The Rais of the Republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, as an honorary guest, took part in the opening ceremony of the 12th Annual AIM Global 2023 Investment Forum in Abu Dhabi. He spoke at the plenary session "World Leaders Debate", this year the main theme is "Changing the investment paradigm: future investment opportunities to promote sustainable economic growth, diversity and prosperity". In addition, Rustam Minnikhanov got acquainted with the exhibition exposition of the AIM Global 2023 investment forum.

At the plenary session, Rustam Minnikhanov welcomed the participants and guests of the Annual Investment Forum and expressed gratitude to the leadership of the United Arab Emirates for organizing the event and providing the opportunity to speak. During his speech, he noted that the forum is dynamically developing every year, is looking for new formats and is being transformed.

Tatarstan has been a partner and participant of the event since its foundation in 2011. "The Forum is a great platform for us to present investment opportunities of our republic, exchange experience with foreign partners and establish new contacts. Today we will hear interesting discussions and expert opinions on an important topic – "Changing the investment paradigm". This is a very relevant question. Taking into account the difficult geopolitical situation, serious shifts are taking place in the global economy," Rustam Minnikhanov said.

Rustam Minnikhanov stressed that modern Tatarstan is one of the leading, industrially developed, scientific, educational and innovative regions of the Russian Federation with great investment potential. A powerful investment and innovation infrastructure has been created in the republic, many sites of various levels and purposes, namely special economic zones, territories of advanced socio-economic development, technoparks, industrial parks and industrial sites, business incubators and technopolises.

Tax, customs and commercial preferences are offered to investors. They are also provided with qualified personnel, a powerful raw material base, convenient infrastructure, and extensive cooperative ties with other regions of Russia and foreign countries. Thanks to these opportunities, Tatarstan is one of the leaders of the national rating of the investment climate of the country from year to year.

Rustam Minnikhanov paid special attention to the fact that the Republic of Tatarstan and the Russian Federation as a whole have been successfully interacting with the Islamic world for many years. Today, one of the most important platforms is the annual International Economic Forum "Russia – the Islamic World: KazanForum", which this year will be held for the 14th time on May 18-19 in Kazan.

Today, serious work is underway to fill out the business program of the upcoming event, where more than 100 business sessions will take place and it is expected that over 750 expert speakers from various countries and regions of Russia will take part in the forum. In total, more than 10,000 people from 64 foreign countries and 59 regions of Russia have already registered to participate.

"I invite everyone present to Russia, to Kazan, to "KazanForum"! Our republic is always open for partnership and interested in innovation. I invite you to Tatarstan so that you can personally get acquainted with our experience and potential," Rustam Minnikhanov concluded his speech.

Source: Press service of Rais RT