The Russian-Tajik Business Council Meeting
The Russian-Tajik Business Council Meeting
Organizers: The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tatarstan
Time and date: May 17, 10:00 a.m.
Venue: The Kazan Expo International Exhibition Center, Kazan
The 15th "Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum" international economic forum hosted a meeting of the Russian-Tajik Business Council. The discussion focused on cross-border partnership and new prospects. The participants considered new opportunities for the development of strategic partnership and expansion of cooperation, and discussed joint projects, including the project of the Russian industrial park in Tajikistan.
The meeting was attended by Chairman of the Russian-Tajik Business Council Islam Nazaraliyev, Director of the Department of International Cooperation and Licensing in the Sphere of Foreign Trade of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade Roman Chekushov, Vice President of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vladimir Padalko, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan - Minister of Industry and Trade Oleg Korobchenko, Russian Trade Representative in Tajikistan Evgeny Korenkov, Association of Industrial Parks of Russia Executive Director Denis Zhuravsky, Director General of the Middle Urals Development Corporation Andrey Misyura, Khimgrad Director General Airat Gizzatullin, Deputy Chairman of the Tajik Sughd Region Anvar Yakubi, Director of the managing company of JSC Corporation for Development of the Republic of Bashkortostan Artyom Penzin, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of Mir Privilegiy bank Evgeny Markin, Executive Director of the VEB.RF Block of International Projects and Representative Offices Abroad Andrey Polyakov, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Chuvash Republic - Minister of Economic Development and Property Relations Dmitry Krasnov, Executive Director for International Projects GREEN Engineering & Finance Nikolay Zakharov, CEO and co-founder of the KVU group Ilya Danilov, Alandr Company President Alexander Kopytin, and others.
"The Russian-Tajik Business Council resumed its work 18 months ago. <...> [During this time] we have managed to create a fairly effective channel of communication between Russian and Tajik businesses, state and public sectors," Islam Nazaraliyev said.
"We have solved the problem and established regular deliveries of certain types of products from Tajikistan to Russia. Now we are working to make the tariff rate as interesting for our consumers as possible. <...> We do not treat Tajikistan as a country surrounded by mountains and having only one exit to Afghanistan. We believe that Tajikistan is a good hub, which can be used in the Uzbek direction. We can also look towards China - the infrastructure is already established there. We can also consider Kyrgyzstan, which is our strategic partner," said Vladimir Padalko.
Director of the Department of International Cooperation and Licensing in the Sphere of Foreign Trade of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade Roman Chekushov explained in his presentation that Russia has revised its approaches to export development. The situation has changed - it is necessary not only to stimulate an increase in the volume of supplies to traditional markets, where Russian products are already well-known and exports are growing and developing, but also to open new markets and to approach this task systematically and thoroughly. "We proposed to create a separate federal project, which will be preliminary called 'Development of Foreign Infrastructure.' Such a project has never existed before. In this project we have just structured those tools, those measures that should stimulate the sustainable presence of Russian commodity producers in friendly markets. <...> Russia decided to stimulate industrial cooperation in friendly countries," said Roman Chekushov.
Evgeny Korenkov shared examples of successful implementation of Russian projects in Tajikistan. Thus, he described the experience of the Gemotest laboratory, which launched its work in 2021. At the moment, 39 laboratories are operating in the republic, 50 medical departments are planned to be opened by the end of this year, and a large laboratory with almost 0.5 bln rubles ($5.5 mln) invested in it has already been opened. "The maximum number of studies that used to be done is 300. Now, thanks to the largest laboratory in the region, there will be about 3,000 such studies, which is comparable to those conducted in Moscow," the speaker specified. According to him, the projects are now being considered for financing by the Russian Export Center and its financial instruments. Uralmashzavod is implementing a project to reconstruct the production facilities of the TALCO aluminum smelter with a budget of about 1.6 bln rubles ($17,500) for the near medium term.
The 15th International Economic Forum "Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum 2024" is being held on May 14-19 in Kazan. This year's keynote is "Trust and Cooperation." The main goal of the forum is to strengthen trade and economic, scientific and technical, social and cultural ties between Russian regions and the countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), as well as to promote the development of the Islamic financial system institutions in Russia.
Time and date: May 17, 10:00 a.m.
Venue: The Kazan Expo International Exhibition Center, Kazan
The 15th "Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum" international economic forum hosted a meeting of the Russian-Tajik Business Council. The discussion focused on cross-border partnership and new prospects. The participants considered new opportunities for the development of strategic partnership and expansion of cooperation, and discussed joint projects, including the project of the Russian industrial park in Tajikistan.
The meeting was attended by Chairman of the Russian-Tajik Business Council Islam Nazaraliyev, Director of the Department of International Cooperation and Licensing in the Sphere of Foreign Trade of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade Roman Chekushov, Vice President of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vladimir Padalko, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan - Minister of Industry and Trade Oleg Korobchenko, Russian Trade Representative in Tajikistan Evgeny Korenkov, Association of Industrial Parks of Russia Executive Director Denis Zhuravsky, Director General of the Middle Urals Development Corporation Andrey Misyura, Khimgrad Director General Airat Gizzatullin, Deputy Chairman of the Tajik Sughd Region Anvar Yakubi, Director of the managing company of JSC Corporation for Development of the Republic of Bashkortostan Artyom Penzin, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of Mir Privilegiy bank Evgeny Markin, Executive Director of the VEB.RF Block of International Projects and Representative Offices Abroad Andrey Polyakov, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Chuvash Republic - Minister of Economic Development and Property Relations Dmitry Krasnov, Executive Director for International Projects GREEN Engineering & Finance Nikolay Zakharov, CEO and co-founder of the KVU group Ilya Danilov, Alandr Company President Alexander Kopytin, and others.
"The Russian-Tajik Business Council resumed its work 18 months ago. <...> [During this time] we have managed to create a fairly effective channel of communication between Russian and Tajik businesses, state and public sectors," Islam Nazaraliyev said.
"We have solved the problem and established regular deliveries of certain types of products from Tajikistan to Russia. Now we are working to make the tariff rate as interesting for our consumers as possible. <...> We do not treat Tajikistan as a country surrounded by mountains and having only one exit to Afghanistan. We believe that Tajikistan is a good hub, which can be used in the Uzbek direction. We can also look towards China - the infrastructure is already established there. We can also consider Kyrgyzstan, which is our strategic partner," said Vladimir Padalko.
Director of the Department of International Cooperation and Licensing in the Sphere of Foreign Trade of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade Roman Chekushov explained in his presentation that Russia has revised its approaches to export development. The situation has changed - it is necessary not only to stimulate an increase in the volume of supplies to traditional markets, where Russian products are already well-known and exports are growing and developing, but also to open new markets and to approach this task systematically and thoroughly. "We proposed to create a separate federal project, which will be preliminary called 'Development of Foreign Infrastructure.' Such a project has never existed before. In this project we have just structured those tools, those measures that should stimulate the sustainable presence of Russian commodity producers in friendly markets. <...> Russia decided to stimulate industrial cooperation in friendly countries," said Roman Chekushov.
Evgeny Korenkov shared examples of successful implementation of Russian projects in Tajikistan. Thus, he described the experience of the Gemotest laboratory, which launched its work in 2021. At the moment, 39 laboratories are operating in the republic, 50 medical departments are planned to be opened by the end of this year, and a large laboratory with almost 0.5 bln rubles ($5.5 mln) invested in it has already been opened. "The maximum number of studies that used to be done is 300. Now, thanks to the largest laboratory in the region, there will be about 3,000 such studies, which is comparable to those conducted in Moscow," the speaker specified. According to him, the projects are now being considered for financing by the Russian Export Center and its financial instruments. Uralmashzavod is implementing a project to reconstruct the production facilities of the TALCO aluminum smelter with a budget of about 1.6 bln rubles ($17,500) for the near medium term.
The 15th International Economic Forum "Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum 2024" is being held on May 14-19 in Kazan. This year's keynote is "Trust and Cooperation." The main goal of the forum is to strengthen trade and economic, scientific and technical, social and cultural ties between Russian regions and the countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), as well as to promote the development of the Islamic financial system institutions in Russia.
