On November 26 at a press-conference at Tatarstan Government House Deputy Tatarstan Ministry of Agriculture and Food Minsagir Nurtdinov reported that Ministry of Agriculture and Food expects that this year’s agricultural gross product will make 150-152 bln rubles. Total amount of proceeds in cash is expected to make 64-65 bln rubles.

On November 26 at a meeting at Tatarstan Government House First Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Minsagir Nurtdinov informed that sugarbeet crop yield in Tatarstan is the highest this year (383 centners per hectare). 2 mln tons of sugarbeet were harvested on the area of 55.3 hectares. 500 thousand tons were refined, 118 tons of sugar obtained.

A mourning meeting in connection with tragic death of Head of Tatarstan Department of Federal Security Service Aleksandr Antonov in the plane crash on November 17. Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Chairman of State Council Farid Mukhametshin, Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, heads of regional ministries and agencies, employees of Tatarstan Department of Federal Security Service took part in the farewell ceremony.

On November 26 at their meeting in Kazan Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and rector of Ilmenau University of Technology Peter Scharff discussed further cooperation on establishing German-Russian institute of new technologies in partnership with Kazan national research technical university.

On November 25, speaking at a session of educational project “Civil University-Idel” Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that development of small and medium-size business, formation of middle class of entrepreneurial, self-reliant people is one of the most important tasks for Tatarstan leadership.

On November 25 at his meeting with Director General of the Association of European Businesses Frank Schauff at Tatarstan Government House Ildar Khalikov briefly told about the regional economy, key industrial sectors, special economic zone “Alabuga”, High Technology Technopark IT-park and other innovative projects.

On November 25 at a session of OAO Tatneft Board, members of the Board accepted the voluntary retirement of Director General Shafagat Takhautdinov and approved appointment of Nail Maganov, who had earlier held the post of First Deputy Director General of OAO Tatneft, Head of the Department for oil products sales.