circus 

2, Tash Ayak Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 292-14-12 

Gorky Literary and Memorial Museum 

10, Gorky Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 238-46-27 

Sharif Kamal Memorial Apartment 


Phone: (843) 292-31-88 


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E.A. Boratynsky Museum 

25/28, Gorky Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 236-13-22 

Gabdoullah Tukay Museum 

74, G. Tukay Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 293-17-50 

Musa Jalil Memorial Apartment 

17-28, Gorky Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 238-50-48 

Salikh Saidashev Museum 

13a, Gorky Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 238-56-96 

Nazib Zhiganov Memorial Apartment 

Apt. 11, 14, M. Krasnaya Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 236-12-84 

Baki Urmanche Museum 

20, Shchapov Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 236-99-62 

Fine Arts Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan 

64, K. Marx Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 236-69-21 

Lenin Memorial House 

58, The Ulyanovs Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 236-90-12 

6.14.5. RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS 

Moukhtasibat of Kazan 

17, K. Nasyri Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 250-32-91 

MOSQUES 

Al-Marjani 

17, K. Nasyri Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 293-00-35, 293-45-93 

Nouroulla 

74/15, Kirov Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 292-53-83, 292-59-70 

Trans-Kaban 

26, Kh. Taktash Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 278-00-30 

Azimov 

15, Fatkoullin Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 278-29-80 

Iske-Tash 

34a, M. Gafouri 

Phone: (843) 293-38-18 



Bornay 

7, Akhtyamov Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 293-07-38 

Soultan 

14/19, Toukay Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 292-78-81 

Apanayev 

27, K. Nasyri, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 293-42-92 

Nur-Islam 

36/56, 2nd Armavirskaya Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 571-30-11 

Bolgar 

10, Mousin Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 522-33-14 

MUSLIM RELIGIOUS ASSOCIATIONS 

Rizvan 

48, Mavlyutov Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 234-38-47 

Kol Sharif 

Kremlin, Podyezd 1, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 292-76-38 

Din Islam 

17a, Chishmyale Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 262-30-88 

ORTHODOX RELIGIOUS ASSOCIATIONS 

Kazan Eparchy 

31a, Chelyuskin Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 271-08-60 

Orthodox Religious Association of the St. Peter’s and 

Paul’s Cathedral 

21, Musa Jalil Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 292-13-58 

Orthodox Religious Association of the Saint Great Martyr 

Varvara 


Phone: (843) 236-46-63 

Orthodox Religious Association of the St. Nicholas’ 

Cathedral 

5, Bauman Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 292-57-51 

JUDAIC RELIGIOUS ASSOCIATIONS 

Judaic Religious Community 


Phone: (843) 292-06-89

CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS ASSOCIATIONS 

Roman Catholic Association of the Exaltation of the Holy 

Cross 

25A, Yershov Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 236-04-87 

PROTESTANT RELIGIOUS ASSOCIATIONS 

Lutheran Church of St. Katharine 


Phone: (843) 238-59-94, 238-96-26 

6.14.6. RESTAURANTS 

Maison Grise 

35-98, Esperanto, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 277-37-49, 2277-17-79 

Opera 

1A, Moskovskaya Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 278-05-05 

Tatar Culinary House 

31/12, Bauman Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 292-35-20 

KRK Pyramid 

3, Moskovskaya Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 570-07-00 

Venezia 

24, Hadi Taktash Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 277-97-36 

Lancelot 

7, Iskra Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 272-12-64 

Akcharlak 

34a, Yershov Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 272-64-43 

Timerkhan 

58a, Korolenko Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 543-70-73 

Arena 


Phone: (843) 238-77-76 

Tango 

68, Br. Kasymovykh Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 224-22-42 

Bulgar-Meta 

21, Vishnevsky Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 264-29-13, 231-56-55 

Pivnoy Dvor 

93, Prospekt Yamasheva, Kazan 


Phone: (843) 517-18-27 

Mziuri 

92A, Prospekt Yamasheva 

Phone: (843) 515-30-48 

Afrodita 

3/2, Tatarstan Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 292-41-30 

Meat Kick 

10/48, Univesrsitetskaya Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 292-93-32 

Tandu 

38/17, Bauman Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 292-31-22 

Tatarstan 

2, Peterburgskaya Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 231-67-65 

Zolotaya Podkova 

Kazan Hippodrome 

Phone: (843) 260-23-13 

Dukhan Pirosmani 

53A, Tatarstan Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 293-48-93 

Medved 


Phone: (843) 292-69-16 

Safar-Hotel 

1, Odnostoronka Grivka Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 543-97-43 

Sakhara 

47A, Pravo-Bulachnaya Street, Kazan 

Phone: (843) 292-43-16 

Yanagi 


Phone: (843) 292-08-59 


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6.14.7. INQUIRIES-INFORMATION 

River port .......................................................................231-07-40 

Railway station .............................................................231-23-00 

“Kazan” International Airport .................................267-88-07 

Bus Terminal .................................................................293-04-00 

Taxi ................................................................................................057 

.....................................................................................................082 

.....................................................................................................086 

........................................................................................542-42-43 

........................................................................................277-57-75 

........................................................................................264-88-88 

........................................................................................264-44-00 

........................................................................................517-01-70 

........................................................................................515-30-30 

Lufthansa (booking office) ......................................625-90-51 

............................................................................... Fax: 272-91-00 

Pharmacy Information ..........................................................003 

Long-Distance Calls Directory Inquiries ............078, 8 188 

Ordering trunk-calls ................................................................811 

City Telephone Network Referral Service .......................... 09 

6.14.8. TELEPHONE CODES OF CITIES AND DISTRICTS 


Kazan ............................................................................................843 

Agryzsky District .................................................................85551 

Aksoubayevsky District ....................................................84344 

Aktanyshsky District ..........................................................85552 

Alexeyevsky District ...........................................................84341 

Alkeyevsky District .............................................................84346 

Almetyevsky District ............................................................ 8553 

Apastovsky District ............................................................84376 

Arsky District ........................................................................84366 

Atninsky District ..................................................................84369 

Aznakayevsky District .......................................................85511 

Baltasinsky District .............................................................84368 

Bavlinsky District .................................................................85519 

Bugulminsky District .........................................................85514 

Buinsky District ....................................................................84374 

Cheremshansky District ...................................................84316 

Chistopolsky District ..........................................................84342 

Drozhzhanovsky District ..................................................84375 

Kaibitsky District .................................................................84370 

Kamskoustinsky District ...................................................84377 

Kukmorsky District .............................................................84364 

Laishevsky District ..............................................................84378 

Leninogorsky District ........................................................85515 

Mamadyshsky District .......................................................85563 

Mendeleyevsky District ....................................................85549 

Menzelinsky District ..........................................................85555 

Mouslyumovsky District ...................................................85556 


Naberezhnye Chelny ........................................................... 8552 

Nizhnekamsky District ........................................................ 8555 

Nourlatsky District ..............................................................84345 

Novosheshminsky District ...............................................84348 

Pestrechinsky District ........................................................84367 

Rybnoslobodsky District ..................................................84361 

Sabinsky District ..................................................................84362 

Sarmanovsky District .........................................................85559 

Spassky District ...................................................................84347 

Tetyushsky District .............................................................84373 

Tukayevsky District .............................................................. 8552 

Tyulachinsky District ..........................................................84360 

Verkhneuslonsky District .................................................84379 

Vysokogorsky District .......................................................84365 

Yelabuzhsky District ...........................................................85557 

Yutazinsky District ..............................................................85510 

Zainsky District ....................................................................85558 

Zelenodolsky District ........................................................84371

CONTENTS 

1. Overview Of The Republic Of Tatarstan .......................5 

1.1. Geography ...............................................................................5 

1.2. Climate ......................................................................................5 

1.3. Population ................................................................................6 

1.4. Religion .....................................................................................6 

1.5. Official Languages .................................................................6 

1.6. History .......................................................................................6 

1.7. Capital ........................................................................................8 

1.8. Large Cities ...............................................................................9 

1.9. Culture .......................................................................................9 

1.9.1. Theatres ....................................................................... 10 

1.9.2. Museums ..................................................................... 10 

1.10. Education And Science ............................................11 

2. Investment Climate In The Republic Of Tatarstan .... 13 

2.1. Investment Attractiveness 

Of The Republic Of Tatarstan .................................................. 13 

2.2. Commercial Organisations 

With Foreign Investments ....................................................... 15 

2.3. Special Economic Zone 

Of Industrial Production Type 

In The Yelabuga District 


2.4. “Alabuga” Industrial Site ................................................... 17 

2.5. Innovation Activities 

In The Republic Of Tatarstan .................................................. 17 

2.6. Investment Legislation 


2.7. Rights Of Investors 

And Their Protection ................................................................. 20 

2.8. Privileges Granted To Foreign Investors 

And Commercial Organisations 

With Foreign Investments 

In The Republic Of Tatarstan ...................................................21 

2.8.1. Tax On Profit ............................................................... 22 

2.8.2. Value Added Tax ....................................................... 22 

2.8.3. Property Tax ............................................................... 23 

2.8.4. Excise Taxes ................................................................ 23 

2.8.5. Import Customs Duties .......................................... 23 

2.8.6. Accelerated Amortisation ..................................... 24 

3. Economy Of The Republic Of Tatarstan ..................... 25 

3.1. Natural Resources .............................................................. 26 

3.2. Manufacturing Industry ................................................... 26 

3.3. Agriculture ............................................................................ 27 

3.4. Construction ........................................................................ 28 

3.5. Products Manufactured By Enterprises 


3.5.1. Oil Production ........................................................... 28 

3.5.2. Chemical, Petrochemical Industries .................. 28 

3.5.3. Aircraft Industry ........................................................ 30 

3.5.4. Mechanical Engineering 

And Metal Working ..............................................................31 

3.5.5. Instrument-making, Radioindustry ................... 32 

3.5.6. Woodworking ............................................................ 34 

3.5.7. Medical And Pharmaceutical Industry ............ 34 

3.5.8. Glass, Faience, And Porcelain Industry ............. 35 

3.5.9. Light Industry ............................................................ 35 

3.5.10. Food Industry .......................................................... 35 

3.6. Trade ....................................................................................... 36 

3.7. Transport ............................................................................... 36 

3.8. Budgetary Policy ................................................................. 37 

3.9. Banking System .................................................................. 37 

4. Foreign Economic And Interregional Activities ........ 39 

4.1. Goals And Objectives Of Foreign 

Economic Policy Of The Republic Of Tatarstan ................ 39 

4.2. Main Trends Of Foreign Economic 

And Interregional Activities 


4.3. Foreign Economic Activities 



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4.3.1. Foreign Trade Turnover 

Of The Republic Of Tatarstan ........................................... 40 

4.3.3. Exports ..........................................................................41 

4.3.4. Imports ......................................................................... 42 

4.4. Expansion Of International 

And Interregional Contacts .................................................... 42 

4.4.1. Non-cis Countries ..................................................... 42 

4.4.2. Cis Countries .............................................................. 44 

4.4.3. Regions Of The Russian Federation ................... 46 

4.5. Support Of Exports ............................................................ 47 

4.6. Support Of Foreign Economic Activity ....................... 49 

4.6.1. Ministry Of Trade And Foreign Economic 

Cooperation Of The Republic Of Tatarstan ................. 49 

4.6.2. Chamber Of Commerce And Industry 


4.6.3. Representative Offices 


4.6.4. Trading Houses Of The Republic 

Of Tatarstan In Regions Of The 

Russian Federation, CIS And Non-CIS Countries ......51 

4.6.5. Russian-foreign Intergovernmental 

Commissions And Tatarstan-foreign 

Working Teams ..................................................................... 52 

5. Structure Of Bodies Of Power .................................... 53 

5.1. Administrative And Territorial Division 


5.2. Structure Of State Power 


5.2.1. President Of The Republic Of Tatarstan ........... 54 

5.2.2. State Council Of The Republic Of Tatarstan .... 54 

5.2.3. Cabinet Of Ministers 


5.3. Local Self-government Bodies ....................................... 55 

5.4. Electoral System .................................................................. 55 

5.5. Judicial System, Office Of Public Prosecutor ............ 56 

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6. Additional Information ...............................................57 

6.1. Bodies Of State Power 


6.2. Bodies Of Federal Power 

In The Territory Of The Republic Of Tatarstan ..................61 

6.3. Organisations That Support 

Foreign Economic Activity ...................................................... 62 

6.4. Representative Offices Of The Republic 

Of Tatarstan In The Regions Of The Russian 

Federation And Foreign Countries ...................................... 62 

6.5. Representative Offices And Consular 

Institutions Of Foreign Countries And Regions 

Of The Russian Federation 


6.6. Municipalities Of The Republic Of Tatarstan ............ 64 

6.7. Exhibition Enterprises And Organisations ................ 67 

6.8. Customs ................................................................................. 67 

6.9. Banks ....................................................................................... 68 

6.10. Investment Companies .................................................. 68 

6.11. Insurance Companies ..................................................... 69 

6.12. Mass Media ........................................................................ 69 

6.13. Travel Agencies ................................................................. 69 

6.14. Information For Visitors 

To The Republic’s Capital ......................................................... 70 

6.14.1. How To Obtain Entry Visa ................................... 70 

6.14.2. Emergency Telephone Calls ................................71 

6.14.3. Hotels ..........................................................................71 

6.14.4. Theatres And Museums ........................................71 

6.14.5. Religious Institutions ............................................ 72 

6.14.6. Restaurants ............................................................. 73 

6.14.7. Inquiries-information ........................................... 74 

6.14.8. Telephone Codes Of Cities 

And Districts Of The Republic Of Tatarstan ................ 74

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